created by Maddie5591 in Grade 3 at
St. Matthew Catholic School
from school project "Symmetrical Sugar Skulls"
art id #96856883
About this School Project (Symmetrical Sugar Skulls)
Students heard about the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead. We discussed how Day of the Dead is a celebration in honor of loved ones who have passed away. They honor their ancestors by setting up an altar with photos, flowers, sugar skulls, and food that remind them of their family members. We discussed how this holiday is celebrated from October 31st through All Souls Day on November 2nd. Unlike Halloween, skeletons and skulls are colorful and decorated to look lively. The holiday is not spooky like Halloween. Instead, it's intended to be a celebration of life. Often skeletons are dressed to look like everyday people doing everyday things. Traditionally, sugar skulls are decorated with floral designs with frosting and foil. For their project, students drew a symmetrical skull and drew symmetrical designs on either side of the face. Next we defined and used warm and cool colors on separate sides of the skull to paint in their designs. Finally, they glued their skull to a background, and decorated it with sharpie marker, glitter glue, and sequins.