An Ofrenda for Dia de Muertos 🕯️❤️

This week we put together an ofrenda (altar) to honor and remember our loved ones who have passed away from this life to the next. We read a few stories to teach the children what the holiday was about and prepare them for what we would need to do to get our ofrenda ready. During the week, the children made papel picado using colored tissue paper, hole punchers and scissors. This activity was to decorate the altar, but also supported the children's fine motor skills and scissor skills. The children also used number skills to count how the holes and shapes "multiplied" as they opened up their tissue paper. The children also decorated skulls or calaveras with flowers and foam stickers. We talked about how this holiday is a happy one that celebrates and remembers the people we love. 

Finally we put together the ofrenda on Thursday! The children with photos of family got to find a special spot on our ofrenda, while also telling their friends a little about what they remembered about them. We also spread out marigold flowers, candles and food on the altar as an offering for our ancestors.