Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual event celebrating the richness of Latino culture and honoring our heritage. Each year from September 15 through October 15, Latino heritage is recognized, along with the achievements of Latinos in history. It’s a wonderful time to pass on the beauty of Latino culture to children of Latino descent or expose any child to learning about a diverse group of people and new cultures. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating Latino culture, check out the following hispanic heritage month activities for kids, including crafts and free printables! You can even find some delicious Latin food recipes to help you celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with your kids!
Free Hispanic Heritage Month Activities for Kids and Printables, Plus Ideas for Celebrating Latino Culture!
- Puerto Rican Güiro Craft for Kids
- Día de Los Muertos Calavera Craft for Kids
- Kids Activities for Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
- 12 Resources to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Your Kids
- Explore Spain Coloring Activity {Printable}
- Multicultural Crafts to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
- Hispanic Heritage Month Festival of Books
- How to Make Paper Fiesta Flowers
- Musical Crafts for Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
- Puerto Rican Caretas (Paper Maché Mask Craft)
- Hispanic Heroes Trading Cards {Printable}
- Cesar Chavez Coloring Activity {Printable}
- Dolores Huerta Coloring Activity {Printable}
- Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera Reading Passage {Printable}
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Interactive Activities
- Ideas for Musical Activities to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month {Printable}
- Paco’s Passport – an interactive online game on PBS
- Learn a Mexican folkloric dance – check out these videos to dance with your children!
- 15 Children’s Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
- Learn about notable Hispanic inventors with these activity ideas!
- Use a felt storyboard to learn about famous Hispanic leaders. Use this Cesar Chavez storyboard to get you started!
- DIY Mini Piñata {Craft}
- Enjoy a week of Latino food! Try this 7 day Puerto Rican food meal plan to get you started.
- Share a tradition with your children through pictures and storytelling, like the tradition of a Quinceañero (or Quinceañera as known in other Latin American countries).
- Celebrate with an after-school treat like these Strawberry & Cream Cheese Pastelitos (inspired by traditional Pastelitos de Guayaba) or this Limber de Mango!
- Let the kids play PBS KIDS’ online games in Spanish!
Shop Hispanic and Latino Products
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- Find bilingual and Latino-inspired toys and games on Amazon’s curated Hispanic goods page.
- Browse a HUGE variety of Spanish language children’s books for all ages on Amazon!
- Watch Latino-led, bilingual, or Spanish language TV shows, movies, and documentaries on the Hispanic Heritage Month hub on Prime Video. Not an Amazon Prime member? Try it FREE for 30 days!
