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Build Your Own Egúngún Costume Activity
Kinesthetic

Build Your Own Egúngún Costume Activity

Bring the spirit of Egúngún festivals into your learning space. This printable activity walks children through gathering meaningful fabrics, layering an Egúngún-inspired costume, and performing a blessing dance that honors ancestors in the Yoruba tradition.
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  • ✓Hands-on maker project rooted in Yoruba culture
  • ✓Printable instructions, vocabulary cards, and blessing prompts
  • ✓Encourages kids to dedicate each costume layer to elders
  • ✓Pairs with our Egúngún lesson for cultural context
  • ✓Great for homeschool, enrichment clubs, or classroom celebrations

Inside the activity

Egúngún costume building
Egúngún blessing dance

About This Resource

Give kids a hands-on way to explore the Egúngún tradition described in our Egúngún: Dancing with the Ancestors article. Learners collect fabrics, bells, and ribbons to build a layered costume, learn Yoruba vocabulary like Egúngún, Aso, Gbedu, and Shepe, and choreograph a blessing dance that keeps ancestors close.