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SUPPLIES NEEDED TO BUILD A NICHO A box Glue Scissors (Remember to have an adult help you use scissors) Craft supplies that you like could be: • Magazines for collaging • Glitter • Beads • Markers, crayons, and colored pencils Include something that reminds you of your loved one. • Have an adult help you make a copy of a photograph • Sculpt your loved one out of clay • Draw a picture of them or something that was meaningful to them Before we make our nichos, let’s do some planning! Fill out the blanks to help you create your nicho. You can use the information that you put in the blanks to help you think of ideas for your nicho. I dedicate this nicho to _______________________________________ ________________________. They were important to me because _______________________________________________________________. Something they used to love is ______________________________ ______________________. Something we used to do together is _______________________________________________________________. I will make this nicho so that they can visit me on Día de los Muertos. Now it’s time to get creative! While this nicho honors your loved one, it is yours to create however you like. There is no right or wrong way to remember and love our ancestors! BUILD YOUR OWN: DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS NICHO For more learning and educational activities, visit the Arizona History Digital Hub at azhs.org. Flagstaff | Tempe | Tucson | Yuma EEP21-049 09/21 Nichos are small, decorative boxes that commemorate the lives of our ancestors. We make them for Día de los Muertos to show our ancestors we still remember and honor them. Día de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition with roots in Indigenous culture. Unlike Halloween, Día de los Muertos isn’t a time where ghouls and goblins walk among us but a time where people pay respects to their ancestors and their ancestors can, in turn, visit them. People celebrate the life and the legacy of their ancestors, but remember that everything must pass in its time. You can dedicate your nicho to whomever you like—a family member, a pet, a famous person, anyone who is important to you.
Transcript of BUILD YOUR OWN: DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS NICHO
SUPPLIES NEEDED TO BUILD A NICHO
� A box
� Glue
� Scissors (Remember to have an adult help you use scissors)
� Craft supplies that you like could be:
• Magazines for collaging
• Glitter
• Beads
• Markers, crayons, and colored pencils
� Include something that reminds you of your loved one.
• Have an adult help you make a copy of a photograph
• Sculpt your loved one out of clay
• Draw a picture of them or something that was meaningful to them
Before we make our nichos, let’s do some planning! Fill out
the blanks to help you create your nicho. You can use the
information that you put in the blanks to help you think of
ideas for your nicho.
I dedicate this nicho to _______________________________________
________________________. They were important to me because
_______________________________________________________________.
Something they used to love is ______________________________
______________________. Something we used to do together is
_______________________________________________________________.
I will make this nicho so that they can visit me on Día de los
Muertos.
Now it’s time to get creative! While this nicho honors your
loved one, it is yours to create however you like. There is no
right or wrong way to remember and love our ancestors!
BUILD YOUR OWN: DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS NICHO
For more learning and educational activities, visit the Arizona History Digital Hub at azhs.org.
Flagstaff | Tempe | Tucson | YumaEEP21-049 09/21
Nichos are small, decorative boxes that commemorate the lives of our ancestors. We make them for Día de los Muertos to
show our ancestors we still remember and honor them. Día de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition with roots in Indigenous
culture. Unlike Halloween, Día de los Muertos isn’t a time where ghouls and goblins walk among us but a time where people
pay respects to their ancestors and their ancestors can, in turn, visit them. People celebrate the life and the legacy of their
ancestors, but remember that everything must pass in its time. You can dedicate your nicho to whomever you like—a family
member, a pet, a famous person, anyone who is important to you.
PARA CONSTRUIR UN NICHO, SOLO HAY QUE
CONSEGUIR LO SIGUIENTE:
� Una cajita
� Pagamento
� Tijeras (Favor de pedir un adulto que te ayude con las tijeras)
� ¡Suministros artesanías que te gusten! Por ejemplo:
• Revistas para collages
• Brillantina
• Talones
• Marcadores, crayones, y lápices de color
� Alguna cosa que representa a su ser querido.
• Pedir un adulto hacerle copias de fotografías
• Esculpir su ser querido usando barro
• Dibujar una pintura de ellos o algo
significante de su vida
¡Antes de construir los nichos, hay que planearlo! Llenen los
blancos para ayudar a crear su nicho. Se puede usar la
información que escriben en los blancos para ayudar a
inspirar ideas para su nicho.
Dedico este niche para _______________________________________
________________________. Fueron importantes en vida porque
_______________________________________________________________.
Algo que querían mucho era _________________________________
______________________________. Algo que hacíamos juntos era
_______________________________________________________________.
Haré este nicho para que me visiten en el Día de los Muertos.
¡Ahora es el tiempo para ser creativos! Aunque este nicho
es para honrar a un ser querido, es suyo para crear como
sientes inspirado. ¡No hay manera incorrecta o correcta para
recordar y amar a nuestros antepasados!
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS NICHOS ARTESANÍAS
For more learning and educational activities, visit the Arizona History Digital Hub at azhs.org.
Flagstaff | Tempe | Tucson | YumaEEP21-049 09/21
Los Nichos son pequeñas cajas decorativas que conmemoran las vidas de nuestros antepasados. Las hacemos para el Día de
los Muertos para demostrar a nuestros antepasados que siguen en nuestras memorias y para honrarlos. El Día de los Muertos
es una tradición mexicana con raíces de la cultura indígena. Diferente a “Halloween”, Día de los Muertos no es una temporada
donde los espantes y demonios caminan a nuestro alrededor, sino una temporada para demostrar respeto a nuestros
antepasados y, de vuelta, nuestros antepasados nos visitan. Las personas celebran la vida y el legado de sus antepasados,
pero también recuerdan que todo en su debido tiempo tiene que pasar. Pueden dedicar su nicho a cualquier persona que
deseen—un familiar, una mascota, una persona famosa, o cualquier persona que sea importante en su vida.
