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The Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 2nd. Making altars for dead relatives and friends, preparing sugar skulls and writing funny verses about death are popular Mexican traditions on Dia de los Muertos. Find below further explanation on this traditional party activities.
Making Altars
On this day, families build altars in their homes and dedicate them to the dead. They surround these altars with flowers and pictures of the deceased. Lit candles and incense are placed next to the altar. People prepare the favorite food of their dead relatives and play their favorite music.
Sugar Skulls or "Alfeniques"
Ingredients:
2 cups of sugar
1 egg white
1 tablespoon of corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
1/3 cup of corn starch
Mix ingredients well. Make small dough balls and then mold them into skulls and crosses. Paint them with natural food colorings. You can write the names of deceased relatives and friends on the sugar skulls' forehead.
A fun kid party game is asking children to help you mold skulls, crosses and graves with the dough. Have the dough ready before the celebration. You can also ask kids to help you paint the treats with food colorings.
Calaca dance
On Dia de los Muertos, skulls are used to simbolize death and rebirth. People wear wooden skull masks called "calacas" and dance in honor of their deceased relatives.
Celebrate this Day of the Dead with a Calaca dance. Or wear a skull mask and chase children around! Watch them run from the calaca!
Funny verses
Making funny verses about death is a common tradition on Day of the Dead.
Take advantage of this idea to plan an exciting kid party game: give children some words to make rhymes with. You can also have each player come up with a verse to make a funny poem. Try making it rhyme! Here's an example:
"Death, please don't come yet.
Today I'm just too busy
'cause having fun is just to easy
on this Day of the Dead!"
Take advantage of these Mexican traditions and add fun to your celebration.
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