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.

	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.

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Bird Rattle (Parrot or Macaw) Kindergarten and grade school

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Parrot Printable Bookmark Reading age

	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.

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Jellyfish Coffee Filter Craft Kindergarten and grade school

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

	KidZone.ws Shark Facts, Photos and Activities Elementary school and up

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Shark Bingo Dauber Art preschoolers and up

	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.

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

	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.

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Anteater Paper Craft preschoolers and up

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Bats

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Dolphin Craft Elementary school and up

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Donkeys (burros)

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Monkeys

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Whales

	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)

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Crocodile Paper Craft preschoolers and up

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Crocodile (Paper Mache) Craft (Age 5 to 8 can do it with a fair amount of help) Age 8+

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Crocodile Toilet Paper Roll Craft preschool and kindergarten

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Gecko Paper Craft Grade school and up

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Frogs amphibians

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Snakes reptiles

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Turtle or Tortoise 3D Paper Craft Kindergarten and grade school

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Turtle or Tortoise Craft Kindergarten and grade school

	Animals of Mexico Craft Ideas Turtle or Tortoise Cross Stitch Pattern older kids and adults

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