Mummy Pots

Your kids will love making these little mummy pots for storing Halloween Candy. They are so simple and yet so effective. Preschoolers and Kindergartners should manage these without too much trouble and a little assistance, and by First Grade the kids should be able to do this project all by themselves without any trouble.

Mummy Pots

Project Info

Difficulty Slightly challenging
Duration 15-30 minutes
Age 3+
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Materials

  • Googly Eyes
  • Strips of white Muslin / Cheesecloth each about 1/4 inch wide
  • White Glue (e.g. Elmers)
  • White Pipe Cleaners
  • White Styrofoam Drinking Cups

Instructions

    1. Take a pipe cleaner and cut in half. Take one of those halves, fold in half and twist the two halves together. Repeat with the other half of the pipe cleaner (so that you now have two separate twisted lengths of pipe cleaner, each 1/4 length of the original)
    2. Poke the pointed end of one of your twisted pipe cleaners into the side of the cup to form an arm. Bend about 1/4" of the pipe cleaner to 90 degrees inside the cup to secure. Repeat to form a second arm
    3. Now take another pipe cleaner and cut in half. Take one of the halves and cut in half again.
    4. Fold both of the quarter lengths of pipe cleaner in half. These are the feet. As you did for the arms, poke these into the base of the cup and fold over the ends inside to secure.
    5. Put a line of white glue around the rim of the cup about 1/4 inch below the top. Wrap a muslin strip around the rim on top the glue, and then start wrapping the cup in a haphazard fashion. When you reach the end of your strip, put a dab of glue on the cup and secure the end. Then put a new dab of glue, and start wrapping another strip. Continue in this way until the cup is covered to your satisfaction.
    6. Wrap the feet with small muslin strips by following the same process
    7. Glue Googly eyes onto your cup
    8. Fill with Halloween treats.

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    Useful supplies

    - our picks from Amazon for this project:
    Elmer's Glue-All Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue, Extra Strong, 7.625 Ounces, 1 Count (E1324)
    Elmer's Glue-All Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue
    DART 8 Oz White Disposable Coffee Foam Cups Hot and Cold Drink Cup, 100 Count (Pack of 1)
    DART 8 Oz White Disposable Coffee Foam Cups Hot and Cold Drink Cup
    Olicity Cheesecloth, Grade 100, 20x20Inch Hemmed Cheese Cloths for Straining Reusable, 100% Unbleached Cheese Cloth for Cooking, Cheese Making - 6 PCS
    Olicity Cheesecloth
    Beamer 6 Inch Unbleached Soft Pipe Cleaners, 44 Pieces, 1 Bundle - 100% Cotton, Extra Absorbent, Tapered, No Colors Or Dyes, Bendable, Reusable + Beamer Smoke Collectible Sticker
    Beamer 6 Inch Unbleached Soft Pipe Cleaners
    TOAOB 100pcs Plastic Googly Wiggle Eyes Self-Adhesive Round 6mm to 35mm White Sticker Eyes for DIY Crafts Scrapbooking Decoration
    TOAOB 100pcs Plastic Googly Wiggle Eyes Self-Adhesive Round 6mm to 35mm White Sticker Eyes for DIY Crafts Scrapbooking Decoration

    Related Books

    - our picks from Amazon for this project:
    Scholastic Reader Level 2: Spooky Friends
    Scholastic Reader Level 2: Spooky Friends
    Skeleton Meets the Mummy
    Skeleton Meets the Mummy
    Where's My Mummy?
    Where's My Mummy?
    Mummies Made in Egypt (Reading Rainbow Books)
    Mummies Made in Egypt
    Runaway Mummy: a Petrifying Parody
    Runaway Mummy: a Petrifying Parody

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