Typically we don’t go huge for Cinco de Mayo. It seems to be more of a holiday (excuse to party) in the United States than it is in Mexico. But we use the day as an opportunity to expose our son to more of Mexican culture.

This year, I’m going to try something a little different for Cinco de Mayo. P’s interests right now lie in art and “facts”. First I’ll get him looking up some facts about the Battle of Puebla using our library’s web-based databases Searchasaurus and Kids Search while I try my hand at these fun breakfast tacos.

Then we’ll take a look at my scrapbook from my trip to Puebla, Mexico in 2002. It’s a part of Mexico he hasn’t traveled to yet. Seeing my experiences in Puebla may help give him a sense of place, even though, sadly, I failed to take any photos the day I went to the Battle of Puebla historical area.

We’ll finish up by trying our hand at making Amate paper designs or maybe something else that catches our fancy on the Incredible @rt Department’s Art of Mexico page.

If you’re looking for other Cinco de Mayo ideas, here are some of our favorite books.

Cinco de Mayo: Celebrating the Traditions of Mexico by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith

Cinco de Mouse-O! (Mouse (Holiday House) by Judy Cox and Jeffrey Ebbeler

Off We Go to Mexico by Laurie Krebs

Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds and Paulette Bogan

Marco’s Cinco De Mayo (Cloverleaf Books – Holidays and Special Days) by Lisa Bullard and Holli Conger

Cinco De Mayo (Rookie Read-About Holidays) by Mary Dodson Wade and Nanci R. Vargus

F is for Fiesta by Susan Middleton Elya (I love all her books!)

We’ve also had fun making and doing things from my Cinco de Mayo Pinterest page.