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Balloon Ghost Craft : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - This cute ghost is easy to make from a balloon and two plastic grocery bags. It makes a great Halloween decoration or a toy (but not for very young children). This ghost flies really well!

Bleach Pen Skull Banners : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - The purpose of hanging splashy banners for a muertos celebration is to show that the festivities are a celebration - not a mourn-a-bration. It's believed that the souls of the dead are hurt if they return and are greeted by weeping relatives. Traditional altars use Papel picado to signify the party, but you can be innovative by using this sassy substitute.

Blushing Pumpkins : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - Study the changing seasons, and how the weather affects plants that grow in various regions. In areas with four seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter), there is an obvious cycle of growth, characterized by beginnings and endings in the plant world. The natural culmination of the growth cycle, which happens when the weather cools, is often celebrated. Some of these celebrations include the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, Halloween in North America, Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) in Mexico, and Thanksgiving in many countries.

Boo! Creative Writing Banner : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - Scary, read-aloud stories and poems are such fun to share! Imagine unique characters for your own creative story. Bring them to life with a Boo! Banner.

Calaveras : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - This symbol for Dia de los Muertos is made from granulated sugar molded into skull molds lavishly decorated with colorful icing to celebrate the festivity.

Clay Sugar Skulls : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - Celebrate Day of the Dead with some sugar skulls you can keep.

Colorful Cut-Paper Banner : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - Create lacy tissue-paper decorations for Dia de los Muertos or any time you want to add a colorful flair to your décor. The Crayola Cutter gives you unlimited creativity!

Corazon Candles : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - This is from my Art de la Soul book! These candles will add a rustic, vintage feel to your holiday decor - whether it is for Christmas or Valentine's Day. Heck, we could all use love any time of the year!

Day Of The Dead Altar : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids- - A travel size version of an altar.

Day of the Dead Felt Banner : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - Day of the Dead is a Mexican tradition combining Aztec and Roman Catholic practices and beliefs that date back many centuries. It is believed that on Nov. 1 and 2 the souls of our loved ones who have passed away are able to return to their homes and visit with friends and family.

Day of the Dead Mask : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - Mexico celebrates the Day of The Dead from October 31 to November 2. This celebration is in honor of those who have died. 

Day of the Dead Mask : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - Day of the Dead is a colorful and often whimsical event celebrated by many Spanish-speaking countries. Day of the Dead involves several long-standing customs to honor the deceased, but none are as notable and well recognized as the practice of wearing costumes, especially a traditional mask called a calaca. Get into the spirit of the festivities by learning how to make a Day of the Dead mask.

Day Of The Dead Necklace, Bracelet And Earrings Set - - A girly yet ghoulish jewelry set!

Day of the Dead Shrine : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - Each November, many people celebrate Day of the Dead to honor their deceased family members and friends. One way to help departed loved ones to find their way home again during Day of the Dead is to build an altar or shrine in their honor. Make their journey easier by learning how to build a Day of the Dead shrine yourself.

Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls : Day of the Dead Crafts for Kids - - A Día de los Muertos altar without sugar skulls is like a Charms Blow A Día de los Muertos altar without sugar skulls is like a Charms Blow Pop without the bubble gum inside. It's a must-have. Sure, you can be lazy and go buy pre-decorated skulls, but if really want to show your love go the extra step and make your skulls. It's the sweetest thing you can do for the one you love.

Day of the Dead Tote : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - Celebrate the Day of the Dead with this Crafty Chica tote, perfect for carrying holiday treats and groceries the rest of the year!

Dia de los Muertos Charm Bracelet : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - Looking for something spectacular and special to wear for Dia de los Muertos on Monday and Tuesday? I know, I know - a calaca mask won'tr exactly be appropriate for the office or classroom. Instead, wear your skeleton style with this dangly charm bracelet!

Dia de los Muertos Charm Bracelet : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - Start your bracelet with the awesome Crafty Chica Picture Charms and add some other charms and beads to make your own Chica statement!

Día de Muertos Ofrendas : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - in México Día de Muertos is an important tool for families and communities to honor and remember their dead. he way that they arrange the elements of the ofrenda is for the ultimate visual appeal, to attract the dead it.

Día de los Muertos Pin : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - Come the end of the month, it's not at all uncommon to see scary skeletons lurking around the neighborhoods, thanks to Halloween. But thanks to Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), friendly skeletons are just as welcome. The Mexican holiday, Nov. 1 and 2, celebrates the wondrous cycle of life by recognizing - but not fearing - death. It is a day to reflect on the warm and fuzzy memories and share happy stories, rather than mourning the absence of the dearly departed.

Dia De Los Muertos Shrine : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - Make this shrine in honor of the dead to celebrate the festivities.

Dia de los Muertos Shrines : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - Dia de los Muertos isn't just about cute skeletons, gallery-worthy altars or fun crafts. It's about respecting our ancestors and loved ones who have crossed over. It's welcoming their spirits back with open hearts and arms. That's why we createofrendas at home or at gravesites with all the things that will make their senses tingle. Things that will make them feel alive on Earth again.

Dia de los Muertos Sugar Skulls : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - Sugar Skulls are confections made in remembrance of lost loved ones. Use Crayola® Chalk, Glitter Glue, and dark paper to make symbolic sugar skulls for your Mexican Day of the Dead celebration.

DIY Playdough : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - DIY Playdough-the possibilities are endless.

Dramatic Day of the Dead Designs : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - Join in the festivities of Mexico’s most famous holiday El dia de los muertos (the Day of the Dead). Enjoy the surprise of the bright colors coupled with deep black in these holiday designs!

Easy Paper Flowers : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - If you are into handmade decorations, paper flowers are the way to go. Non-crafty types can even get into the spirit because it only involves simple accordion folding - a la kindergarten class.

Embellished Day of the Dead Collage : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - Make this glittery collage with Day of the Dead imagery, sparkling rhinestones, and charms of your choice.

Funky Fantasy Skulls : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - Sometimes all we want is easy. No directions, no thought of goof ups, nothing too detailed. That's when it's time to head to places like Target or Wal-Mart and pick up some ready-to-go Halloween decorations. But you don't just buy them and put them out, silly. I spotted these plastic light-up skulls and they looked so sad and well, plain. They were crying for color, especially for this time of the year. So I picked up a batch and embellished them with acrylic craft paint and added glittery accents with squeeze paint. 

Funky Scarecrow : El Día De Los Artes Muertos Para Niños - - Let's git funkay!

Felt Skull Banner : Day of the Dead Arts and Crafts Projects for Children - - This festive skull banner will add a happy touch to your ofrenda

Foam Stamps : Day of the Dead Arts and Crafts Projects for Children - - Design and make your own personalized foam stamps.

Gauzy Ghost Halloween Decoration : Day of the Dead Arts and Crafts Projects for Children - - Liven up your Halloween or Dia de los Muertos celebration with a not-so-ghoulish-ghost in front of a haunted background. Create a playful decoration to enjoy year after year!

Glue Ghost Necklace or Decoration : Day of the Dead Arts and Crafts Projects for Children - - Make a scary ghost that you can wear as a necklace or decoration.

Hauntingly Boo-tiful Halloween Garland : Day of the Dead Arts and Crafts Projects for Children - - Dangle these Halloween garlands in doorways and across windows! Hang more from your mantle. Throw a party with decorations that show their true colors in black light!

Knitting Needles : Day of the Dead Arts and Crafts Projects for Children - - It is an idealgift for crafters who love to crochet.

La Calaverita Skull Bag : Day of the Dead Arts and Crafts Projects for Children - - Inspired by the brightly colored skulls made for Dia De Los Muertos, these little Calaveritas can be knitted onto small or medium sized bags. The bags are ideal as charm bags, or perhaps can be filled with herbs like lavender which I am doing to expel moths from the woollies in my wardrobe. They would also make perfect Rune bags. As the bag only takes a few hours to make, you could also use it as specialgift bags or a candy pouch for next Halloween.

La Catrina Cigar Box Shrine - - Join the Mexican celebration for Dia de los Muertos. Families honor the spirits of deceased relatives with food and flowers during this 3-day holiday.

Las Calacas Danzantes Socks - - This craft is inspired by the folk art skeleton in celebration of Day of the Dead festival.

Lights in the Dark - - This illuminating idea is great to celebrate Diwali, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, Day of the Dead, or any holiday that shines on your family.

Light Up Skulls - - These skull ornaments light up the night during the Day of the Dead.

Mexico’s Day of the Dead - - Research how Aztec beliefs mixed with Catholic rituals to result in the contemporary celebration of the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). This holiday is widely celebrated in Mexico and in communities where Mexican families live. Find pictures of dancing, art, and cemetery decorations - just some of the ways that families celebrate during this 3-day festival. Then show what you’ve learned about this holiday with an original scene such as the one here.

Muertos Lanterns - - Hang these lanterns in your backyard trees and it will surely give a radiant glow to your place.

Muertos Wedding Couple Tote - - Create a tote bag with a theme from Dia de los Muertos in celebration of the festivity

Ofrendas - - Day of the Dead is a family-oriented event celebrated in many Latin American countries, particularly in Mexico. Day of the Dead is a time to remember and honor the deceased and is usually characterized by ofrendas, which are shrines or altars constructed to present offerings to the spirits. Welcome the spirits of your departed loved ones by learning how to prepare ofrendas for Day of the Dead.

Papel Picado - - Papel picado literally means 'punched' or 'perforated' paper. This traditional cut paper folk art is found throughout Mexico and the former colonies of Spain as well as in the folk traditions of many other countries.

Papel Picado - - Every year around Dia de los Muertos I make a new set of Papel Picado banners. There is a traditional, painstaking way, but I go the easy route. 

Papel Picado Luminarias - -

Papel Cortado - - Papel picado (punched paper) is a Mexican popular art form with roots in the country's ancient cultures.  The Aztecs used the bark of wild mulberry and fig trees to make a rough paper called amatl .  Amatl was used to make flags and banners to decorate temples, streets and homes.  

Paper Bag Monster Pinata Craft - - A simple-to-make pinata made from a paper bag and tissue paper. Pinatas are great at children's parties.

Paper Flowers for the Day of the Dead - - The paper flowers distributed during Day of the Dead are colorful creations made from tissue paper and wire. To make these flowers, you'll need tissue paper in at least two colors, a ruler, scissors, wire cutters and florist wire.

Paper Marigold - - Marigolds are the "flowers of the dead." Marigolds are used along with the magenta mano de leon (cockscomb flowers) to decorate altars. Their scent and bright colors are supposed to help the deceased find their way to the altar or ofrenda prepared for them. Cempasuchil is the word for marigold in Nahuatl (the indigenous dialect in Oaxaca, Mexico, at the time of the Spanish Conquest).

Paper Rosette - - Paper rosettes make the ideal adornment for agift. They also are popular in home decor and are a charming party favor. In Mexico, the making paper rosettes is an art, and people use them on altars during Day of the Dead and in place of real flowers in giant vases and bowls. 

Papier-Mâché Ghost Craft - - This scary papier-mâché Halloween ghost is a lot of fun to make, but messy. You can either put the ghost on a table or hang it from the ceiling from fishing line to make a scary Halloween decoration.

Pasta Skeleton Craft - - This pasta skeleton is easily made from a few different types of pasta and dried beans glued to a piece of black construction paper.

Pasta Skeleton - - A few shapes of dried pasta, some white paint, a little bit of imagination - and hey presto! You have a wonderful pasta skeleton to display at Halloween!

Peeking-Out Mask - - Make a unique costume or a special decoration! This mask can be a replica of one from a far-away culture or a unique Halloween craft to reflect your true personality. The possibilities are endless with the intricate cuts you can make with the Crayola Cutter!

Pipe Cleaner Skeleton - - Model this pipe cleaner skeleton with your kids - a quick and easy Halloween craft! You could make a whole collection of these and have them hanging in a window or sitting on a shelf or window sill to welcome guests!

Plaster of Paris Skulls - - This is something you can do right in the comfort of your own room. Show your skills and creative talent by making your own version of our Plaster of Paris Skulls décor for the Day of the Dead celebrations.

Popped Out Boxes - - So you still have a lot of shoeboxes gathering dust in the closet? Take them all out and follow our easy to make craft project.

Puffy Paint Sugar Skull! - - Not so sweet, but still pretty cool.

Recycled Jug Skeleton - - Recycling is the theme of this easy craft project for the Day of the Dead celebration.

Reverse glass painting - - While everyone else uses the same old decorations, you can add a distinctive touch to your altar by whipping together one of these cheery calaca frames. Visit the local dollar store to pick up a batch of small frames and some paint. Give them asgifts or use them at your next fiesta's table setting. You'll be the life of the Day of the Dead party!

Scary Scratches - - Scratch off a scary scene for Halloween! Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with this classic crayon technique.

Shadow Box Pins - - Shadow boxes aren’t just for walls or the fireplace mantles anymore. The concept can be shrunk down to make a cool lapel pin that offers a lot of depth, texture and sparkle.

Skeleton Esqueleto Puppets - - Students can include their puppets in an altar, or ofrenda which is made for Día de Muertos. (Visual arts, Social Studies)

Skeleton Mobile - - Make this gorgeous skeleton out of your old cardboard boxes - fun and recycling all in one!

Skelton Shadow Box - - Take a spin by the toy section to pick up some figures, give them a makeover and then stage them inside a glittery shadow box. You can go as small as a mint tin or larger with a cigar box. Either way, you'll have a worthy piece of art!

Skullflower Hairclips - - Here is a pretty day of the dead hair clip... sugar skull was sculpted and hand painted with extreme detail.

Stamped Tissue Flower Pins - - If you are having a Cinco party, or going out to a fiesta, or maybe attending a friend's party - make these and hand them out. Your friends will love you for it!

String of Ghosts - - Make a string of jack-o'-lanterns or ghosts to hang around a room. These simple-to-make strings make a great Halloween decoration. You can drape the strings across rooms, over windows and from the chandeliers.

Sugar Skull Beads - - Make some pretty Sugar Skull Bead.

Sugar Skull Candle Holder - - This is Mexican Halloween clearance put to good use!

Sugar Skull Magnet - - I made Sugar Skull Magnets and a bunch of others for Christmas last year. I was in such a rush that I didn't take the time to make tutorials for them. They were a hit last year so I decided to make a tutorial for the Sugar Skull Magnets cos they were my favourite ones to make. 

Sugar Skulls - - Celebrate Day of The Dead with some decorated sugar skulls.

Sugar Skulls - - Making the sugar skulls is not difficult if you carefully follow each step. Having the right sugar skull supplies is critical.

Sugar Skulls - - A Dia de los Muertos altar without sugar skulls is like a Charms Blow Pop without the bubble gum inside. It's a must-have. Sure, you can be lazy and go buy pre-decorated skulls, but if really want to show your love go the extra step and make your skulls. It's the sweetest thing you can do for the one you love.

Sugar Skulls for Dia de los Muertos - - Celebrate Mexico’s Day of the Dead by making your very own replicas of sugar skulls!

Sugar Skull Shirt - - Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with a statement shirt.

The Skeletons - - One of the prevalent images connected with the Day of the Dead is the skeleton or La Calavara. You see them in mini-altars, wearing the costumes of everyday working people or dressing up in style with fancy hats, veils, and boas. They add to the humor and fun of the Day of the Dead celebration and are meant to represent the relative who has passed away. 

Tissue Paper Flowers - - If you are into handmade decorations, paper flowers are the way to go. Non-crafty types can even get into the spirit because it only involves simple accordion folding - a la kindergarten class. There are more elaborate, artistic ways to create paper flowers, but for starters this method is just right for adding a splash of vibrant color to a table centerpiece or place setting.

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