Mummy Pin

Make this silly, scary Mummy Pin and wear it when you go trick or treating.

Mummy Pin Halloween Craft for Kids
Mummy Pin Halloween Craft for Kids


What You'll Need:

Wooden craft stick
White embroidery thread
Glue
2 wiggle eyes
Jewelry pin
Scissors

You can make this pin almost as quickly as you can say the word "Mummy." Wind white embroidery thread around a craft stick over and over. The more thread you wind on, the fatter your mummy will be! Make sure you wrap more thread around the part that is supposed to be the head.

When finished winding, use glue to fasten the thread to the back of the pin. Glue 2 wiggle eyes to the front and a jewelry pin on the back. Make a whole group of mummy pins, and pin them in a big "M" shape on the back of your Halloween costume. M is for Mummy!

I Want My Mummy!

The earliest Egyptian mummies found date back to around 3200 B.C. Back then, people prepared the body by covering it with a natural salt to help dry it out; it was then wrapped in bandages soaked in a type of resin. The organs were removed, and the body was immersed in baking soda for about 40 days. After that, the body was washed, adorned with spices, and wrapped in bandages. The whole process took about 70 days!

For another fun and easy -- but even more creepy -- Halloween decoration you can make yourself, see the next page to learn how to make Spooky Spiders.

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