[header] How to make a day of the dead mask [title] Learn about the day of the dead before starting on your mask project. [step] You can research images online or teach students a more extensive history of the holiday. The person creating the mask should understand how a skeleton mask is traditionally decorated. 
[title] Find a mask template online, if you cannot draw a skull shape freehand. [step] You can do an internet search for day of the dead masks, calavera template or calaca template.