Today we have free printable Day of the Dead coloring pages for kids of all ages and adults too. This fun coloring activity is part of our Day of the Dead collection to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos whether you are in Mexico, the United States or anywhere in the world…
Day of the Dead skull coloring sheets for children
With two versions, these Day of the Dead skull coloring sheets printables are perfect for children who love to color and draw.
Day of the Dead coloring sheets for children
Grab your favourite pens and pencils and use these two designs to draw and colour sugar skulls.
This article is part of our Day of the Dead activities and crafts resources.
:: pens and pencils in bright colours
There are two designs of sugar skull colouring sheets to choose from.
Style one, shown above, is a complete skull design that you can customise with your favourite colours.
Style two is simpler, with just a basic eye, nose, and mouth outline. This one encourages you to draw your own design. You can use the style guide printable as a starting point and then enjoy adding your own creative ideas.
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Day of the Dead and Drawing
Since ancient times, Mexican people have seen skulls as an important symbol of life. Now students have some help learning how to draw a Day of the Dead skull, and a few ideas for how to decorate one.
Day of the Dead skulls represent a departed loved one and are usually placed on an altar, an ofrenda, as an offering to the spirit of the dead. They are often highly decorated, including the deceased person’s name. This tutorial will help students draw a simple skull, and give them some ideas for how to add flowers and other fun and pretty shapes.
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Why Draw with Guides?
You may have noticed that all of the tutorials on this website have a dashed vertical line and horizontal line running through the center of each step. If students make their own centered lines on their own paper, before drawing, they will have an easy reference to follow. All they need to do is fold their sheet of paper in half both ways, make a crease, and unfold. The best part is, by the time the drawing is done and colored in, the creases will have disappeared!
This Day of the Dead printable set include 5 coloring pages:
- one coloring page featuring a calavera with a funny hat and a guitar
- one coloring sheet featuring two Day of the Dead animals
- one page featuring a dancing Catrina
- one coloring page featuring a guitar with other Day of the Dead elements like sugar skulls
- one coloring sheet featuring a beautiful altar
Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, in Spanish, is a celebration that happens in Mexico and many other places, to remember those who have left us, and come back to visit us during a special day.
Personally, I believe it’s a really beautiful tradition. Some families hang out in nature (naturaleza) and read the bible (biblia), but my family (familia) likes to get together, eat sugar skulls, and children (niños and niñas) watch their favorite cartoons (dibujos animados) while the elders make crafts (artesanias).
Families get together during Dia de muertos to eat pan de muerto, tamales, and drink champurrado. Some people like to dress up as La Catrina, too!
Free Printable Day of the Dead Coloring Pages for Kids
Ok, they can be adult coloring pages too .
Printable coloring pages help kids improve their motor skills, stimulate creativity, learn color awareness, improve focus and hand to eye coordination, and much more. Even older kids will enjoy this great way to spend time together which is so much fun on a holiday.
Download our Day of the Dead Coloring Pages!
Beautiful Day of the Dead Printables & Kids Crafts
And if you are looking for even more Day of the Dead activities, look no further. Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by making masks with paper plates, make colorful papel picado, and even learn how to make the prettiest marigold with tissue paper…
- Barbie lovers! There’s a new Barbie Day of the Dead and it’s so beautiful!
- Kids will love coloring these sugar skull coloring pages!
- Make this Day of the Dead sugar skull printable puzzle
- Dia De Muertos hidden pictures worksheet you can download, print, find & color!
- How to make papel picado for Day of the Dead traditions.
- Make a Day of the Dead mask from paper with this template.
- Use this template to make a sugar skull pumpkin carving.
- Create your own Day of the Dead flowers.
- Make a sugar skull planter.
- Color along with this Day of the Dead drawings tutorial.
- We have the best Day of the Dead facts!
Which Day of the Dead coloring pages was your family’s favorite coloring activity?
