Day of the Dead Crafts, Printables, & Recipes

I am seeing just so many wonderful Día de los Muertos crafts, printables, and recipes on the internet. I had to put them together and share them with you. There are so many clever ideas and ways to decorate an ofrenda or simple activities to teach families about this holiday. I could just keep adding and adding to this, but here's a start. I hope you find something to try. And if you'd like to learn more about Day of the Dead, be sure to visit my page: Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead Lesson Plans and Activities.

Día de los Muertos Crafts

Day of the Dead Pumpkin by Our Crafty Mom

• 10 Videos for Kids on How to Draw Sugar Skulls
  These are 10 great video tutorials for kids that I selected myself. 
  
  
• DIY Catrina Activity for Kids
  A kid-friendly tutorial for making Catrinas the perfect size for your ofrenda. You may also like this Signature Calacas activity and these Easy Día de los Muertos Treat Bags.
  
  
• Felt Calaca Banner
  From the Crafty Chica herself, this banner is a great activity for children. She also has this video tutorial for a Day of The Dead Shrine On A Stick.
  
  
• Guatemalan Barrilete for the Day of the Dead
  This is a fabulous craft from DTWTMSE for learning about how the holiday is celebrated in other countries, specifically Guatemala in this instance. Frances also has this excellent tutorial for a DIY Day of the Dead Shoebox Altar.
  
  
• Day of the Dead Pumpkin
  Our Crafty Mom has this simple and beautiful calavera pumpkin that can be adapted with any design that you have access to. (Good for children ages 8 and up.)
   
• How to Make Mini Tissue Paper Flowers
  This tutorial for creating mini paper flowers over on Tikkido is just so adorable!
  
  
• DOLLAR TREE SUGAR SKULL
  Frugal Coupon Living has this tutorial for turning a plastic skull from Dollar Tree into a sugar skull. 
  
  
• Simple Sugar Skull Makeup & DIY Headband
  I really like this headband craft from Simplify Create Inspire.
  
  
• Sugar Skull Craft For Kids
  Simple Everyday Mom always has good crafts for kids. 
  
  
• Sugar Skull Bookmark
  This little bookmark activity from The Printables Fairy is just the cutest!
  
  
• Printable Sugar Skull Mask
  This activity from The Savvy Mama Lifestyle is quick and easy to put together. Perfect for little hands. She also has this DIY Sugar Skull Pumpkin Inspired by Disney Pixar’s COCO.

Día de los Muertos Printables

• First, be sure to check out my comprehensive list of Printable Lessons and Activities to Celebrate Day of the Dead. There's a little something for students of all ages.
  
  
• Dia de Los Muertos Coloring Pages
  Confessions of Parenting has this downloadable Day-of-the-Dead-themed coloring book.
  
  
• Free Printable Día de los Muertos Coloring Book
  JinxyKids has this free download of 2+ coloring pages with Day of the Dead images.
  
  
• Day of the Dead Coloring Pages in Spanish
  If you are looking for Spanish printables, Bilingual Beginnings has you covered!

Dia de los Muertos Recipes

Pabassinas: Raisin Nut Cookies for Day of the Dead/ Dia de los Muertos by The Monday Box

• Miniature Pan de Muerto Recipe
  Here's the recipe my family uses.
  
  
• Dia de los Muertos Sugar Cookies
  Oh my gosh! These cookies from The Monday Box look AH-mazing!! 
  
  
• Pabassinas: Raisin Nut Cookies for Day of the Dead/ Dia de los Muertos
  AND ANOTHER gorgeous cookie recipe from The Monday Box! Wow.
  
  
• MINI LEMON SUGAR SKULL CAKES
  My friend, Yvette, over at Muy Bueno Cookbook has many great recipes like this one for Día de los Muertos. You may also like these candy skulls that look divine.
  
  
• Instant Pot Pan De Muerto
  I had NO IDEA you could make pan de muerto in an INSTANT POT! This recipe is from Corrie Cooks.
  
  
• Pan de Muerto
  Here's a more traditional recipe from Mamá Maggie's Kitchen. She also has this delicious conchas recipe.

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10 Videos for Kids on How to Draw Sugar Skulls

There are literally dozens of fantastic tutorials on YouTube on how to draw sugar skulls. Some of them are just the cutest things I've ever seen. And some of them have been turned into really clever crafts. With my own kids in mind, I went through and found some of the best videos for drawing or painting calaveras. Scroll through the ones I've listed below and let your kids pick out the ones they'd like to try!

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Gather Your Art Supplies

Before you get started, first decide on the video tutorial you'll be using. Then go ahead and get all your art supplies together. Here are some of the supplies used in the following art lessons.

• Blick Studio Drawing Pads OR
• Sketch Pad
• Graph Paper
  
  
• Drawing Pencil Set
• Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Markers
  
  
• Watercolor set (this one is by artPOP!)
• Paint brushes
• Markers (Crayola or artist)

How to Draw Frida Kahlo Videos

The first ones come from Miss Teresa Art (I've shared her art tutorials before)

Art for Kids Hub is one of my absolute favorite online drawing programs for kids. I've written about them before.

iCanHazDraw has a two part tutorial. Part one is shown below. And here's a link to part two.

Here's one from Articco Drawing:

Deep Space Sparkle is always one of the best art resources online. Here's their tutorial for a mixed media art piece:

Frazier Tales has this simple and easy to follow tutorial for younger students.

Maybe your student is really into pixel art? Then they'll like this tutorial from Hello Pixel Art.

I really love these little Sugar Skull Bookmarks from Red Ted Art!

Jessica Rocks has this fun tutorial for painting sugar skulls on rocks.

And if people calaveras aren't really your thing, then here's a lesson for drawing a calavera CAT from Draw So Cute:

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Around the World Equations in Spanish

Have you heard of the classroom game, Around the World? It's a super versatile game that can be played with a variety of topics. And our awesome MommyMaestra sponsor, Spanish for You! has cleverly adapted it as this month's Spanish freebie!

Around the World Equations in Spanish

Today's download is a 12-page game to help a group of Spanish learners practice number vocabulary. It's also a great way to strengthen simple math skills and quick thinking. The file comes with an introductory page with instructions on how to play the game. The rest of the pages are made up of printable game cards. This time, there is no audio file.

Click here to download this file

Bilingual Number Puzzle Cards

If your children are still learning to count in Spanish, then this set of bilingual number puzzle cards may help. These three sets of puzzle cards teach children numbers 1 - 20 by ones and 20 to 100 by tens in two languages! Just print the version that best suits your needs.

Budget-Friendly Spanish Learning Program

Remember! Spanish for You!'s program is geared for middle schoolers and is the perfect choice for homeschoolers and afterschoolers alike because their concepts are carefully divided up into manageable bundles that are available for immediate download from their website.

If this is your first time here, you can find other free samples from Spanish for You! here. There are some fantastic downloads of games and activities for you and your family to enjoy. If you enjoy this activity, be sure to visit the Spanish for You! website where you'll find tons of additional resources for you to help your young Spanish learner!

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Celia Cruz Lesson Plans, Coloring Pages, Crafts, Activities and More

Did you know that the Cuban "Queen of Salsa" Celia Cruz, originally studied to become a literature teacher? But she interrupted her studies to pursue singing opportunities that eventually led to stardom. She has become beloved by generations all over the world for her operatic voice, flamboyant costumes and intimate relation to the music of Salsa. I've listed resources available for educators and parents below. If you want to learn about other important figures, check out my post on Latinos in History Your Children Should Know.

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Lesson Plans for Celia Cruz

Elementary Lessons

• Here's a elementary lesson plan from the University of Arizona that contains 10 activities you can use with students while reading the book "My name is Celia, The life of Celia Cruz" by Monica Brown.
  
  
• Music Library Box has this fun Look-Listen-Learn lesson for young students
  
  
• The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs has this downloadable Celia lesson plan for K - 4
  
  
• Education.com has this free Celiz Cruz worksheet available to download: Celia Cruz: Historical Heroes (2nd grade)

Resources for Middle & High School

• The Smithsonian has some excellent multimedia resources available online.
  
  
• Also, Smithsonian Music has this page with information about the Cuban singer.
  
  
• CeliaCruz.com has some fantastic images and biographical write ups on it that would be of interest to students working on research papers and posters.

Kid-Friendly Videos for Celia Cruz

• Celia Cruz loved Sesame Street and was on the show several times. Here's are links to videos featuring the singer on the show:
  - Celia Cruz Sings Songo's Song
  - Celia Cruz - Sesame Street
  - Classic Sesame Street Celia Sings With The Cast

• For a children's video IN SPANISH, I really like this one: CONOCE A CELIA CRUZ

Here's my favorite biography video for kids of any age from Cultura Colectiva Plus: The History Machine: Celia Cruz

Read Alouds

Here are a couple of video read alouds of two different children's biographies about Celia Cruz.

• My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz by Monica Brown read-aloud by Tu ē Yo Reading Adventures
  
  
• Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa read-aloud by Mr. Alicea's Arcade of Knowledge

Activities & Crafts

• Salsa with Celia Cruz - Primary Music Lesson by Music with Ms. P is a fun activity for younger students.
  
  
• Art with Jenny K has this collaborative poster for K - 8th.
  
  
• Mundo de Pepita has this Celia Cruz Spanish Minibook and Activity Theme Pack for 3-7th
  
  
• Palm Beach County Library has the CUTEST little paper doll craft. 
  
  
• Ms. Haynes has this Art Lesson- How to draw Celia Cruz

Books

Who Was Celia Cruz A Who Was Board Book

by Lisbeth Kaiser

It's also available in Spanish:
¿Quién fue Celia Cruz?: ¿Quién fue? Un libro de cartón

Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa

by Veronica Chambers

My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / Me llamo Celia: la vida de Celia Cruz

by Monica Brown

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