{"id":141686,"date":"2026-05-04T19:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemomcom.bigscoots-staging.com\/blog\/184500-10_colorful_cinco_de_mayo"},"modified":"2026-05-04T19:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:25:29","slug":"184500-10_colorful_cinco_de_mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/lifestyle\/184500-10_colorful_cinco_de_mayo","title":{"rendered":"10 Colorful Cinco de Mayo Crafts for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>May 5 marks <a href=\"https:\/\/mom.com\/momlife\/how-to-celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-respectfully\">Cinco de Mayo<\/a> &mdash; a <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/lifestyle\/why-dia-de-los-muertos-is-so-important-to-me-as-a-mexican-mom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mexican holiday<\/a> that celebrates the country&rsquo;s 1862 victory over France. Oddly it&rsquo;s not a huge holiday in Mexico, but has become a major deal in the US, as a day to revel in Mexico&rsquo;s culture and heritage. And we think that&rsquo;s pretty important, considering Mexicans &mdash; who we share a border with &mdash; are the largest group of immigrants in the US, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/us-hispanics-facts-on-mexican-origin-latinos\/\">nearly 40 million people of Mexican origin living here<\/a>, as of 2024.<\/p><p>And in spite of its rap as a booze fest dubbed &ldquo;Cinco de Drinko,&rdquo; Cinco de Mayo can be a family-friendly celebration that&rsquo;s fun for the kids. How? Try these crafts alongside some guacamole and tacos to bring fiesta-like festivities to your day.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/po7o1gyw4k.jpg\" alt=\"Cinco De Mayo Crafts for Kids\"><\/figure><p><strong>Who knew a used Keurig cup could make such a fun toy with #3?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/hideousdreadfulstinky.com\/2014\/04\/mini-pinata-tutorial-cinco-de-mayo-mariachi-band.html\">Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 5 marks Cinco de Mayo &mdash; a Mexican holiday that celebrates the country&rsquo;s 1862 victory over France. Oddly it&rsquo;s not a huge holiday in Mexico, but has become a major deal in the US, as a day to revel in Mexico&rsquo;s culture and heritage. And we think that&rsquo;s pretty important, considering Mexicans &mdash; who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":832642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2026-05-04T23:19:50Z","apple_news_api_id":"f96563f1-a54c-4713-b0bd-0c901567f18d","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2026-05-04T23:19:50Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/A-WVj8aVMRxOwvQyQFWfxjQ","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,71],"tags":[1114,765,219],"featured":[],"internal-tag":[],"series":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 Colorful Cinco de Mayo Crafts for Kids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 5 marks Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday that celebrates the country&#039;s 1862 victory over France. 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