Make an eye-popping Sugar Skull with LEGO® Pick a Brick

Sugar skulls. Some find them kind of creepy, others straight-up scary, but one thing’s for sure… they’re absolutely iconic. And they’re eerily cool, too – if we’re talking style and accessories, no other skulls even come close!

Rich in tradition as prevalent symbols within Day of the Dead celebrations, these highly decorative skulls can be made from all kinds of materials, such as sugar, clay or papier-mâché. But here’s another way to make one… using LEGO® bricks!

Plus, there’s no need to work your fingers to the bone to build your super-sweet LEGO Sugar Skull. In fact, with our pre-loaded LEGO Pick a Brick basket, it couldn’t be easier…

‘Head’ on over…

Start by clicking through to the pre-loaded LEGO Pick a Brick basket, containing all the pieces you need to make your Sugar Skull model. Simply place your order, then wait for your – gulp! – delivery to come to your door…

Bricks and bones

When your LEGO bricks arrive, find a comfortable spot, lay out the pieces and get to building – using the instructions to guide you. Why not create a Day of the Dead playlist to listen to while you build? It’ll help get you into the spirit, as it were…

Showcase your skull

Once complete, decide where you’d like to display your macabre masterpiece! Just like traditional sugar skulls, this is an eye-catching, decorative piece – worth showing off not only on the Day of the Dead, but all year round!

X-press yourself

Our pre-loaded LEGO Sugar Skull may be just to your taste (you’ll see we’ve gone for traditional white with pink and purple flowers). But if not, order additional LEGO bricks to customize your model! Maybe you want to embrace the dark side with an all-black build? Or perhaps you want to brighten things up with a colorful rainbow skull? The choice is yours!

So, are you up for bringing a sugar skull to life? You know what to do…