Americans love to party, and one of our favorite spring celebratory days is Cinco de Mayo. If you’re planning to host a party, you’ll want to have festive Cinco de Mayo decorations. However, the food, drinks, and entertainment will be the star attractions at your party; the decorations simply help create the mood. You don’t have to spend a lot on decorations that will enhance your event, especially since you can make many items yourself.
About Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated every May 5th. But, contrary to popular opinion, it’s not to celebrate Mexico’s Independence. Instead, this celebration marks “the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War” (History.com). Ironically, “it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico” (History.com), but you’d never guess that by the way people in the United States celebrate it!
How to Make Frugal Cinco de Mayo Decorations
Cinco de Mayo is a festive occasion that utilizes bright, vibrant colors. Since the Mexican flag is red, white, and green, you’ll want to use those colors. However, you can also utilize bright pink, turquoise, and gold.
A Pinata
What is a party celebrating Mexico without a pinata? Sure, you can buy one at the store, but if you have the time, you can also make one for less than $20, including the candy (if you buy bags of low-cost suckers, Smarties, etc.) You can search the web to learn how to make a pinata, but BeforeAndAfterTV’s video is handy.
Paper Flowers
Paper flowers are an excellent, frugal decoration for your food serving or drink station or on tables where your guests will eat. You can make these with tissue paper, pipe cleaners, and scissors. Channel 12NewsNow demonstrated how to make these. You’ll need five sheets of colored tissue paper per flower, so you can make these decorations for less than five dollars total for several flowers!
Mexican Flag
You can also create several paper versions of the Mexican flag and hang them around your party area as an additional decoration. All you’ll need is green, white, and red paper, a pdf of the coat of arms that appears on the white part of the flag, popsicle sticks, and glue. Activities for Kids has everything you need to create a paper Mexican flag at home.
Cactus Banner
Complete your DIY Cinco de Mayo decorations with a Cactus Pinata Banner. All you will need is cardboard, green tissue paper in various shades, scissors, glue, and a string to string the cactus on. Again, this frugal decoration will likely cost less than five dollars! You could make several banners if you’re ambitious.
Final Thoughts
Of course, you want your party to look festive, but you don’t have to spend a fortune on decorations. Instead, use some or all of these DIY suggestions to save most of your party budget for food and drinks!
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