Medium un-decorated sugar skull made by Reign from their original sugar skull mold. This pre-made skull is ready for your creative touch. medium skull, with a flat back, measures 3.2"h x 2.2"w x 1.5" thick. These ready-made sugar skulls are great for decorating parties !! Sugar Skulls are a traditional folk art from Southern Mexico used to celebrate Day of the Dead. Spirits of the dead are welcomed back to their homes with beautifully decorated altars made by their loved ones. Sugar skulls, marigolds, candles, incense and special foods adorn home altars. Families take the flowers and sugar skulls to the cemetery to decorate the tombs on November 2. Sugar skulls are colorfully decorated with icing, pieces of bright foil, colored sugars and usually bear the name of the deceased loved one being honored. They are easy to make by children and adults, and if kept dry, they can last a year. Make sugar skulls as part of your family tradition to remember your dear, departed loved ones.