So I fully intended to make and post these super easy craft stick mummies that make a great classroom or party craft. They’re fast, use very few supplies, and don’t involve anything intricate. Kids love them, and they are cute. Couldn’t ask for too much more :)
But if you know me, I like color.
White is so BORING, so I thought I would play around with my mummies today and add a little color. I’m thinking it probably would have been better to stick with purple or orange, but I chose pink and black. Why? Well, I was actually thinking along the lines of a “girl” mummy for the pink and then the black I just thought would look cool…
I’m not really sure what to think of these. I think they look like Ninjas. Hmm. Would be great for a ninja birthday party huh? Anyone having one of those soon? He he. Oh well, they’re cute, they’re easy, what’s not to like. ;)
To make this craft into a kit, drop a craft stick, two eyes and several strips of felt into a sandwich bag. Print instructions (below) and tape to the front of the bag, or fold them and place them inside.
Would be fun at a party to stick the mummy craft kit into the Monster Treat Bags!
And aren’t these craft stick ninja ornaments from Happy Hooligans totally adorable?? Complete with belts, I love it!
Craft Stick Mummies (and Ninjas??)
Supplies
- jumbo craft sticks
- felt cut into 1/2 strips
- 2 small wiggle eyes
- felt glue or a hot glue gun
Instructions
- Glue wiggle eyes to the craft stick. Glue strips of felt around the craft stick, just don’t cover up the eyes. Each time you come to the end of a strip of felt, stop it in the back of the stick and glue in place, trim if needed. This keeps all the odd cut bits at the back. ;)
- Glue one last strip of felt to the back of the mummy and wrap it around the front as arms. Cross the arms and glue together, trim ends.
Notes
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Donella says
October 4, 2014 at 2:38 pmJust how I like crafts–super easy and fun. (And the colored ones do kinda look like ninjas.) I’ve included the mummies in my craft stick project roundup here: http://productivewahm.com/26-craft-stick-projects-for-every-letter-of-the-alphabet/
Amanda Formaro says
October 6, 2014 at 7:34 amThank you for the shout out!
Toqua's Crafts says
October 7, 2011 at 6:20 pmThese are too cute!!
Thanx for sharing!
sofie says
September 10, 2011 at 9:25 pmThese are great, found them just in time for my sons 'scary' birthdayparty next week. Thanks a lot!
Amanda says
October 17, 2010 at 1:52 amThank you Kim! ;)
Ritkiss and Shel – yes this would be a really fun classroom craft! Hope you make it and the kids love it!
shel says
October 14, 2010 at 6:30 pmthank you for sharing this idea! i might need to come up with a classroom activity for my 2nd grader.. this may work. thanks again! :)
Ritkiss says
October 13, 2010 at 5:37 pmI am going to do these with my son's kindergarten class. What a cut craft!
Kim says
October 13, 2010 at 12:14 pmThese are SO cute! Love your Blog!
Amanda says
October 12, 2010 at 11:59 amThanks you guys! Thanks for the feature Stephanie!
Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming says
October 11, 2010 at 2:28 pmHi Amanda These are adorable! I'll be featuring these today! Stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Thanks so much for linking to The Sunday Showcase – I greatly appreciate it! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! ~ Stephanie Lynn
Anonymous says
June 21, 2010 at 9:31 pmI love the ninja idea. I'll be using it as a craft to go along with a kid's book discussion group where we're reading Night of the Ninjas (part of the Magic Tree House series).
Sandy
Creative Craft Ideas says
November 14, 2009 at 3:37 pmThis is such a cute idea. I wish I would have seen these in time for halloween. I will have to bookmark it until next year! so fun…
Anne