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Día de los Muertos ofrenda form

Families send a photo and a memory for a shared community altar.

What's inside

Families name the person they remember, upload a photo or say they'll bring a printed one, and share something that person loved and a memory. The thank-you names the person who will be on the altar.

  1. 1
    Your name
  2. 2
    Who are you remembering?
  3. 3
    How will you share their photo?Upload it hereI'll bring a printed photo to the altar
  4. 4
    Their photoOnly if “How will you share their photo?” is Upload it here
  5. 5
    Something they loved
  6. 6
    A memory you'd like to share

Building a community ofrenda

Share the link two to three weeks before November 1. Families need time to find a photo and choose the words.

Print uploaded photos in one size, about 4 by 6 inches, so the altar looks cared for. Keep a place for printed photos families bring on the day.

The something they loved answers tell you what to place beside each photo: a pan dulce, a cup of coffee, a song on the speaker. That is what makes the ofrenda personal.

Read the memories aloud on November 2, if families agree. Return printed photos after the altar comes down, and delete uploaded ones if a family asks.

Community ofrenda questions

What if a family only has a printed photo?

They choose to bring it to the altar, and the upload question stays hidden. Many families keep their only photo of a grandparent on paper. Ask them to write the person's name and their own phone number on the back, then drop it off a day or two before November 1 so you can place it. The responses list shows who chose to bring a photo, so you can check off each one as it arrives.

Can schools use it?

Yes. Students can remember a relative, or a public figure the class has studied. Ask a parent to fill it in with younger children. Close the form a few days before you build the altar, so late entries don't arrive after the photos are printed. For a class altar, set a theme in the intro, such as figures from Mexican history, and tell families the memory question is optional.

Can I collect the replies in Spanish?

Yes. Edit every question and the intro into Spanish before you share the link, or write both languages side by side. Many community altars do both, since grandparents may write more easily in Spanish and grandchildren in English. Keep the examples in the placeholders, like Abuela Rosa and pan dulce, in the language you choose, and read each memory aloud in the language it was written in.

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