The iconic sugar skull design is often used as a decoration during Dia de los Muertos.
Traditionally, bright colors are used because it’s believed that they symbolize an individual’s vibrant life.
Don’t forget to add accessories!
Credit: Matt Clark
We gave our sugar skull pumpkin a crown of rainbow faux flowers.
Set these aside to dry while you begin carving your sugar skull pumpkin.
Print out our free sugar skull pumpkin stencil.
Cut it out along the pattern edge to create a circle template.
Position the template as desired then draw a pencil circle about one inch wider than the template.
Use white acrylic paint to paint the circle white.
Then, use an awl or a thumbtack to poke holes along the sugar skull pumpkin carving lines.
Remove the stencil and carve along the dotted lines, pushing all the pieces out as you go.
