The Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday that celebrates the lives of our family members and loved ones who have passed away. Here are 25 easy to make Day of the Dead DIY crafts, some of these are so easy they will only take a few minutes to make and most of them would make great decorations for a Day of the Dead party or celebration.
1. Pumpkin Sugar Skull Candle Holders
2. Embossed Prayer Candle by Crafty Chica
3. Glow in the Dark Skull Lanterns
4. Painted Skulls
5. Sugar Skull Balloons
6. Dia de los Muertos Garland by MamiTalks
7. Easy Kid-Friendly Skull Lanterns
8. Dia de los Muertos Ribbon Bracelet
9. Day of the Dead Piñata
10. Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Tree
11. Papel Picado Pumpkins by Crafty Chica
12. Stone Sugar Skulls By Alisa Burke
13. Easy Skull Box Craft
14. Day of the Dead Goodie Bags by Casa Artelexia
15. Day of the Dead Planters by Creative Kismet
16. Sugar Skull Dolls by ZingZing Tree
18. DIY Sugar Skull Paper Lanterns by Pearmama
19. Felt Skulls from Artelexia
20. Day of the Dead Wreath by Persialou
21. How To Make Sugar Skull Tutorial from Sugar and Charm
22. Day of the Dead Skull Sun Catcher with Melted Beads from Artful Parent
23. 3-D Calavera Masks
24. Día de los Muertos Calavera Collage by Modern Art for Kids
25. Shrink Plastic Jewelry by Tried & True
Let me know if you make any of these and make sure to add some more in the comments if you made a cute Day of the Dead DIY project yourself or find an awesome one out there.
Wow, this is really good! Thank you soooo much!♥♥♥ Gracias ☺
This is marvelous
These are so cute. I found some good easy ideas for a classroom.
This is great ideas.. really i get new ideas. thank you so much..
What a way to remember those loved ones. Love this.
These are so cute. I found some good easy ideas for a classroom…..
wow… these are intriguing. Some are even scary. Nice art though.
Hi, my name is Leon and I am a kid and I like all of the stuff that I’m going to do one oh and one more thing I’m in third grade.