{ El Dia de los Muertos~Arañas }

Spider (Araña) decorations hanging from the loft

Andres has been enjoying the past month of Kindergarten, however he often mentions that his least favorite /most frustrating part of class is when it comes time to cut and paste. So we've been practicing at home and, since El Dia de los Muertos is fast approaching, I thought this might be a fun project for him to try based on the spider in this video by Ritxi Ostáriz  (1:15). We used the look of the spider in the video as a starting point only.The next ones we make will have our own look to it. I'm already thinking of butterflies and other creatures or insects in addition to calaveras (skeletons).

Supplies we used:

bristol paper for the skull, construction paper, ultra fine glitter (eyes and nose), tacky glue

masking tape (to attach legs to the back), chenille stems (for spider legs and mustaches)

Rhinestone flowers and markers for decorative touches

 

 If you're looking for Day of the Dead crafts for kids, here are a few tutorials you might want to try:

* Calavera Catrina by Kathy Cano-Murillo, The Crafty Chica (Kathy's site has lots of tutorials)

*  Sugar Skulls by Mexican Sugar Skull

* Calaveras Masks by Scrumdilly-do

* Papel Picados "Making Magic Windows" by Unschool Me

* Various projects/ideas~by One Pretty Thing (lots of additional links to check out)

 I can hardly believe that October is almost halfway over. I'm a bit behind on my decorations but working away on the second batch .The first I tossed out as I wasn't happy with them..yes, I do that from time to time. Mark has already started building part of Andres' over the top costume; he's the one who ought to do tutorials on the things he builds. And we're looking forward to bringing home pink apples and pumpkins in the next few days..only then will it feel like Fall:)