Easy Cinco De Mayo Crafts for Kids

Cinco de Mayo is an annual Mexican celebration. No celebration is complete without bright and colorful decorations. Cinco de Mayo Crafts are an easy ways for kids to join in the celebration.

An inexpensive Cinco de Mayo crafts for kids is streamers. No party is complete without colorful streamers. The materials for this project are very simple. All that is needed is construction paper, decorating tools and scissors. Take the construction paper and cut it into strips. Children should then decorate the strips using bright colored markers, glitter, paint and any other decorations. After completing the strips they can be strung up on a string or they can be hung up. This kids Cinco de Mayo craft is fun, easy and low maintenance. More information about this inexpensive Cinco de Mayo can be found at preschooleducation.com.

Music makers are a big part of Cinco de Mayo. Shakers are an easy and fun Cinco de Mayo project to make. The following supplies will be needed a clean, empty 16 ounce plastic bottle with cap, funnel or paper, 1/3 cup of rice, 1/3 cup of beads, glitter or sequins, glue, ribbon, fabric paint and scissors. A funnel is used in this first part but if you don't have a funnel, make one by folding some paper. Take the funnel and put it into the mouth of the bottle and pour in the rice. Next put in the beads, glitter and sequins if available. After all the items have been put in the bottle, glue should be put along the edges of the bottle opening. Place the cap back onto the bottle and allow the glue to dry. Take the ribbon and cut it into different lengths. Next glue the ribbon onto the top of the bottle cap, the side of the bottle or wherever the child chooses. Take the fabric paint and decorate the sides of the bottle. Let the bottle dry and then shake, shake, shake. For more information about this kid Cinco de Mayo craft go to HowStuffWorks.com.

Another big part of Cinco de Mayo is wearing festive jewelry and costumes. This next inexpensive Cinco de Mayo craft for kids is going to produce some beautiful jewelry. To begin gather the following materials, different types and shapes of dried pasta, string, scissors, turquoise and silver paint and paintbrushes. To make a necklace cut a length of string and make sure that it is long enough to go around the participant's head. Make sure it is long enough in order to make the knot. Gather the pasta shapes and lay them out how they will be put on the string. Use arrangements that will stand out and make the jewelry unique. Next paint the child should paint the pasta however they want. Use as many or as few colors as desired. The given colors were just for example. Set the pasta aside and let the paint dry. Lastly put the pasta on the string and knot both ends so they don't come off and the necklace is complete. This kids Cinco de Mayo craft allows the children to express themselves. For questions and concerns go to HowStuffWorks.com.