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Cinco de Mayo calendar picture
Mark May 5 and learn what Cinco de Mayo commemorates.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
Open interactive activity →Add to play journal →What you need
A full sheet of paper and large child-appropriate crayons
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: Draw a large calendar square and write May 5 inside it.
Adult's role: Explain that Cinco de Mayo remembers Mexico's victory at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Mexican Independence Day is September 16. Families observe holidays in different ways.
Let's make it happen
- Find the number 5 in the calendar square and trace it with a crayon.
- Draw a border of lines or flowers around the date. Add a picture of something your family enjoys sharing together.
- Say the date aloud and share one thing you learned about Cinco de Mayo.
Make it simpler: Point to the number 5 and add one colorful border together.
Clean up: Put paper and crayons away.
Use intact crayons suitable for your child and stay nearby.