Day of the Dead Suncatcher Skull
This is a simple almost-no-mess craft idea for Day of the Dead (with the proviso that permanent markers need to be used carefully!) The sugar skulls look great on display in a window.
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This is a simple almost-no-mess craft idea for Day of the Dead (with the proviso that permanent markers need to be used carefully!) The sugar skulls look great on display in a window.
This Day of the Dead felt skull craft is a lovely excuse for children of all ages to practice their sewing skills - and to dig out all those embellishments that have been looking for a project! You could insert a wooden spoon
This skull template has been used in our Day of the Dead felt skull craft, but it might come in useful for other Day of the Day activities.
Imagine you are growing up in Malawi. Do some research, the write a diary for one day including information about the food you might eat, school, and things you might do for fun...
Do some research on the climate of Malawi, then write a description and fill in the weather app template on this fun worksheet.
Can the kids create an exciting travel poster encouraging visitors to come to Malawi? They might need to do a little research first...
One of the biggest sources of food in Malawi comes from Lake Malawi - can you find out what food this is, and about the other kinds of food grown and eaten there?
Do some research into daily life in Malawi, then map your findings onto the Venn diagram on this printable to see the differences and similarities with your own daily life.
Have you ever thought about what life might be like living in a different country? Do some research on daily life in Malawi, then compare it to your own using this worksheet.
Our fun picture galleries look fantastic displayed on walls at home or in the classroom! There's space to draw 5 pictures of things to do with Malawi on this printable...
This writing prompt is a 3 fold leaflet - just print and fold on the dotted lines. Children need to do a little research to write a tourist leaflet all about Malawi...
Here's a writing exercise with a difference! Can the kids write some content for a travel brochure encouraging people to visit Malawi, and include a picture too?
Here's an empty suitcase, ready to pack with everything you need for a week in Malawi. You might want to think carefully and do some research first to make sure you've got everything!
This bright and cheerful poster is a fun way to teach the kids some facts about Malawi and learn to recognise the flag too...
Find the 15 Malawi-themed words hidden in the word search grid. We've included the solution if you need it too...
Try and find out a little about the different aspects of culture in Malawi and write or draw about them (or stick in pictures) on this worksheet. Choose from a blank or lined version below.
Trace over the dotted lines to make a pretty marigold - or just a generic flower - read to be coloured in. Marigolds are used for decoration in Mexico's Day of the Dead festival.
This lovely, decorated owl face was originally designed for Day of the Dead, but I think the kids would enjoy tracing over the dotted lines and colouring in some of the details at any time of year.
This is by far the hardest of our sugar skull tracing pages - will lots and lots of dotted lines for the kids to trace!
This is my favourite of our collection of sugar skull tracing pages. The skeleton's expression just makes me laugh - and I love how he is wearing the hat that you see on many of the skeleton decorations for Day of the Dead.