Gather pictures of loved ones, candles, flowers, and food, and place them on the altar. Ask your child for input on the design and placement of items on the altar. Put some boxes to create different levels on the altar. Place the table against a wall and cover it with a tablecloth or papel picado (colorful tissue paper cut into various shapes and designs). Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life on YouTube (Spanish and English subtitles - note to parents: you may need to read the subtitles aloud to your child)īuild the altar.Un barrilete/Barrilete: para el Día de los Muertos/A Kite for the Day of the Dead by Elisa Amado.Felipa and the Day of the Dead by Birte Muller.I Remember Abuelito: A Day of the Dead Story/Yo Recuerdo a Abuelito: Un Cuento del Día de los Muertos by Janice Levy.Día de los Muertosby Roseanne Greenfield Thong.Here are few excellent resources to expose your child to this tradition: Read a book or show a video to give your child more insight about El Día de los Muertos. There is a certain level of positive celebratory energy during El Día de los Muertos. They place their favorite food, beverage and other symbolic items on the grave site. On November 1st and 2nd, some people go to the gravestone or tombstone of their dead loved ones and decorate it with the classic “flor de muerto” or flower of the dead, also known as cempasuchil or marigold. These altars are typically very colorful. Explain that El Día de los Muertos is a joyous event in which families and friends get together to create an altar decorated with pictures of their loved ones, candles, flowers, their favorite foods, skulls and skeletons. Show your child a map of Mexico to give them a point of reference.
Explain that El Día de los Muertos is celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of November every year in Mexico, and some other parts of Latin America.
Tell them that they will learn about a tradition from Mexico for honoring the dead, called El Día de los Muertos, and then they will build an altar as is done in Mexico to remember our loved ones who have died. Explain to your child that in every society, people have different ways of remembering and honoring loved ones who have passed. Ask them to think of how they honored or celebrated the life of the person who died. Ask your child if they know anyone who has passed away. Pictures of loved ones who have passed awayĪ book on the Day of the Dead (see suggested list below)Īsk questions. What You Need: (Note: for some components of the art activities, you may need other materials.)
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