Dia de los Muertos with Allie's Familia

Allie's family helped us celebrate Dia de Los Muertos this year. Carlos, Allie's Papa, read I Remember Abuelito, Yo Requerdo Abuelito.We enjoyed the most delicioso South Mexican Tamales, sweet Pan de Muertos (delivered all the way from Mexico), and some savory Abuelita's Hot Chocolate. Allie's Mama, with a handful of girls in her lap, also read a story called Dia de Los Muertos.

¡Muchas Gracias por compartir su cultura con nosotros! Thank you for sharing part of your culture with us!















Gwen LOVED these tamales.




Following photos below, courtesy of Jasmine, mama to Atticus









Yvonne, our beloved visiting artist.

Dia de Los Muertos ~ Manana!

Facepainting by Yvonne

A reminder that our Dia de Los Muertos celebration will be tomorrow at 10:00. If your child is not in attendance on Mondays, you're still welcome to come and join in on the celebration. Allie and her family will help us celebrate part of their heritage and culture.

Dia de Los Muertos

Continuing with embracing the diversity Terra Luz has been blessed with, and bringing about global mindedness, the month of November brings Dia de Los Muertos for Allie and her family, and we are going to celebrate!

Please join us for a Dia de los Muertos fiesta on Monday, November 2nd beginning at 10:00. *If your child is not in attendance that day, please feel free to join us for the celebration.

Allie's family will be here to read a special story, enjoy tamales and delicioso pan de muerto, and some music! Feel free to dress up too, if you're inclined. ;)

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Her family also extends an invitation to all her classmates for a celebration at their home on Sunday November 1st. They will be serving delicious south Mexican tamales, pan de muertos and hot chocolate. They will also have a couple of piñatas en el altar. They want to invite Allie’s classmates to join them. Invitation to follow.

Calaveras and more Confetti Art

Highlights of Our Day
Gorgeous weather today! Spent a good chunk of time outside in the crisp fall weather.
Children helped water the garden again today.

Art
Gwen and Austin began their Confetti Art collages. Gwen enjoyed squeezing the glue directly out of the bottle.

Corbin loves the wooden trains and the cars and schoolbus!

He also enjoys filling the tubs with rocks.



Music
Listened to more Ella Jenkins. Corbin joined us using the sticks, Austin on the tambourine, and Sophia, Lulu, and Gwen on the drums. I'm on the hunt for djembes. We're ready!





We made calavera necklaces today. Each kiddie got to pick out the skull of their choice and got a kick out of wearing them. Will assemble the sugar skulls tomorrow. There just wasn't enough time today!

It was so sweet... Gwen gave Sophia a huge, genuine hug when she saw that Sophia was upset today.