Children's Hacienda

Pottery is one of the oldest traditions in our country. Have you ever tried making a piece?

Catrinas were originally designed by Guadalupe Posada, and today they're crafted across Mexico. Want to try making your own in Michoacán's traditional style?

Through song, dance, and storytelling, we'll journey to the landscapes of Michoacán. We'll delve into its funerary traditions, rhythms, verses, and chants to craft our musical offering.

Come explore a little cemetery like those in the villages along Lake Pátzcuaro. Discover: what do they place on the graves of deceased children? Listen to never-before-told legends from a fisherman—the great storyteller, Paco Cuentos.

Have you ever made Mexican papier-mâché crafts? Did you know that with just paper, you can create the most original and beautiful folk art for your altar? Learn Mexican cartonería techniques and teach them to your friends!

A fun game to learn how a monarch butterfly is born. Take turns to face some of the challenges these butterflies encounter... as if you were one of them!

Wooden masks are a cherished tradition in Michoacán. Would you like to make one?

Here, you'll learn how to make delicious sugar butterflies, like the 'alfeñiques' traditionally placed on offerings for the souls of children in the towns around Lake Pátzcuaro.

Come have fun and learn to sing to the girls and boys who have departed this world. Play with the host, discover objects placed on children's graves, and decorate them with these items

Create your own lovely butterfly puppet to dance in a tiny theater. How will you decorate it? What will you call it? Will it carry the spirit of Michoacán's souls, fluttering back to visit the living world?

Listen up and watch closely—what you're about to see is unlike anything you've ever seen! You'll be thinking: 'Can I even make something like that?

A special space for the little ones (ages 3 to 6). Here, they can enter with an adult and take part in decorating a wooden horse, like those placed for deceased children in Michoacán. A unique experience you've likely never tried before.

Take a photo with your loved ones beside the hand-carved wooden horses, similar to those used in Cuanajo's rituals when a young soul departs

A skull pedaling a bicycle—with butterfly wings that flutter as you ride! Come see it to believe it!