DLTK's Countries and Cultures Crafts for Kids
Animals of Mexico

Mexico has a LOT of animals!  It contains about 10% of all known species of animals on the planet including quite a number that don't live anywhere else.

None of the lists of animals on DLTK's are all inclusive.  I have tried to include a good smattering of fun and interesting animals that children will recognize and be able to identify.


birds coloring page

Mexican Animals Coloring Pages


BIRDS OF MEXICO:

Some of the most colorful and unique birds are found in Mexico.  These include parrots, macaws, flamingos, storks, pelicans, toucans and blue-footed boobies. 


bird rattle

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Bird Rattle
(Parrot or Macaw)

Kindergarten and grade school


parrot bookmark

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Parrot Printable Bookmark

Reading age


Parrot craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Parrot Crafts

Ages 3+


FISH OF MEXICO:

The most popular Mexican fish my children learned about were great white sharks and giant mant rays. 


jellyfish coffee filter craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Jellyfish Coffee Filter Craft

Kindergarten and grade school


jellyfish paper plate craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Jellyfish Paper Plate Craft
(bible song)

preschoolers and up


shark coloring page

KidZone.ws
Shark Facts, Photos and Activities

Elementary school and up


Bingo Dauber Art

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Shark Bingo Dauber Art

preschoolers and up


shark worksheets

Shark Worksheets:

Anagram / Word Scramble
Crossword Puzzles
Maze
Word Mine
Word Search


INSECTS OF MEXICO:

The southern end of a monarch butterflies migratory pattern is in Mexico -- each winter thousands of butterflies travel south to enjoy the warm Mexican winter.  Praying Mantises are also very neat insects from Mexico.


monarch butterfly worksheets

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Monarch Butterfly Facts, Photos and Coloring Page


monarch butterfly craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Monarch Butterfly Toilet Paper Roll Craft

(more butterfly and caterpillar crafts)

preschool and kindergarten


MAMMALS OF MEXICO:

Some of the more interesting mammals found in Mexico are jaguars, pumas, bobcats, grey wolves, coyotes, burros (donkeys), anteaters, bats, monkeys, humpback whales, grey whales and dolphins.


anteater paper craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Anteater Paper Craft

preschoolers and up


bat crafts

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Bats


dolphin craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Dolphin Craft

Elementary school and up


burro crafts

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Donkeys
(burros)


monkey crafts

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Monkeys


whales crafts

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Whales


Wolf puppet

Wolf Paper Bag Puppet

or

Wolf Toilet Paper Roll Craft


REPTILES and AMPHIBIANS OF MEXICO:

Crocodiles, sea turtles, painted wood turtles, green iguanas, house geckos, horned lizards, Mexican pigmy rattlesnakes and striped basilisks are examples of some of the reptiles found in Mexico.  Frogs are amphibians found all over the world -- my favorite Mexican frog is the red-eyed tree frog although all of the tree frogs are pretty cute.  Tiger salamanders (cute) and oaxacan caecilian (icky) are also amphibians from Mexico.  We saw one of the oaxacan caecilian when we were there ...  It made mommy and the girls squeal.  (it looks like a super-sized earthworm)


crocodile craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Crocodile Paper Craft

preschoolers and up


Paper Mache Alligator

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Crocodile (Paper Mache) Craft

(Age 5 to 8 can do it with a fair amount of help)

Age 8+


crocodile craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Crocodile Toilet Paper Roll Craft

preschool and kindergarten


paper gecko 

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Gecko Paper Craft

Grade school and up


Young children frog craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Frogs

amphibians


snake crafts

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Snakes

reptiles


turtle crafts

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Turtle or Tortoise 3D Paper Craft

Kindergarten and grade school


Container Tortoise

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Turtle or Tortoise Craft

Kindergarten and grade school


turtle craft

Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas
Turtle or Tortoise Cross Stitch Pattern

older kids and adults