Three-Tier Día de Muertos Altar with Sugar Skulls
Coloring guide
At the top of this three-tiered altar sits a framed portrait of a smiling woman wearing a flower crown, with two patterned vases of marigolds and tall candles on either side. Papel picado banners with flower cutouts hang overhead, and marigold branches with leaves climb both sides. On the middle tier, a decorated sugar skull sits on each side of a plate of pan de muerto, with more candles next to them. The bottom tier has a larger sugar skull in the center, candles of different heights and two more pots of marigolds. Lacy cloths with flower patterns cover every level, and a few petals lie on the tiled floor. Bright orange and yellow suit the marigolds, while pink, turquoise and purple can go on the skull designs. Download and print this free page for screen-free fun at home. Kids who like Sugar Skulls (Día de Muertos) coloring pages usually enjoy Jesus / Bible and Good Friday too.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- tangerine orange
- cream white
- sky blue
- royal purple
- sand tan
- golden yellow
- dark brown
- raspberry
- amber gold
- peach skin
- bronze
- forest green
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Start with the top tablecloth and the portrait frame: color the purple cloth with royal purple, and fill the portrait background with golden yellow while leaving the face in peach skin.
- 2Color the middle tablecloth and both side edges in tangerine orange, then fill the long bottom tablecloth with sky blue.
- 3Fill the bread and its top with amber gold, and color the frame and the sugar skulls' details with dark brown and tangerine orange, keeping the skull eyes and teeth white.
- 4Color the candles in cream white, then add forest green to the leaves and lime green to the right side leaves.
- 5Finish the banners with raspberry and rose pink, and add sand tan to the pillars and floor. Leave the flowers and background white as in the example.
- 6Optional: Add a little bronze shading along the edges of the purple and orange tablecloths for a bit more depth.
More Sugar Skulls (Día de Muertos) Coloring Pages
Grinning Sugar Skull with Daisy Forehead and Hearts
Marigold Crown Sugar Skull with Flower Petal Eyes
Bow Tie Kitten in Sugar Skull Style
Sugar Skull Lady in a Flower Hat with Papel Picado
Mariachi Skeleton Sugar Skull Strumming a Guitar
Little Sugar Skull Resting on a Marigold Leaf
Table Scene with Three Sugar Skulls and Pan de Muerto
Girl with Sugar Skull Face Paint and Marigold Bouquet
