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    Home » Halloween Crafts, Games, Parties

    Halloween Craft - Mummy Bucket

    Modified: Aug 14, '23 · Published: Jul 11, '10 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored 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!

    candy-filled orange and green mummy buckets wrapped in gauze with big googly eyes.

    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

    supplies to make mummy buckets including glue, gauze, tape, and googly eyes.

    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.

    orange bucket with beads of glue and gauze being wrapped around it to make a mummy bucket.

    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.

    an orange bucket wrapped up like mummy with gauze.

    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.

    orange mummy bucket wrapped in gauze with big googly eyes.

    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.

    mummy buckets wrapped in gauze with googly eyes.

    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.

    Halloween baskets filled with candy and toys. A pumpkin pail is filled with a black cat cup and lots of candy and toys. The black cauldron has a eyeball cup along with a pumpkin caring tool, glow sticks, candy bars, and toys.

    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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    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Shooting Stars Mag says

      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 says

      July 16, 2010 at 12:32 am

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

      hewella1 at gmail dot com

      Reply
    3. Krista says

      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 says

      July 15, 2010 at 5:28 pm

      My favorite candy is Twix!

      covertpeace(at)gmail(dot)com

      Reply
    5. julis55 says

      July 14, 2010 at 11:33 am

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

      Reply
    6. llinda29 says

      July 13, 2010 at 8:49 pm

      My fave is candy corn

      Reply
    7. tawnda says

      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 says

      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 says

      July 13, 2010 at 6:45 pm

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

      Reply
    10. Cyndi says

      July 13, 2010 at 3:08 am

      My favorite candy ever is reeses peanut butter cups.

      Reply
    11. Amber says

      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 says

      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 says

      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 says

      July 13, 2010 at 2:29 am

      My favorite candy is heath toffe bars

      Reply
    15. DARLA KIDDER says

      July 13, 2010 at 1:45 am

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

      Reply
    16. abfantom says

      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. says

      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. says

      July 12, 2010 at 11:34 pm

      My favorite candy is Milky Way bars.

      Reply
    19. peg42 says

      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 says

      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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