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DLTK's Countries and Cultures
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 Printable Activities Mexican Animals Coloring Pages

	Mexico Printable Activities Mexican Money Information and Worksheets

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

	Mexico 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:
	Mexico Crafts for Kids All About Mexico Quilt Paper Craft Age 5+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Animals of Mexico a wide variety of crafts and coloring pages

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Aztec (Mexican) Pottery

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Bean Bracelets Age 4+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Bird Rattle (Parrot or Macaw) Age 4+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Dora the Explorer

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Hot Pepper Paper Craft Age 2+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Ichardo I Alphabuddy Age 2+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Lucha Libre Wrestler Paper Doll Craft Age 2+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Lucha Libre Wrestler TP Roll Craft Age 3+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Maracas Age 5+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Mariachi Paper Doll Craft Age 2+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Mariachi TP Roll Craft Age 3+

	Navidad

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Ojo de Dios (God's Eyes) Age 4+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Papel Cortado Age 3+ (must be able to use scissors)

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

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Pinatas Age 3+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Place Mats Age 4+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Shrinky Dinks Age 5+ great for making keychains or necklaces

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Sombrero (newspaper) Age 4+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Sun Connect the Dots

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Sun Handprint Craft

	Mexico Crafts for Kids Tissue Flowers for your Hair Age 3+

	Mexico Crafts for Kids 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 Themed Activities Online Jigsaw Puzzles