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Make this traditional decoration before a Cinco de Mayo party or include it as a craft activity. Tissue paper fiesta flags are simple enough for kids, and they will love seeing the finished project in use.
Directions
- Fold 9 x 12 rectangles of tissue paper in half.
Supplies
- Multicolored tissue paper cut into 9 x 12 rectangles
- Scissors
- Single hole punch (or decorative craft punch if you have one available)
- Fishing line
- Clear tape
- Use scissors to cut a scallop border along the unfolded edges.
- Use a single-hole punch (or craft punch) to create designs through both layers of tissue paper.
- Hang each folded sheet over fishing line. The folded edge should hold them in place, but you use tape to secure if needed.
Maracas are a great toy anytime. When you make them as a Cinco de Mayo party craft, you can talk about how they are used in Mexican culture. When the maracas are completed, let kids put on a performance or use them during a Mexican hat dance activity.
Directions
- Supplies
- 2 Styrofoam bowls
- O-shaped cereal
- Popsicle sticks or wooden dowels
- Hot glue gun
- Acrylic craft paint
- Stickers, sequins and other craft embellishments
- Fill one bowl about halfway with o-shaped cereal.
- Use hot glue to attach the top of a popsicle stick or dowel to the edge of the bowl.
- Glue the second bowl on top of the first.
- Use paint and craft supplies to decorate the bowls.
- Let the paint dry before shaking the maracas.
Place sombreros in a circle on the floor.Supplies
- sombreros - one less than the number of kids playing the game. For example, if there are ten kids, you need nine sombreros.
- Mexican-style music
Cinco de Mayo Fun:
- Five Last-Minute Cinco de Mayo Ideas
- Fiesta Music for your Cinco de Mayo Party
- Citrus-Infused Cinco de Mayo Menu
Kids are more likely to eat and enjoy their food when they can help make it. Having a taco bar at a Cinco de Mayo party lets them do just that. It even becomes a fun party activity as kids choose favorite toppings and maybe learn to love some new ones.
- Set out hard and soft taco shells along with a variety of toppings. Meat, beans, salsa, and, of course, cheese are kid-friendly must-haves.
- Also, serve more adventurous choices such as tomatoes, onions, peppers, avocado, guacamole and sour cream. Challenge kids to try something in every color.
- Decorate your food table with bright plastic covers. Kids will appreciate the colors and plastic is best for the inevitable spills.
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