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    Home » Halloween Crafts, Games, Parties

    Halloween Craft - Mummy Bucket

    Published: Jul 11, '10 · Modified: Oct 19, '20 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

    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!

    halloween craft mummy bucket

    When I was a kid my favorite two hours of the entire year happened on the evening of October 31st. Growing up in suburbia had it's share of fun, but nothing was more fun than spending an evening dressed in a homemade costume racing from house to house begging for candy. Arriving at home after two full hours of running I was exhausted but filled with anticipation. I would pour my pillow case filled with treasures onto the kitchen table and sit in utter amazement.  All of these delectable sweets were mine.  The trading would begin immediately as my brothers and sister and I would swap candies for our favorites, being sure to create a pile of Mounds and Almond Joy bars for my mom. There aren't too many candies that I don't enjoy, but of course I have my favorites.  I love Twizzlers, Swedish Fish, Tootsie Rolls and Reese's Cups. I gave away anything sour and was more than glad to swap out bags of chips for a candy bar. I treasured my candy bars and had a special place in my heart for those households that passed out full size bars. There was one house in the neighborhood that could not be missed and often we stopped by more than once in an evening. The man of the house worked for Hostess and they always had a Hostess character in their yard to  greet us. Every year we would meet a new character and get a different product. I'll never forget the year they passed out tiny loaves of Wonder Bread.  I went back three times. We had so much fun making cute little sandwiches on that bread.

    Now many years later our house is the place to be on Beggars' Night.  Our house is always decorated and we pass out really fun candy like Pez, Halloween Peeps, or Nerds Ropes.  Someday an adult will think back on Beggars' Night and fondly remember the lady on the block that always passed out the coolest candy and that lady they will be remembering will be me.

    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.

    Mummy Buckets

    supplies needed to decorate halloween bucket

    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.

    kids crafts halloween

    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 gauze over glue and begin to wrap gauze around the bucket.

    how to decorate Halloween 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.

    easy halloween craft

    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 about $2.

    Be sure to check out all the Halloween recipes here on Hungry Happenings.

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    1. Shooting Stars Mag

      July 16, 2010 at 9:27 pm

      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
      lauren51990 AT aol DOT com

      Reply
    2. Ashley

      July 16, 2010 at 12:32 am

      I'm a follower. I love kit kats!!

      hewella1 at gmail dot com

      Reply
    3. Krista

      July 16, 2010 at 12:03 am

      Well, an easier question might be what's NOT my favorite candy? LOL. I love Reeses Pieces, Kit Kats, and all things Cadbury. =)

      Reply
    4. Brenda

      July 15, 2010 at 5:28 pm

      My favorite candy is Twix!

      covertpeace(at)gmail(dot)com

      Reply
    5. julis55

      July 14, 2010 at 11:33 am

      Without question, my favorite candy is Reese's Pieces. I am a GFC follower.

      Reply
    6. llinda29

      July 13, 2010 at 8:49 pm

      My fave is candy corn

      Reply
    7. tawnda

      July 13, 2010 at 8:20 pm

      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...)

      Reply
    8. Bacallsmom

      July 13, 2010 at 7:20 pm

      It's a tossup between M&Ms and candy corn. I don't dare keep either one around. 😉

      bbentry [at] aol [dot] com

      Reply
    9. mogrill

      July 13, 2010 at 6:45 pm

      I like Sixlets!
      Thanks for the chance.
      mogrill@comcast.net

      Reply
    10. Cyndi

      July 13, 2010 at 3:08 am

      My favorite candy ever is reeses peanut butter cups.

      Reply
    11. Amber

      July 13, 2010 at 2:44 am

      Twix bars are my favorite candy!
      Thank you for the giveaway 🙂
      hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

      Reply
    12. mttsmm7

      July 13, 2010 at 2:32 am

      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

      Reply
    13. mttsmm7

      July 13, 2010 at 2:30 am

      My favorite memeory is making a M&M costume out of fabric I found in our attic.

      Reply
    14. mttsmm7

      July 13, 2010 at 2:29 am

      My favorite candy is heath toffe bars

      Reply
    15. DARLA KIDDER

      July 13, 2010 at 1:45 am

      My favorite candy is Rolo's.
      luckylady4163@yahoo.com

      Reply
    16. abfantom

      July 13, 2010 at 12:35 am

      My favorite candy is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

      abfantom at yahoo dot com

      Reply
    17. Denise S.

      July 12, 2010 at 11:35 pm

      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.

      Reply
    18. Denise S.

      July 12, 2010 at 11:34 pm

      My favorite candy is Milky Way bars.

      Reply
    19. peg42

      July 12, 2010 at 11:29 pm

      Your Twilight Quesadilla rocks. This is so neat looking and really doesn't sound to complicated.
      Thanks again
      rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

      Reply
    20. peg42

      July 12, 2010 at 11:26 pm

      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.
      Thanks again
      rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

      Reply
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