CALAVERA-making a sugarskull

Day of the Dead celebrations

What is this celebration ? http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUUAgEWeYeI Explains a travelling perspective on Day of

the Dead. The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos or All Souls' Day) is a

holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latin Americans living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on November 1st and 2nd in connection with the Catholic holiday of All Saints' Day which occurs on November 1st and All Souls' Day which occurs on November 2nd. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts

Sugar skulls

They are masks and also can be made of sugar to eat.

We are making paper masks with lots of colour and decoration. See the following slides to view some samples.

Sample sugar skulls

Sugar skulls

Sugar skulls

How to…

Simple/easy – use the coloring sheet type template from the teacher. Colour it in and add decorations

Medium/average – use the blank template and add your our designs to reflect your style.

Challenge – use blank paper, follow this link and step by step draw the image from scratch, add designs and colour. http://www.instructables.com/id/Graphic-Sugar-Skull-Painting/

Teacher page

This link will provide you with the skull templates.

http://www.kinderart.com/multic/dayofthedeadskeleton.shtml