Have fun with your kids and make a fun Halloween Craft! This spooky Mummy Bucket is so easy to make and can be filled with your favorite Halloween candies!
Last year we hosted our kid's Halloween party and many of the neighborhood kids attended. They all created a mummy bucket to use on Beggars' Night.
It was so fun to see them come to my door and shout "Trick or Treat" while holding out their crafty pail to receive their treat.
This project is so simple that with a little guidance even very young kids can create their own bucket. If you decide to do this project this Halloween, try to buy your buckets at the end of the summer. They go on clearance then and you will have a lot of pails to choose from.
Supplies
1 beach pail (any color)
1 roll of gauze (3" x 4.5')*
2 wiggly eyes
glue (or double stick tape)
*I purchased these short rolls of gauze at the dollar store.
Squeeze glue out in three lines down one side of your bucket (or put one or two strips of double stick tape down one side of your bucket).
Stick one end of the gauze over the glue and begin to wrap the gauze around the bucket.
Wrap the gauze up and around the bucket gently pressing it into the glue. The end of the gauze will most likely not end up over the glue or tape, so glue or tape it down.
Pull two layers of gauze apart a few inches down from the top of the bucket.
Glue or tape two wiggly eyes onto the bucket. I like to use two different size eyes to make the mummy look a little silly.
Each of these mummy buckets will cost just a few dollars and can be used for Trick or Treat or can be filled with candy and given as gifts.
If you are looking for more ideas for Halloween, be sure to check out my Halloween Baskets for Kids and all of my Halloween recipes.
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Shooting Stars Mag says
i have memories of those houses you could not miss. my neighborhood never did much, but we'd go to other places and it was a lot of fun. i know one street had a lot of their neighbors at ONE house so you'd go in a circle in the yard and grab from each bucket.
-lauren
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Ashley says
I'm a follower. I love kit kats!!
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Krista says
Well, an easier question might be what's NOT my favorite candy? LOL. I love Reeses Pieces, Kit Kats, and all things Cadbury. =)
Brenda says
My favorite candy is Twix!
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julis55 says
Without question, my favorite candy is Reese's Pieces. I am a GFC follower.
llinda29 says
My fave is candy corn
tawnda says
it all depends on my mood... but 1 common ingredient seems to be chocolate! (peanut butter cups, milky way, and can't leave out a big, thick plain bar of chocolate...)
Bacallsmom says
It's a tossup between M&Ms and candy corn. I don't dare keep either one around. 😉
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mogrill says
I like Sixlets!
Thanks for the chance.
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Cyndi says
My favorite candy ever is reeses peanut butter cups.
Amber says
Twix bars are my favorite candy!
Thank you for the giveaway 🙂
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mttsmm7 says
Beggars nite memory: There is a neigborhood in our area that has everyone outside giving out apple cider and doing haunted houses because everyone wanted to joib in the festivities but didn't have a lot of money
mttsmm7 says
My favorite memeory is making a M&M costume out of fabric I found in our attic.
mttsmm7 says
My favorite candy is heath toffe bars
DARLA KIDDER says
My favorite candy is Rolo's.
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abfantom says
My favorite candy is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
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Denise S. says
My favorite memory is making a homemade spaghetti costume out of shredded paper at the last minute because my mom wouldn't let me trick-or-treat without a costume.
Denise S. says
My favorite candy is Milky Way bars.
peg42 says
Your Twilight Quesadilla rocks. This is so neat looking and really doesn't sound to complicated.
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peg42 says
A couple of years ago, I was walking with my kids and this guy, dressed up as a zombie was following us. My kids were little at the time, so I didn't say anything to them, but boy was I wierded out. I was actually afraid. I told them that we were done for the night and that I had more treats for them at home and we headed directly home.
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