Cardboard Mummies Craft

Get into the Halloween spirit with these cardboard mummies!

What is Halloween without our favorite mummies?

Cardboard mummies are a perfect Halloween craft because they are eco-friendly, cost-effective, and easy to work with. Cardboard is often free or low-cost, making it accessible for everyone, and its safe, child-friendly nature allows kids to handle it easily.

We had so much fun creating these spooky characters using recycled cardboard! With just a few simple supplies—cardboard, paint, googly eyes, and popsicle sticks —we turned these materials into fun Halloween decorations. Try making your own mummies to add a homemade touch to your Halloween festivities!

This activity is messy but incredibly fun! My boys chose their own googly eyes for the mummies, giving them a unique, personalized touch.

How to create cardboard mummies:

Materials needed:

Recycled boxes
Paint: Gold, black and white
Blue paper
Pom-poms
Popsicle sticks
Paintbrushes
Scissors
All-purpose glue
Glue gun and stick
Pencil

Instructions:

Outline the sarcophagus shape on the cardboard and cut.
Cut 0.5-inch strips from the cardboard.
Paint the sarcophagus and cardboard strips gold.
Cut 0.5-inch strips from blue paper.
Attach the blue paper strips to the gold-painted sarcophagus.
Attach the gold cardboard strips along the edges of the sarcophagus.
Outline and cut a mummy shape from the cardboard.
Paint the cardboard mummy black and let it dry.
Glue a pom-pom on top of a popsicle stick.
Dip the bottom of the popsicle stick in white paint and stamp onto the mummy from head to bottom, leaving small gaps.
Let the white paint dry.
Attach the googly eyes to the mummy.