These activities provide engaging ways to learn about and celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in the classroom.
A
Altar Building
B
Bake Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead)
Book Discussions on Day of the Dead Themes
C
Calavera (Sugar Skull) Decorating
Calavera Mask Making
Candle Making
Cemetery Visit (Virtual or Local)
Ceramic Skull Painting
Classroom Ofrenda Setup
Color in Paper Skulls (like on our printable worksheets!)
Cook Traditional Mexican Foods
Create Ofrendas (Offerings) for the Deceased
Create Papel Picado Crafts
Create Papel Picado Window Displays
D
Dance to Traditional Music
Day of the Dead Costume Contest
Design Day of the Dead Posters
Día de los Muertos Storytelling
E
Educational Games about Mexican Culture
F
Face Painting (Calavera Makeup)
Family Tree Project
Flower Crown Crafting
Food Tasting: Pan de Muerto, Sugar Skulls, etc.
G
Guest Speaker from a Mexican Community
H
History Lesson on Día de los Muertos
Host a Day of the Dead Parade
I
Interactive Cultural Workshops
J
Journaling about Day of the Dead
L
Latin Dance Lessons
Learn About La Catrina
Learn About Ofrendas (Offerings)
Learn Traditional Day of the Dead Songs
M
Make a Day of the Dead Cookbook
Make a Día de los Muertos Scrapbook
Make Day of the Dead Quilts
Make Mexican Hot Chocolate
Make Paper Marigold Flowers (Cempasúchil)
Mexican Folk Art Workshops
Mexican Folk Dance Performances
Mural Painting
N
Nature Walk to Collect Flowers for Ofrendas
O
Organize a Community Altar
Origami Calacas (Skeletons)
P
Paint Calavera Rock Art
Paper Mache Skeleton Crafts
Poetry Writing about Día de los Muertos
Q
Quizzes and Trivia about Day of the Dead
R
Read Books about Día de los Muertos
Research Figures in Mexican History
S
Screen Documentaries about Mexican Traditions
Share Family Anecdotes and Memories
Share Personal Anecdotes and Stories
Spanish Language Lessons
Storytelling of Mexican Folktales
Study Aztec and Mayan Cultures
Study Famous Mexican Artists
Study Mexican Folklore and Traditions
Sugar Skull Cookies Decorating
T
Traditional Mexican Sweet Making
V
Virtual Museum Tour
Visit a Mexican Cultural Center
W
Watch Animated Films about Day of the Dead (like "Coco")
Write Dia de los Muertos Haiku Poems
Write Essays about Mexican Traditions