Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Decoration | GlueStick

Create a vibrant sugar skull decoration to celebrate Day of the Dead or Halloween. This paper craft involves coloring, cutting, and gluing, making it a great activity for young makers.

15-30 minutes Ages 3-8 1 step may need help

About This Project

A 15–30 minutes craft for ages 3–8, using supplies you likely already have — Yarn, Scissors, and Markers.

GlueStick supports kids from setup to cleanup. After they choose a project, we guide them through gathering the supplies, making it, and cleaning up when they're done. We'll even help them share it safely with trusted family and friends.

Ad-free and kid-safe library — designed by a mom who wants kids to explore and create independently.

This project is perfect for:

Day of the Dead craft
Halloween decoration
fine motor skill practice
budget-friendly activity
indoor craft

Step 1: Print and Color Your Skulls

May need grown-up help

Ask a grown-up to help you print 4 copies of the sugar skull template onto white paper. Use your crayons, markers, or paints to color each skull. You can make them all look different or all the same!

Day of the Dead Mobile Printable Template

Step 2: Cut Out Your Skulls

Carefully cut out each of the 4 colorful sugar skulls.

Step 3: Fold Your Skulls

Fold each of your cut-out skulls in half, from top to bottom. Make a nice crease in the middle.

Step 4: Make a Yarn Tassel

Ask a grown-up to help you wrap white yarn around your hand about 15 to 20 times. Carefully slide the yarn off your hand. Cut a long piece of white yarn, about as long as your arm. Slide this long piece through the middle of the wrapped yarn and tie a tight knot. This will be the hanger. Cut another shorter piece of white yarn, about 8 inches long. Tie this piece around the bundle of yarn, just below the first knot. Now, cut the loops at the bottom of the yarn bundle to make it fluffy, and trim it so it looks neat.

Step 5: Glue Your Skulls Together

Take one folded skull and put glue all over one of its halves. Place a second folded skull right on top of the glued half. Press them together. Do this again with the third skull, gluing it onto the second. Do it one more time with the fourth skull, but do not glue the very last half yet!

Step 6: Add the Tassel and Hanger

Take the long string from the top of your yarn tassel and place it in the middle of your stacked skulls. Put glue on the last unglued half of the skull stack. Press it down to close the stack, making sure the string is tucked inside and the tassel hangs out the bottom. Tie a knot at the very top of the long string to make a loop. Now you have a hanger for your colorful sugar skull decoration!

Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Decoration | GlueStick

About This Project

Project Tags

Find Supplies