Day of the Dead Party, Kid Approved

1. Medium dice strawberries and put into a blender with the water and sugar. Puree until smooth, set aside.

1. Mix ingredients and pour over ice (or freeze halved strawberries like I did in place of ice cubes). Serve and enjoy!

Virgin Strawberry Skull Margarita for the Girls!

• Trader Joe's Strawberry Lemonade
• Frozen Strawberries as ice cubes

Glitter Ice Cubes 

Of course I had to make glitter skull ice cubes to keep the lemonade chilled. Super easy but makes such a statement.

Instructions

• Fill ice cube trays with water and glitter
• Add anything else that will look cute, ha!
• I spray painted skull rings and added them to the trays
• Freeze and enjoy the sparkle. Please do not use in the drinks. Just in the ice bucket for presentation.

Sugar Skull DIY

Now that we got the most important part out of the way, let's talk party decor! I think Sugar Skulls are absolutely beautiful and I wanted to create a bunch of different ones in all sorts of colors but on a budget. They are so so easy to make and the possibilities are endless. I used plastic skulls and also large felt skulls but you can use most of the materials for both.

Materials

• White skeleton skulls ($1 each)
• Spray paint in your choice of colors
• Gems
• Glitter
• Paint
• Small paint brush
• Hot glue gun
• Mod Podge
• Sharpies

Instructions

• Using paint or spray paint cover the entire skull and let dry
• Get inspo from Pinterest 
• Use Mod Podge in the eyes
• Sprinkle with glitter and empty extra in a cardboard box so you can reuse
• Add the gems with the hot glue gun
• Then add the paint designs with a small brush
• Use a sharpie to outline the teeth
• Add flowers to the top if desired

Crafts

I am a firm believer that if you give the kids something cool enough to do they will let you enjoy the party as well. Most of my kids table set-ups involve a craft of some kind. For this party, Moorea was excited to help me from the beginning so I thought of a cool craft that she could do to prep for the party

Painted Bamboo Silverware

One of my favorite inexpensive additions to any party are custom painted silverware. This idea works really well with the bamboo silverware. I made a color pallette for Moorea with non-toxic paints and let her go at it. She definitely has her Mamas creative bug in her.

Sugar Skull Magnets

The craft that I had on the table for this party was a make your own sugar skull magnet. It kept them occupied for just enough time for the Mamas to have fun!

Materials:

• Foam or felt sugar skull cutouts
• Markers
• Glue
• Gems
• Stick on magnets

You can also do the same thing for these large skull cutouts and really dress up your backdrop or mantle.

And sugar skull cookies are a must! Your littles could decorate them or have a professional like Amy Cakes and Sweet Treats make them like I did!

 And most importantly surround yourself with uplifting, real and loving people. 

 And ALWAYS HAVE FUN!

xo, Pamelyn