Art and crafts that accompany this holiday often depict death in a comical way. Candy sugar skulls (calaveras), decorated with brightly colored frosting, are given as presents. Skeletons dressed up in "everyday" clothes make us laugh. To make my point I thought I'd include here a great calaca (skeleton) of a maestra like me:
Don't I look great?
Students really enjoy the crafts that go along with this holiday. This week 4th and 5th graders will decorate sugar skulls imported from Mexico. Third graders will make decorative skull masks. Stay tuned for photos...