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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Jaime JJ says
Hi, I find this great idea through pinterest. I have made cup mummies with my son and I am going to share on my blog
http://frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtails-jaime.blogspot.com/ I am going to link to your blog for the inspiration to make such a cute treat cup. Thanks for sharing and your site is amazing, Jaime@FSPDT
Gianna says
Sometimes when we'd go trick or treating we'd get 3 pillowcases full of candy.. those were the days!
Gianna says
I love inside out reese's peanut butter cups.
Nancy S. says
My favorite candy is Hershey's Symphony Bars.
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Yona says
My favorite memory is when I dressed up as a queen and had this beautiful red velvet robe that my mother customized for me. Of course, I had a crown. I felt so regal. Email: yona(at)pricelesswriters.com
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My favorite candy is Kit Kats (crispy and crunchy) and Twix (ooey and gooey). Email: yona(at)pricelesswriters.com
WWillows6 says
My favorite memory is my grandma having a big party for all her grandchildren when I was 9. We went Trick R Treating first and then came back to fine the inside of her house filled with string to look like a spider web. At the end of each string were little bags of candy. It was so much fun twisting and turning our way through the string web!
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WWillows6 says
My favorite candy is Reese's Peanut Butter cups!
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Renee says
My favorite candy is heath bars.
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amy16323 says
favorite candy is Reese's PB cups
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blueeyeleo says
my favorite memory is the first time I got to go trick or treating without my parents going along and went with about 6 friends we had a blast
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my favorite candy is caramel
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My favorite candy is Snickers!
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kngmckellar says
My memory is that I had an old witch mask and wore it quite a few years.