Cinco De Mayo Name Craft
This Cinco De Mayo Name Craft is a hands-on activity that gives kids the chance to personalize their sombrero while practicing important early learning skills like letter recognition, spelling their name, and fine motor control.
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You don’t need a big fiesta to make it memorable – just a splash of creativity, a few supplies, and a little time to make something special with your kids.
Invite your little learners to enjoy the fun by creating a festive Cinco de Mayo name craft! Kids will decorate a colorful sombrero with tassels that spell out their names." player-type="default" override-embed="default"]
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Marker
- Sombrero Template
Instructions
- Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin by gluing the decorative piece to the top portion of the sombrero base.
- Next, glue the stripe pieces across the upper section of the sombrero.
- Position the pom pom letters in order to spell the child's name near the bottom of the hat.
- Use a marker to draw vertical lines from the brim, one line for each letter in the name, to the top of the pom pom lettters.
- Glue each letter circle along the brim, aligning them with the drawn lines.
- Finish by pressing down each circle to secure it in place.