8 Cheap & easy ideas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is around the corner and if you're looking for last minute ideas to celebrate the famous holiday, that has become a fiesta for Latino pride nowadays, are some suggestions that won't take a lot of your time, or even better, your budget.

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Cactus balloons will get everybody in the mood.

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Design Improvised

A wall with five or six of these balloons arrangements will scream, "I'm ready to celebrate!"

The instructions are in the blog Design Improvised and the materials can be found in any dollar store.

A nachos bar can be both fun and iconic.

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The Bach

Some totopos in brown bags are a creative and inexpensive way to provide finger food and set the mood.

Decorate your party with happy flowers.

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Her Campus

I love this idea as a centerpiece, and if you don't have an almost empty bottle of tequila laying around, just buy one and use it to prepare a nice batch of margaritas.

A focus wall is always great.

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Brit.co

I'm in love with the idea of spray painting a sombrero and using it as the main element of the Cinco de Mayo decor.

The instructions are on Brit.co, and of course: "A tu salud!"

Include lots of color, even on the plastic utensils.

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The Spruce

Get your little ones some permanent markers or paint to color bland white utensils and voilá, a perfect way to make your party stand out from the rest.

Have a cool photo backdrop.

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Brit.co

Imagine how many fun photos will your guest upload on social media in front of this wall!

Margarita jello shots are never a bad idea.

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Pinterest

Luckily these won't take long to make, not to mention you can use the empty bottle of tequila to create that centerpiece I talked about earlier.

Don't forget about dessert!

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The Hackster

Oreos, nutella and colored fondant make pretty cute "tacos." Easy and delicious, don't you think?