Dia de los Muertos Sugar Skull Craft Story

Dia de los Muertos Sugar Skull Craft

Today, I decided to create my own sugar skull craft that both younger kids and older kids will enjoy making together.

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This was a fun Dia de los Muertos craft for me for two reasons: paper sugar skull crafts are full of bright colors, and second, I wanted to learn about the heart of this holiday.

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Supplies

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Unroll your seamless paper and cut it to match the size of your foam poster board. Use your glue gun or mounting tape to adhere it to the surface.

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Place your stencil center on your poster board. You can either hold it steady or use some washi tape to keep it in place.

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I’m using brush pens here but paint works fine too. Decide which colors you want where and start filling in the stencil.

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Next I glued on my border.

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The final step for your Day of the Dead sugar skull crafts is to add your flowers. You can add just a few accent flowers or fill the whole top of the frame.

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Tap the link below to read the full INSTRUCTIONS.

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