On Wednesday, October 26 David's dad Daniel came to kindergarten today to talk to us about Mexico and what it was like to grow up in Mexico City. David had great time helping his dad with the slideshow presentation. Daniel's stories really got us thinking about Mexico in new ways!
Daniel returned to kindergarten the following week to help us make sugar skulls for our ofrenda.
Working in small groups we mixed sugar, water, and meringue powder together in big bowls and then scooped and packed the mixture in to molds to form the shape of the sugar skull. One by one the skulls were tapped out of their molds and left to dry.
To recreate the colorful and intricately decorated Dias De Los Muertos sugar skulls made by Mexican artists we squeezed colorful icing out of the tips of plastic bags and added colorful candies to our sugar skulls once they had dried.
The shared experience of making sugar skulls together provides not only an opportunity to learn through the process of cooking and creating edible art but a fantastic foundation on which to practice the art of storytelling! Be sure to ask your kindergartner to tell you all about making sugar skulls for our Dias De Los Muertos ofrenda!
