Cinco de Mayo craft round-up! Activity ideas, crafts and printables
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with fun diy crafts, worksheets and decorations!
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday which began as a regional celebration of the defeat of the French Army by Mexican soldiers at the battle of Puebla in 1862. Cinco de Mayo is now a worldwide celebration, and whether or not you are of Mexican heritage, it is a chance to celebrate all things Mexican! We've rounded up some of our favourite projects and printable packs for this fun and vibrant holiday.
Inspired by some of the traditional crafts of Mexico, our craft activity pack (pictured above and below) features 9 Cinco de Mayo paper craft projects, with printable templates and full step-by-step instructions. Perfect for the classroom, home school, for family craft days or as rainy day activities!
New for 2018 are these gorgeous Otomi inspired decorations. The templates are part of the craft activity pack, and also include instructions for making yarn pom poms and tassels.
Print and make these 3D Mexican paper stars as decorations for home or classroom.
Make a mini Piñata
If you are Happythought member you can download this piñata template and tutorial free from the Happythought CraftClub.
Printable Talavera tiles
These printable tiles come on a variety of colors and are perfect for scrapbooking, crafting and for decorating your fiesta!
Cinco de Mayo Party Printables
If you are having a fiesta, we have put together over 20 PDF templates/patterns for your own Cinco de Mayo celebration.
You can find these templates and activities in the Happythought store along with other projects for Cinco de Mayo, including Scrapbooking sheets, Mexican food signs and Papel Picado templates!
Cinco de Mayo worksheets in Spanish and English
Learn more about this important Mexican celebration with 10 fun and informative PDF Cinco de Mayo worksheets, in Spanish and English.
Remember, all these printables are half price to Happythought members! If you are not already a member you can join here.
Happy crafting!
Ellen and Harry
Happythought
P.S. You can find more craft, decoration and recipe ideas on our Cinco de Mayo pinterest board
https://es.pinterest.com/ellendeakin/celebramos-cinco-de-mayo-crafts-and-recipes/
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