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.
Disclaimer: Please keep in mind this website is meant for children, so I do generalize and simplify quite a bit!
For a resource for North Americans (and others) to find out where they reside, please see this interactive map of Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages. A disclaimer from the project: "This map does not represent or intend to represent official or legal boundaries of any Indigenous nations. To learn about definitive boundaries, contact the nations in question."
Mexico, a country in North America, is known for its delicious cuisine and rich culture. It is an important and interesting country for children to study.

Kulkukan's Pyramid, Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico
Photographed by David Stanley; used with permission under C.C. BY 2.0
Mexico has no official language; however, the de facto official language is Spanish, and over 90% of the population speak Spanish. As of 2021, over 7 million Mexicans are indigenous language speakers. Nahuatl, Maya, Otomi, Mixteco, Zapoteco, Totonaco, Chol, and Mazateco are indigenous languages most commonly spoken on this land.
Mexico is a country found in the Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere of the globe. As of 2021, Mexico is divided into 32 political divisions (called states): Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur , Campeche, Coahuila, Colima, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Durango, Mexico City, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, and Zacatecas.
Sharing a common border throughout its northern extent with the United States, Mexico is bounded to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, and to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize.
Capital city: Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico)
Language: Spanish (de facto)
National Bird: Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
National Dog: Xoloitzcuintli (Canis lupus familiaris)
National Arthropod: Chapulin (Sphenarium purpurascens)
National Feline: Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
National Flower: Dahlia (Dahlia pinnata)
Currency: Mexican Peso (MXN)
Mexico Activities: |
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(my favorite thing about "Mexico themes" in our household is the food!) |
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M-E-X-I-C-O Song (tune of B-I-N-G-O) - includes sheet music |
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Neat Facts:
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Mexico Printables: |
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Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Printable Activities |
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Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Printable Activities |
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Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Printable Activities |
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Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Printable Activities |
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Printable Worksheets - Mexico and Cinco de Mayo themes |
Famous ancient landmarks in Mexico include:Chichén Itzá
Monte Albán
Zona Arqueológica Palenque (Lakamha)
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Mexico Crafts: |
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All About Mexico Quilt Paper Craft Grade school and up |
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a wide variety of crafts and coloring pages |
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Kindergarten and grade school |
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Bird Rattle Kindergarten and grade school |
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Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Crafts for Kids |
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preschoolers and up |
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preschoolers and up |
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Lucha Libre Wrestler Paper Doll Craft preschoolers and up |
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Lucha Libre Wrestler Toilet Paper Roll Craft preschool and kindergarten |
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Grade school and up |
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preschoolers and up |
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Mariachi Toilet Paper Roll Craft preschool and kindergarten |
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Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Crafts |
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Ojo de Dios (God's Eyes) Kindergarten and grade school |
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Age 3+ |
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use yellow, red and green to make it more "Mexican flag themed" preschool and kindergarten |
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preschool and kindergarten |
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Kindergarten and grade school |
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Grade school and up great for making keychains or necklaces |
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Sombrero (newspaper) Kindergarten and grade school |
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preschool and kindergarten |
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Elementary school and up colorful paper flower making is a Mexican art form. |
Other Mexico Activities: |
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Other Mexico and Cinco de Mayo Activities |