Trader Joe's Fans Are Snapping up These Under $11 'Day of the Dead' Planters

Día de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday honoring those who have passed away. 

Calaveras, the decorative skulls associated with the celebration, is a popular motif that is being embraced by Trader Joe's this year, with several planters that are selling out quickly. 

"Sugar skulls" have become beloved in many households, and these planters are practically flying off shelves. Make some extra room in your budget and see which one will be your new favorite.  

Price: $10.99 

On the Day of the Dead, children are traditionally given skull-shaped candy made from cane sugar. However, the typical decorative motif of sugar skulls has been adopted into several non-edible forms, such as ceramic planters. 

Trader Joe's has included premium foliage in these planters, including philodendron, peperomia, and calathea plant varieties; however, specific plants will vary by regional location. 

Price: $7.99 

Día de los Muertos is for honoring departed loved ones, and some of our loved ones are often pets. In honor of furry friends no longer with us, 

Trader Joe's has dog and cat planters painted with the sugar skull motif more often seen on human-shaped skulls. Each planter includes a hardy haworthia succulent that requires minimal care. 

Price: $4.99

Grab a colorful, miniature version of the sugar skull planters that are meant to evoke the happy memories of our departed loved ones. 

Each small skull planter includes a tiny succulent that is low maintenance and an easy plant for novices. 

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is traditionally celebrated on Nov. 1–2, so it melds nicely with Halloween celebrations and decor. 

In the hustle and bustle of trying to find the best decorations and save the most money, it can be easy to forget that these holidays are about honoring those who have passed. 

Associating a happy memory of a loved one no longer with us with a specific sugar skull planter is an excellent way to have a happy reminder of them daily.