You can mix parts of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas/Yule into a single interactive display enabling library users to choose a book that they may not previously have considered prior to participating in the interactive part of the display.
Using the Kwanzaa mkeka mat as the base upon which to spin the dreidel (or in this case the d-read-l) the library patron will then take the book that matches the symbol on the side of the dreidel that is facing up.
You can also match one of the four letters to different genres instead of specific books as shown below.
Once the patron has taken a book or respun the dreidel if they wanted to try something else, they can also take a Yule Reading Log to keep track of the books they will read over the holiday season.
The dreidel can be downloaded here:
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UK paper size dreidel:
To create a mkeka mat you need strips of paper or cardstock in green, black and red. These are woven together as shown below.
The Yule Reading Log can be downloaded here:
US paper size:
UK paper size: