2nd grade Sugar Skulls/suns

This year in second grade I decided to try a new lesson.  I have always been fascinated with the are of Mexico but have never attempted to do a Sugar skull lesson. I found some on Pinterest that sparked my interest. (dont mind the rhyme).  My biggest challenge was how to present this lesson for the few students I have who are Jehovah Witness. Since Sugar Skulls originate from the Holiday of Day of the Dead, this was going to be hard with students that cannot celebrate or have really much to do with any type of holiday. I contacted the parents first and explained what the holiday was, and that it really is part of Mexican culture.  The parents agreed they wanted their child to learn about the culture but didnt want them to do a sugar skull, so I modified theirs to be a sun design, since the Mexican culture and arts use the sun for much of their art and symbols.  I had the students watch some utube videos of Dia de los Muertos and then a small presentation I put together on SMART board.  They students were really modivated and excited.  It helped that the Book of Life movie was out in theatres also!  Students used a tracer to create the skull or sun.  They used markers to color a design they did in pencil first.  Then they measured out a border and chose two things from their designs that they could repeat to create a pattern around the edge.  They then colored those in oil pastel.  Then they glued the skull/sun on.