Día de los Muertos
Celebrate Day of the Dead with us all month long this October
Come see our altar at the library and add a picture or special items for your beloved ones to the ofrenda.
Día de Muertos mystery bags will be available for pick-up each of the following Fridays in October at 4 p.m.: October 15 & October 29.
Celebra el Dia de los Muertos todo el mes de Octubre
Visita nuestro altar y añade una foto o recuerdo de tus seres queridos en la ofrenda. Kits sorpresa para llevar estarán disponibles los viernes 15 y 29 de Octubre.
Online Resources to Celebrate The Day of the Dead
Learn about this traditional Mexican holiday that honors our beloved lost ones.
Aprende sobre esta celebración tradicional para honrar a nuestros antepasados.
Book Lists
Check out these great books from our library!
- Board Books, Picture Books, and Easy Nonfiction
- Junior Fiction and Nonfiction
- Spanish and Bilingual
- Don’t forget to check hoopla online for some a great Día de los Muertos ebook selection!
Make
- Cempasuchil paper flower
The Cempasuchil, or “flowers of the dead” (flor de muerto), are marigold flowers that have a very special symbolism and decorate altars and graves everywhere on Día de los Muertos.
You can make your own paper version of it by following this tutorial or watch this video tutorial here. - At-Home with National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA)
NMMA En Casa with the National Museum of Mexican Art.
Chicago’s National Museum of Mexican Art has some great Día de Muertos activities that both children and adults can enjoy! Please check https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/families
Educational & Fun videos
- What is Day of the Dead? | National Geographic
- Celebrate Día de los Muertos with Global Wonders
- Día de los Muertos by Film School Shorts
- Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) by Rockalingual
- Día de los Muertos | Elena of Avalor | Disney Junior
- Día de los Muertos: Young People’s Ofrenda (Young People’s Altars).
A collaborative project of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and El Colegio Charter School. - El Día de los Muertos en Mexico (In Spanish).
Introduces the Mexican tradition of Día de los Muertos visually showing many of the customs.
Music
- Miguel – Remember Me (Dúo) (From “Coco”/Official Lyric Video) ft. Natalia Lafourcade
- Las Calaveras Salen De su Tumba, CHUMBALA CACHUMBALA – EducaBabyTV Canciones Infantiles
- Hasta los Muertos Salen a Bailar – Tish Hinojosa
- Calaveras y Diablitos – Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
- Cumbia De Los Muertos – Ozomatli
- Viva Calaca! by the art director and designer Ritxi Ostáriz, and based on the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration
- Skeletitos Sing-along
- La Llorona – Angela Aguilar
Learn More!
- Día de los Muertos Virtual Classroom
This amazing learning space is a great one-stop resource to learn everything about Day of the Dead. It was put together by The Heritage Team Extraordinaire, a group of educators all over the United States and beyond that worked together on this project to bring you a comprehensive virtual Día de los Muertos learning experience.