Cinco de Mayo Paper Fan Craft
There’s something truly stunning about our simple, yet truly fantastic, Cinco de Mayo Paper Fan Craft. Maybe it’s all the colors. Maybe the simple designs that are drawn on the paper before folding, then turn into magic when in fan shape. Could be all of it, too.
These easy paper fans really are simply striking. You could easily attach them like bunting for a fun Cinco de Mayo decoration. We made ours with full sheets of construction paper, and in smaller sizes, too. Any way you make them, they’re quite charming and lovely.
Easy Cinco de Mayo Paper Fan Craft
To make our easy Cinco de Mayo paper fans you will need construction paper in your choice of colors, though lighter colors work best to show off the markers. You’ll also need markers in an assortment of colors, white heavy cardstock, scissors, a glue stick, and small rubber bands.
We started off securing our fans in the middle with a stapler, but that didn’t work out so well half the time. So we switched to small rubber bands, which works a lot better.
Cinco de Mayo Fan Craft Supplies Needed
- Construction paper – assorted colors
- Markers – assorted colors
- Heavy white cardstock
- Small rubber bands
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Easy Paper Fan Craft Step by Step Directions
Begin with a sheet of construction paper in your choice of colors. A thinner construction paper folds better than a heavier cardstock.
Now, use the markers to draw a design on the paper. It can be a simple design of lines and circles, or however you’d like. Try to use lots of colors.
Then, with the construction paper placed vertical, fold the paper in half. Then fold the top half in half again, and the bottom half in half. You’re basically going to keep folding the sections in half until you get down to a strip about 1” wide. These folds are your guides. Unfold the paper.
Next, using the lines from the previous folds as your guide, fold the paper again, only this time in an accordion fold. Fold top, then fold under, and continue until the end.
Once folded, cut a strip of heavy cardstock roughly to the size of the strip and glue on one end.
Fold it all in half.
Unfold and wrap a small rubber band at the center fold line.
Now, apply glue to the side without the white cardstock.
Then fold in half again, and press in place for a moment to secure.
Finally, once your glue is set, spread out your fan.
Such a pretty decoration for Cinco de Mayo! Once you make one, you’re going to want to make more.
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More Cinco de Mayo Crafts for Kids
Looking for more fun Cinco de Mayo crafts for kids? Check out our Cinco de Mayo Cardboard Guitar Craft, Cardboard Roll Cactus Craft, Paper Watermelon Fan Craft, and our Paper Bag Mariachi Craft to name just a few of our fun Cinco de Mayo crafts at Our Kid Things!
Cinco de Mayo Paper Fan Craft
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with our colorful paper fan craft and decoration
Materials
- Construction paper - assorted colors
- Markers - assorted colors
- Heavy white cardstock
- Small rubber bands
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Instructions
- Begin with a sheet of construction paper in your choice of colors. A thinner construction paper folds better than a heavier cardstock.
- Now, use the markers to draw a design on the paper. It can be a simple design of lines and circles, or however you’d like. Try to use lots of colors.
- Then, with the construction paper placed vertical, fold the paper in half. Then fold the top half in half again, and the bottom half in half. You’re basically going to keep folding the sections in half until you get down to a strip about 1” wide. These folds are your guides.
- Unfold the paper.
- Next, using the lines from the previous folds as your guide, fold the paper again, only this time in an accordion fold. Fold top, then fold under, and continue until the end.
- Once folded, cut a strip of heavy cardstock roughly to the size of the strip and glue on one end.
- Fold it all in half.
- Unfold and wrap a small rubber band at the center fold line.
- Now, apply glue to the side without the white cardstock.
- Then fold in half again, and press in place for a moment to secure.
- Finally, once your glue is set, spread out your fan.