With Cinco De Mayo fast approaching, there are several fun and inexpensive decorating ideas for you to choose. The celebration of Cinco de Mayo observes the 1862 victory of Mexican soldiers. The Mexican army was ill equipped, while the French army was well equipped, double the Mexican army size and well trained. Today, many still celebrate the victory of the Mexican army with parties, food and dancing.
The first thing to remember when decorating for Cinco de Mayo is to include plenty of color in your decorations. Also include the Mexican flag colors of red, green, and white in your decor.
A quick and easy decoration to make that always looks good are paper lanterns. Use red, green and white construction paper and plenty of glitter to make the lanterns sparkle. Poke two holes at the top of your lantern, tie a string, then loop the lantern string over a garland of white or white, green and red garland lights so the lanterns hang from the string of lights. Place the lanterns at even intervals along the string of lights. Add some red, green, and white streamers if you desire.
Cinco de Mayo pinatas are always a favorite too. If you’ve got younger party goers coming, you’ll want to have a pinata on hand. You can make a simple and easy pinata out of paper mache. The recipe for making your own paper mache is simple and easy using flour and a few other ingredients found right in your kitchen. If you have young kids at home, they will love getting messy and helping you make this. You’ll want to start making this a few days before the actual party though as the pinata will need plenty of time to dry. Also make sure you have a sturdy stick or baseball bat on hand to break the pinata open as well as strong rope to hang the pinata.
Now that you’ve decorated the outside and given some thought to the littlest ones coming to your party, don’t forget the table! A great deal of time will be spent here talking, eating, and laughing together. Don’t forget to place special attention on the table details. Makingfriends.com has some fabulous, inexpensive Cinco de Mayo craft ideas. They have a beautiful sombrero centerpiece you can make for under $2! Simply take a sombrero and adorn it in brightly colored tissue paper flowers for a simple and easy centerpiece. The website also has a foam woven place mat to use. The kit comes completely pre cut for your convenience.
Your Cinco de Mayo celebration is sure to be a hit with any of these ideas that are inexpensive and simple to make. Links to all articles are listed at the end of this article.
Paper Lanterns
http://crafts.kaboose.com/lantern1.html
Cinco de Mayo Pinata
http://www.ehow.com/how_17058_make-cinco-de.html
Sombrero and Woven Place Mats
http://www.makingfriends.com/party/fiesta_table_decorations.htm
