Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a time to happily remember our friends, family and pets who have died.

WE ALL FEAR DEATH, but this holiday also reminds us to accept that death is part of life, and to appreciate what it means to be alive.

Decorating skulls with colorful, symmetrical designs is one art activity.

Decorated sweets (sugar skulls) is one of the traditional foods made and displayed for the deceased.

People make pictures of skeletons doing normal things. What do you see these skeleton people doing?

People also make sculptures in all sizes.

Sometimes famous people are remembered. Like Frida Kahlo, Marilyn Monroe, and (who?)

People also build community displays, or altars, to remember their loved ones. Altars are displays of photos, flowers, food, arts and crafts, candles, & other symbolic objects.

We are going to make an Altar or Display for Dia de Los Muertos. We will make the symbolic objects out of various art materials. Decorated skulls, marigold flowers (whose strong color and fragrance guide the spirits), Monarch butterflies (migrating now, they carry the souls), paper banners and candles which flutter in the breeze