Are you looking to celebrate Dia de los Muertos this Halloween season? You have come to the right place. Day of the Dead is a joyous time that helps people remember the deceased and celebrate their memory. Here you will find a collection of some awesome Day of the Dead crafts and activities to do with your kids.
- Dia de Los Muertos for Kids
- What is Dia De Los Muertos?
- When is Dia De Los Muertos Celebrated?
- How do People Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos?
- 20+ Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Crafts and Activities for Kids
- 1. Free Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Printable Colouring Pages
- 2. Free Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Animal Printable Colouring Pages
- 3. Day of the Dead Balloon Skull Craft
- 4. Paper Plate Calaveras Masks
- 5. Make papel picado calaveras
- 6. Make Day of the Dead Planters
- 7. Pom Pom Skeleton
- 8. Day of the Dead Masks Sugar Skulls Free Printable
- 9. How to Make Marigolds for Day of the Dead
- 10. Glow In The Dark Day Of The Dead Lanterns
- 11. Wooden Spoon Sugar Skulls
- 12. Sugar Skull Balloon craft for Day of the Dead
- 13. Handprint Skeleton Craft For Dia De Los Muertos (Day Of The Dead)
- 14. Day of the Dead puppet
- 15. Paper Plate Sugar Skull Masks
- 16. Matchbox Shrines | Crafty Chica
- 17. Skull Rocks
- 18. Sugar Skull Rocks Using Puffy Paint
- 19. Paper Bag Skull Lantern
- 20. Sugar Skull Bookmark
- 21. Paper Day of the Dead Luminaries
- 22. Paper Strip Skeleton Craft
- 23. Play Doh Dia De Los Muertos Sugar Skull Kids Craft
- Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
- Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
- Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
- Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Dia de Los Muertos for Kids
Are you looking for some colourful and festive Day of the Dead crafts and activities to do with your kids?
I’ve created a roundup of some creative Dia de los Muertos activities and crafts to try this year. They are all super simple and engaging ideas that you can do at home or at school.
What is Dia De Los Muertos?
Dia de Los Muertos is lively Mexican celebration where families honor their ancestors.
It merges All Souls’ Day, a holiday that Spanish invaders brought to Mexico and the ancient Aztec custom of celebrating ancestors.
When is Dia De Los Muertos Celebrated?
It is celebrated mostly in Mexico on November 1 and 2.
How do People Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos?
The celebration starts at home with an altar filled with candles. The candles are used to help light the way so spirits are able to find their way back to their family members. The favorite foods of the deceased are also left at the alter or items beloved such as a books.
The celebration continues at the graveyard with a large party. Relatives prepare a massive feast to enjoy while they clean tombstones, chat with their ancestors and sing songs.
One of the iconic symbols of Dia de los Muertos are the skeletons. They can be made from clay, plastic or papier-mâché. The idea behind having the Skeltons is to remind the living that death is a part of life. Decorating with skeletons reminds people that one day they will to be skeletons.
20+ Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Crafts and Activities for Kids
1. Free Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Printable Colouring Pages
2. Free Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Animal Printable Colouring Pages
3. Day of the Dead Balloon Skull Craft
4. Paper Plate Calaveras Masks
5. Make papel picado calaveras
6. Make Day of the Dead Planters
7. Pom Pom Skeleton
8. Day of the Dead Masks Sugar Skulls Free Printable
9. How to Make Marigolds for Day of the Dead
10. Glow In The Dark Day Of The Dead Lanterns
11. Wooden Spoon Sugar Skulls
12. Sugar Skull Balloon craft for Day of the Dead
13. Handprint Skeleton Craft For Dia De Los Muertos (Day Of The Dead)
14. Day of the Dead puppet
15. Paper Plate Sugar Skull Masks
16. Matchbox Shrines | Crafty Chica
17. Skull Rocks
18. Sugar Skull Rocks Using Puffy Paint
19. Paper Bag Skull Lantern
20. Sugar Skull Bookmark
21. Paper Day of the Dead Luminaries
22. Paper Strip Skeleton Craft
23. Play Doh Dia De Los Muertos Sugar Skull Kids Craft
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
