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Resource: Paper Marigold Flowers

  • Writer: Tiz Creel
    Tiz Creel
  • Mar 8
  • 1 min read

Updated: 3 hours ago

Create lifelike paper marigold (cempasúchil) flowers for the Day of the Dead altar.


Resource to create craft paper marigold flowers as a creative tool for play, identity and imagination. Marigolds (Cempasúchil) are iconic orange flowers widely used during the Day of the Dead. Their colour and fragrance are believed to help guide spirits back to the world of the living. Other flowers, such as roses, daisies, and lilies, are common motifs designed onto the skulls to represent life and beauty.



Materials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6t4ya6OPlU
Video tutorial on how to create your own paper marigold flowers.

  • Tissue paper (orange)

  • scissors

  • Staple + staples

  • Rulers and pencils








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