DLTK's Countries and Cultures Crafts for Kids
Mexico Activities for Kids (including Cinco de Mayo)

As many of you know... I'm Canadian, not Mexican. One of our Mexican viewers wrote to us with some information about Mexican customs and holidays. Click here to read what Guadalupe had to say.

Mexicans have a celebration called Cinco de Mayo every May 5th (Cinco de Mayo means the fifth of May). Click here to learn more about the origins of Cinco de Mayo.


	Mexican Recipes (my favorite thing about "Mexico themes" in our household is the food!)

	M-E-X-I-C-O Song (tune of B-I-N-G-O) - includes sheet music Fray Felipe (Brother Philip) Song La Casa Del Conejo (The Rabbit's House) Activity Song

	Day of the Dead Activities
MEXICO and CINCO DE MAYO PRINTABLES:
	Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Printable Activities Mexican Animals Coloring Pages

	Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Printable Activities Mexican Money Information and Worksheets

	Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Printable Activities Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Coloring Pages, Posters and Tracer Pages

	Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Printable Activities Mexico Coloring Pages from Coloring.ws

	Printable Worksheets - Mexico and Cinco de Mayo themes Anagram Sudoku Word Mining Word Search
MEXICO and CINCO DE MAYO Crafts for Kids:
	All About Mexico Quilt Paper Craft Age 5+

	Animals of Mexico a wide variety of crafts and coloring pages

	Aztec (Mexican) Pottery

	Bean Bracelets Age 4+

	Bird Rattle (Parrot or Macaw) Age 4+

	Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Crafts for Kids Dora the Explorer

	Hot Pepper Paper Craft Age 2+

	Ichardo I Alphabuddy Age 2+

	Lucha Libre Wrestler Paper Doll Craft Age 2+

	Lucha Libre Wrestler Toilet Paper Roll Craft Age 3+

	Maracas Age 5+

	Mariachi Paper Doll Craft Age 2+

	Mariachi Toilet Paper Roll Craft Age 3+

	Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Crafts Navidad

	Ojo de Dios (God's Eyes) Age 4+

	Papel Cortado Age 3+ (must be able to use scissors)

	Pinata - Super Simple Version use yellow, red and green to make it more "Mexican flag themed" Age 3+

	Pinatas Age 3+

	Place Mats Age 4+

	Shrinky Dinks Age 5+ great for making keychains or necklaces

	Sombrero (newspaper) Age 4+

	Sun Connect the Dots

	Sun Handprint Craft

	Tissue Flowers for your Hair Age 3+

	Tissue Flowers and Vase Age 6+ colorful paper flower making is a Mexican art form.
OTHER MEXICO and CINCO DE MAYO THEMED ACTIVITIES:
	Other Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Activities Online Jigsaw Puzzles