Mummy Paper Plate Craft
Get spooky this Halloween with a mummy paper plate craft that’s equal parts creepy and cute. With just a paper plate, a little paint, and some crinkled strips of paper, kids can whip up their very own bandaged buddy. It’s an easy project that looks festive on a wall, door, or classroom display — and those big googly eyes peeking through the wrinkled “bandages” are guaranteed to make everyone smile.
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Materials for This Mummy Paper Plate Craft
How to Make a Mummy Paper Plate Craft
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Gather all of your supplies including a paper plate, black paint, googly eyes, white and cream paper, scissors, glue or pop-dot tape, and a marker.
Step 2: Cut the Paper Strips
Cut the white and cream construction paper into long strips.
Step 3: Crumple the Bandages
Crumple the strips so they look like wrinkled mummy bandages. Connect the strips together using pop-dot tape.
Step 4: Paint the Plate Black
Paint the front of the paper plate with black acrylic paint and let it dry completely.
Step 5: Add the Eyes
Glue two large googly eyes onto the top center of the plate.
Step 6: Start Wrapping
Begin gluing the paper strips across the plate, layering them so the eyes are still partly visible.
Step 7: Keep Wrapping
Continue adding strips until the plate looks like it has been wrapped in mummy bandages.
Step 8: Trim the Edges
Trim off any strips that hang past the edges of the plate.
All done!
Your spooky mummy is ready to display for Halloween!
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