This tricky trick-or-treater actually carries his "mummy," rather than the other way around -- her sheet-of-cardboard body is suspended on backpack-style straps.
| Prep Time: Afternoon or Evening | |
| What you need: | |
| Paper towels
Duct tape Plastic gallon milk jug with cap Large googly eye Craft knife Cardboard shipping tube (around 2 inches in diameter) Roll of white crepe paper Pencil 17- by 28-inch sheet of corrugated cardboard (with corrugation running parallel to long sides) 3 yards of 1 1/2-inch-wide blue grosgrain ribbon 7 feet of 1 1/2-inch foam pipe insulation 18- by 28-inch piece of blue felt Fiberfill Adhesive-backed Velcro strips Safety pins Permanent marker From your closet or a thrift store: Footed baby pajamas Long-sleeved child-size shirt to match pajamas Baby hat Pajama pants Slippers Lightweight bathrobe Plain bib | |
| Seasons: Halloween | |
| Materials: cardboard, crepe paper | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | 
MUMMY'S HEAD: Make a nose out of a wadded-up paper towel.
Tape it onto the corner of the milk jug directly opposite the
handle
(diagram 1). Affix the googly eye with a small loop of
tape. With a craft knife, trim the cardboard shipping tube and
cut some slits into one end. Place the slit end over the jug's
opening and apply tape to each tab. Wrap the crepe paper around
the head, securing it as you go (especially at the top of the
head and around the nose) by tucking small loops of duct tape
under it where needed. |
| 2. | 
FRAME: Pencil lines 1 1/2 inches in from each long edge of
the cardboard sheet, then fold back along these lines and tape
the flaps down (this makes the frame sturdier). Use a craft knife
to round the corners and to cut slits for attaching the straps
and head where shown
(diagram 2). Make 2 (2 1/4-inch) slits in the neck tube
and slide it onto the frame. Thread the ribbon through the
shoulder slits to make 2 straps. Tape on the pipe insulation
arms. |
| 3. | 
BABY: To make the baby carrier, fold the felt piece in
half, cut slits for leg holes, and fold a cuff along both top
edges
(diagram 3). Stuff the baby-pajama legs and waist with
fiberfill and thread the legs through the slits. Fold over the
sides of the carrier and tape them down in back. |
| 4. | 
ASSEMBLY: Have your child put on the shirt, hat, pajama
pants, and slippers, and then the frame
(diagram 4). Tie the waist straps in a snug bow in front
and trim any excess ribbon. Trim the frame and lengthen any slits
if needed for a more comfortable fit. Secure the mummy head to
the frame with extra tape. Attach the carrier to the shoulder
straps with Velcro. Drape the robe over the frame and slide the
mummy's arms through the sleeves. Hold the arms so they rest on
the carrier and trim the length as needed. |
| 5. |  Make the hands as shown
(diagram 5), then use Velcro or safety pins to attach them
to the carrier. Pin the robe closed behind your child's back and
at the mummy's neck. Write "I "heart" My Mummy" on the bib with
the marker and tie it on. |
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