The nice thing about Dia de los Muertos is that it's got such a lovely sentiment: it's all about re-connecting with loved ones who have passed away. So much better than trying to scare the pants off each other. It's also a super versatile theme, as demonstrated by two parties we had a hand in recently: at one end of the scale, an lavish 30th birthday party in Shoreditch and at the other a DIY kids party.
For the 30th: live gypsy/rock band, giant glitter skulls, clouds of silk hand painted butterflies, updated classic Mexican cocktails in jam jars and a Lily Vanilli cake crawling with edible bugs and dripping with flowers.
For the DIY kids party: all sorts of amazing free printables, including Pin the Bone on the Skeleton, skull printables for illuminated jam jars and skull papel picado, mariachi musical chairs, a pull tab burro pinata, colourful napkins from Tiger, multicolour striped straws from Fred Aldous (waaaay better value for money than anywhere else), face painting and lots of silly dancing.... so. much. fun.
