For many people in the Hispanic culture, November 1 and 2 are traditionally celebrated as the Day of the Dead or El Día de Los Muertos. November 1 marks the day when children who have passed can return to their families for 24 hours and November 2 is the day we honor the adults who have died.
This may seem like a creepy holiday to celebrate but it’s far from macabre. Día de Los Muertos is a day to remember the family and friends we lost and celebrate their lives.
On this day, families will gather at gravesites or in homes and prepare the deceased family member’s favorite foods and spend time together.
I remember my grandma celebrated Día de Los Muertos when I was a little girl. My grandma would leave special foods and fruits in a corner on her counter and light candles. She’d talk about the family members that were no longer with us. I can’t say that I understood what she was doing back then.
As an adult, I totally get it now. The last 2 years marked the loss of 2 amazing people in my immediate family. My brother-in-law James and my Papito (my grandpa) who left us this summer. I don’t want my children to forget about them.
This year we are celebrating the lives of Papito and James and remembering them as we craft, make favorite foods and spend time together.
The first thing I did was cut out skull shapes. I used all different colors of construction paper. 
We grabbed supplies. We used Lucky Charms to add the sugar sweetness to our creations! I think we probably ate more than we decorated with, Lucky Charms is my favorite cereal! You can use any craft supplies you have on hand or even just markers or crayons. 
Start decorating! You don’t even want to know what she did with the glue 😉 While we crafted together my son and I talked about how important it is to remember family members who have passed on. I want those memories to be kept alive instead of forgotten. My son even talked about our puppy who passed away about 3 years ago. I love that he can talk about Percy and remember his cute, little puppy life! 
Gabby’s is the one with ALL those Lucky Charms on it. Notice how you only see 1 marshmallow? Yea, she ate all the rest. Probably ate some glue too! 
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For more crafts, recipes and fun related to Día de Los Muertos you can visit the Cereal Con Carino website and search “Day of the Dead.”
Does your family celebrate Día de Los Muertos? Let me know what you do to celebrate in the comments!
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We LOVE Lucky Charms in our house! The marshmellows are always the first to go and then later the crunchy part. As soon as we open the box they eat all the marshmellows. ha! Loved reading about Dia de Los Muertos and the family tradition.
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I can’t lie…I always eat the marshmallows first too!
This looks like such a fun craft. I’m so excited to be celebrating this holiday this year and years to come. It reminds me of when we were little and watched grandma do it. I’m excited to share this with the boys. Great craft!
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Thank you! We really loved it!
Who can resist marshmallow? No one!
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