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Sombrero Cookies
On May 5th, communities across Mexico and beyond will celebrate Cinco de Mayo – the Mexican holiday honoring the country’s triumph over invading French forces in 1862. In honor of this historic day, whip up a batch of these sombrero treats. 
RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
1 sugar cookie
white icing
nonpareils, colored
white gumdrop
1. To make one, frost the edge of a sugar cookie with white icing and roll it in colored nonpareils.
2. Next, coat the bottom and the lower edge of a small white gumdrop with frosting. Roll the edge of the gumdrop in the nonpareils, then set the gumdrop in the center of the cookie.
Bark Paintings
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by making a version of a Mexican papel amate (bark paper) painting. The “canvas” used in this folk art is made by boiling bark and pounding it flat; for our no-sweat substitute, we used a section of a brown paper bag. 
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Scissors
Brown paper grocery bag
Water
Iron
Wide-tipped black marker
Acrylic, tempera, or craft paint
Time needed: About 1 to 2 Hours
1. Cut a large rectangle from a grocery bag, wet it with water, and crumple it up. Squeeze out the extra water, then flatten out the paper. Use an iron set on low to dry the paper and to smooth it further.
2. Draw the outline of your design using a wide-tipped black marker, then fill in the spaces with colorful acrylic, tempera, or craft paint. To make your paint colors brighter against the brown paper background, mix in a bit of white paint.
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