Cinco de Mayo is a great chance to sprinkle a little fun and culture into your day with young kids.
Celebrating with hands-on activities at home or school can be both exciting and educational. And let’s be honest – when tacos are involved, everyone’s a little more eager to join the party!
Invite your little ones to join in the fun by making a tasty looking taco craft. This paper craft layers all the classic fillings like green lettuce, red tomatoes, and cheesy goodness inside a happy taco shell.
Looking for more ways to celebrate? Stick around and explore more Cinco de Mayo activities for kids to make the day extra memorable!
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Cinco de Mayo Taco Craft
This project is an adorable way to celebrate the holiday or just a Taco Tuesday. It’ll spark some creativity and start conversations about different foods and traditions to help little minds explore cultures beyond their own.
Snag our free taco template to make things even easier. Then gather some construction paper, scissors, and glue, and let the fiesta begin.
This activity is simple enough for preschoolers and still engaging for early elementary kids.
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Taco Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)
Directions
Start by downloading and printing the taco template, then cut out all the pieces together. This is a great chance to practice those scissor skills!
Grab the orange taco shell piece and help your child glue on the two big eyes near the top center.
Next, glue the smiling mouth piece just below the eyes.
Now glue on the pink tongue right inside the mouth. Look at that happy face coming together!
Take the green lettuce piece and glue the red tomato slices onto it. Let the kids place them wherever they like—there’s no right or wrong way. It’s their taco masterpiece!
Time for the cheesy goodness! Grab those yellow strips—these are your shredded cheese—and help the kids glue them onto the lettuce.
Now grab the brown beef piece and glue it on top of the lettuce, with those tomatoes and cheese peeking out from behind. It’s really starting to look deliciously adorable, isn’t it?
Stick a few more yellow strips and tomato pieces along the edge of the brown beef piece to give it that fully loaded taco look.
Now take the smiling taco face you made earlier and glue it right on top, with the toppings peeking out. Give it a gentle press, and just like that, your kids got the happiest taco in town!
Don’t you love how this taco craft turned out? It’s the perfect mix of cute and creative for a sunny day activity. While you’re here, check out some of our other fun summer crafts to keep the kids happily creating all season long!
More Cinco De Mayo Ideas
Whenever we introduce a new theme or holiday to the kids, we always like to start with reading books! Below are some of the top rated Cinco de Mayo books.
Living In Mexico is a great book to read to little kids. It follows a child in Mexico and talks about culture, geography, and more!
Off We Go To Mexico takes kids on some of the fun adventures they’ll have in Mexico, plus it teaches Spanish words and phrases!
Chicano Jr.’s Mexican Adventure is another children’s book that dives into the cultures and adventure of a child born in the US, but with Mexican heritage!
Kids Summer Crafts
Cactus Paper Cup Craft – Turn an ordinary paper cup into a cheerful blooming cactus! This fun craft is a great way to explore desert plants while keeping little hands busy.
Just grab the free template and let the creativity grow. Kids will love cutting, gluing, and decorating their own spiky green cactus!
Ice Cream Handprint Craft – Scoop up some fun with this sweet ice cream cone! Kids will love turning their handprint into a drippy, melty scoop on top of a cone.
It’s a cool way to beat the heat and makes an adorable keepsake, too. Just grab our free template to get started!
Flamingo Paper Bag Puppet Craft – Let your little ones strut their stuff with this fabulous flamingo puppet! After just a few snips and a splash of color, kids can play with a bright and sassy new friend. It’s the perfect way to inspire giggles and new stories.
Crab Name Craft – Claw-some fun is just a project away! Kids will love creating a cheerful crab and spelling their names using seashells in this sandy seaside scene.
It’s a beachy way to build letter skills and make learning personal. Be sure to snag our free editable template!
Summer Activities Sheets
Spice up your celebration with these fun and festive Cinco de Mayo color by numbers! Kids will love revealing colorful sombreros, maracas, cacti, and tacos as they match numbers to colors.
It’s an exciting way to explore Mexican culture while practicing number and color recognition.
Just grab some crayons, markers, or colored pencils and let the fiesta begin! These no prep printables are a sneaky way to add learning to the fun!
Make a splash with our sunny summer connect the dots worksheets! Kids will find four playful designs with varying levels of difficulty in this set of printables.
They can practice number recognition, tracing, and fine motor skills while having a blast as they complete each page.
Whether they’re connecting a swimming boy or a cheerful crab, there’s something for every skill level. After connecting the dots, let the coloring fun begin for even more skill building!
Summer Connect The Dots Worksheets
Our ice cream cutting activity pages are scoops of summertime fun! Grab these sweet and simple printables to help kids build fine motor skills while practicing scissors skills, counting, and shape recognition.
There’s plenty to keep little hands busy from cutting along dashed lines to matching up melting scoops! No prep is needed — just print, grab some scissors and glue, and let the learning begin. These activities are a cool treat for home or classroom fun!
Spice up your math time with these festive Cinco de Mayo math printables that are great for your little learners that are ready to count, color, and celebrate!
These cheerful, themed worksheets combine early math concepts with cultural fun, making learning feel like a party. Kids will love building their math skills in hands-on ways when they match up numbers, spot patterns, and solve simple sequences.
These activities don’t just teach numbers—they boost problem solving, memory, and focus. Print, play, and watch your preschooler bloom into a confident young mathematician!
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Easy Taco Craft
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Taco Template
Instructions
- Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Start by gluing the eyes near the top of the taco shell piece.
- Place the mouth just below the eyes and glue it down.
- Take the tongue piece and glue it inside the mouth.
- Layer the tomato pieces onto the lettuce cutout, gluing it down.
- Add the cheese strips over the lettuce and tomatoes.
- Glue the beef piece on top of the lettuce, allowing the toppings to peek out from behind.
- Stick a few extra tomato pieces and cheese strips along the edge of the beef piece.
- Finish by placing the taco smiling face on top of the assembled toppings.
Free Taco Craft Template
Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump and more. Read more.
Nicole
Wednesday 30th of April 2025
Such a cute craft.
Kamille - Community Support Assistant
Thursday 1st of May 2025
Thanks a bunch! It was such a fun one to put together!