Blogger / 30 October, 2024 / Nanny Anita

Paper Plate Day Of The Dead Faces

Whenever I am doing an activity or craft that is based in a different culture, I like to start out by talking and looking at the background and culture significance of it.  It is a wonderful way to help children learn and explore different countries cultures.  Before doing these paper plate day of the dead faces, I explored the history behind Día de los Muertos, which is absolutely fascinating and not, as some people think, just the Mexican equivalent of Halloween.

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To make your own paper plate Day of the Dead faces you will need:

• Paper plates
• Sharpies or posca pens
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Hole punch
• String

Start out by drawing your face shape onto your paper plate.  I drew one and then used that as my template to create the other ones.  Then cut it out.

Draw your design onto your faces and colour it in.  It is properly best to use something like a sharpie or posca pen.  You basically want something that wont smudge as you are drawing.

If you make enough of them with your little ones, you can punch a hole at the top of you faces and thread some colourful string through them to create a streamer.

If you enjoyed doing these paper plate Day of the Dead faces, be sure to check out my 7 point star pinata.

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