Make: Decorative Día De Los Muertos Calavera with Sandy Roberts!

Learn the history, chemistry, and craft behind making sugar skulls –Calaveras — a traditional part of the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead. Then we’ll learn to make our own and decorate them. As an extra bonus, we’ll make a light-up sugar skull card!

Watch and make LIVE on the Family Maker Camp FB page or on the Make: Kids Youtube channel.

Materials list:

• table sugar
• powdered sugar
• meringue powder
• gel or paste food dyes
• water
• a sugar skull mold (we suggest these)
• bowls and measuring cups
• spoons for mixing
• a sugar skull paper template (we suggest this free one)
• two 5mm LEDs any color
• one 3V coin battery CR2032 or CR2025
• Maker tape or copper tape (we suggest the Paper Circuits kit from MakerShed)

Get more project ideas from Sandy’s book: The Big Book of Maker Camp Projects
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