Day of the Dead Skulls
I LOVE these!!
We began by researching Dia De Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) and it's purpose in Latin American Culture. Students began by drawing a skull. We talked about how to decorate the skulls with symbolic imagery (organic images, curved lines, flowers,etc.) and about the symmetry in the skull.
When they were done drawing in the skull, third graders used colored sharpies in a limited color palate, leaving the background white. After, they cut out the skull students painted their skulls with glue and used special glitter to "sugar" our skulls. We would have used real sugar, but no one thought it was a good idea to invite ants into the artroom, so we used special glitter that looks like sugar The results were stunning! Below are just a sample of what is currently on display in Town Square.
We began by researching Dia De Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) and it's purpose in Latin American Culture. Students began by drawing a skull. We talked about how to decorate the skulls with symbolic imagery (organic images, curved lines, flowers,etc.) and about the symmetry in the skull.
When they were done drawing in the skull, third graders used colored sharpies in a limited color palate, leaving the background white. After, they cut out the skull students painted their skulls with glue and used special glitter to "sugar" our skulls. We would have used real sugar, but no one thought it was a good idea to invite ants into the artroom, so we used special glitter that looks like sugar The results were stunning! Below are just a sample of what is currently on display in Town Square.
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