Looking for some fun Halloween projects? Look no further! I’ll be adding more throughout the rest of the month, but in the meantime, here are some from years past.
CRAFTY CHICA GHOST STORIES
Rubina Chinchada & the Enchanted Dresser (flash fiction)
My Real Life, Swear-to-God Ghost Story! (for real!)
Cotton Candy Wig
Hot Glue Blood Drip Earrings
Easy Skull Shirt
Hot Glue Eye Masks
Glittered Spider Hair Clips
Disturbing Doormat
Vampire Rose Bouquet
Paint Drip Pumpkin
Glow in the Dark Corset Top
Pumpkin Carving Templates
Zombie Doll Makeovers
Furry Monster Candy Totes
Horror Flick Fabric Coasters
Mason Jar Lanterns
Pumpkin TV Set
Gothic Skull Princess Crown
Glitterville Handmade Halloween Book Review
Mexi-Halloween
Chili-Lime Caramel Apples
Sugar Skull Piñata
Lucha Libre and Aztec Pumpkins
Zombie Luchador Facepainting
Glittered Papel Picado Pumpkins
Calaca Mask on a Stick
Personalized Lucha Libre Mask
DIY Costumes
Siouxsie Sioux and George Clinton
Corpse Bride Costume
Samurai
Super Mario Goes to Heaven
Glittered Dorothy Shoes
Education packet, FREE coloring book, recipes, DIY y mas! I’ll be adding to this list, check back often!
Dia de los Muertos is a long standing tradition in our family. Granted – not the family I grew up with, I didn’t really learn about this wonderful Mexican holiday until after Patrick and I married. That was 23 years ago, and every year since, we’ve honored our loved ones during this time of the year.
Throughout the years, we’ve really pushed the educational aspect of the holiday. We don’t want people to think it is only about cute sugar skulls and such. We really want to make sure people understand the history, the culture, the customs, the food – and the cute skeletons!
Here is a round up of not only projects, but also a link to an educational site we helped put together (featuring Patrick’s artwork!), as well as a FREE PDF coloring book that Patrick made! We hope you enjoy it!
The 411
How to make pan de muerto (bread of the dead)
How to Make Sugar Skulls by Presley’s Pantry
Freebies!
Teacher’s Guide and educational packet (I helped write this and it features Patrick’s artwork)
Free Coloring Book (downloadable PDF) Features Patrick’s artwork!
Projects (with video)
VIDEO: Dia de los Muertos Paper Rosettes
VIDEO: Skull-shaped Sugar Cubes with Mark Montano
VIDEO: Crafty Chica’s Glitter Tattoos
VIDEO: Jeshua and Maya’s Face Paint tutorial
VIDEO: Face Paint for Kids by Pearmama
VIDEO: Face paint, champurrado, altar by MuyBuenoCookbook
VIDEO: DIY Faux Mexican Pastries
VIDEO: Dia de Los Muertos Ribbon Bracelet Tutorial
VIDEO: Muertos Ceramic Platter
VIDEO: Muertos Shrines on a Stick
Tutorials
Sugar Skull Pinatas (round two)
15 Flower Crowns for Dia de los Muertos by Monique Frausto
Sugar Skull Stretchy Bracelet with Tarina Tarantino
Sugar Skull Face Paint Inspiration from The Art Muse
How to make a wood shrine base
How to “Sugar Skull” Your Online Portrait
Sugar Sequin Hair Clip with @StudioLongoria
DIY Sugar Skull Jello Shots (very cool!)
Dia de los Muertos Mixed Media collage canvases
Wacky Rhinestone Day of the Dead Earrings!
La Calavera Lino Cut Memory Cards
Dia de los Muertos Charm Bracelet
