Mummy Paper Plate Craft ⋆ Parenting Chaos

You know that moment when your kid suddenly decides they need to make something right now? Yeah. This mummy paper plate craft was born from one of those moments. It’s quick, it’s easy, and honestly… it’s kind of adorable.

All you really need is a paper plate, a little paint, and some strips of paper to wrap it up like it just crawled out of a Halloween party.

A mummy paper plate craft with large cartoon eyes and white mummy wraps on a black painted plate, with colorful text that says “Mummy Paper Plate Craft” and “parentingchaos.com.”

What You’ll Need to Make Your Own Paper Plate Mummy Craft

This is one of those crafts where you don’t need anything fancy, just the usual suspects hiding in your craft stash (or that one drawer where everything lives forever).

Paper plate – the cheap white kind works great. Flimsy is fine… mummies aren’t picky.
Black paint – any acrylic or tempera will do. If it gets streaky, that just makes it look spookier.
Construction paper – this is what you’ll “wrap” your mummy with. Snip, tear, zig-zag…whatever your kid decides is mummy fashion today.
Preschool scissors — these little kid scissors are easy for small hands and less likely to cause chaos.
Glue sticks — I grab these in bulk because glue disappears around here faster than Halloween candy.

🧠 Pro tip: If you’re doing this with a group, pre-cutting the mummy wraps saves a TON of time and keeps the sugar-hyped chaos to a minimum.

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How to Make a Mummy Paper Plate Craft

Here’s where the real fun starts. This isn’t the kind of craft that needs clean lines or Pinterest perfection. The charm is in the chaos…because if your mummy looks a little lopsided and wild-eyed? Perfect. That just means it’s authentic.

Step 1: Gather your supplies

Lay everything out before your kiddo’s glue stick mysteriously vanishes into the abyss. If your table isn’t covered in paper scraps within 30 seconds, are you even crafting?

Paper plate, glue stick, preschool scissors, black acrylic paint, and construction paper laid out on a white background.

Step 2: Paint the plate black

Cover that plate in black paint. Don’t stress about making it even, those streaks just make it look like this mummy has seen some things. If your kid goes a little paint-happy and it drips? Even better.

A paper plate painted black next to a tube of black acrylic paint.

Step 3: Cut out mummy wraps

Snip white paper into long strips. Perfect straight lines are for people who don’t craft with preschoolers. Jagged, zig-zag, and “oops I ripped it” are exactly what we’re going for.

Orange construction paper with long strips cut out, scissors beside it.

Step 4: Glue on the wraps

Start layering those strips like you’re wrapping a mummy that just won’t hold still. Overlap them, crisscross them, stick one on upside down. It all works. Just leave a little peek hole for the eyes.

A black painted paper plate with white strips glued diagonally across it and a glue stick beside it.

Step 5: Cut the eye pieces

Big white circles. Medium black circles. Tiny little white dots if you’re feeling extra. If you’ve got the template – awesome. If not, freehand those eyes and embrace the wonkiness.

Black and white paper with large and small circles cut out for mummy eyes, scissors on the side.

Step 6: Build the eyeballs

Stack ‘em: white, black, tiny white shine spot. Instant “BOO!” eyes. If your kid sticks one pupil a little too far off center, congrats, you just made the best mummy face ever.

Two black and white paper eyeballs glued together on orange paper with a glue stick on the side.

Step 7: Give your mummy a face

Glue the eyes under the paper strips so they’re peeking out like a sneaky little Halloween bandit. This is the moment the mummy comes to life (minus the walking part… hopefully).

Paper plate mummy with strips and big cartoon eyes glued in the center, glue stick on the side.

Step 8: Let it dry and show it off

Hang it on the door. Line them up down the hallway. Watch them slowly multiply as your kid insists “we need MORE mummies.” And honestly? They’re not wrong.

A finished mummy paper plate craft with white paper wraps and large cartoon eyes on a black background.

More Halloween Fun

If your kid just wrapped up their mummy and is already asking, “What’s next?” – don’t worry, I’ve got you. Halloween crafts have a way of multiplying fast (kind of like glitter), and I fully support riding that spooky momentum.

Here are a few more Halloween paper plate crafts and activities your little monsters will love:

Vampire Paper Plate Craft — because what’s a mummy without a dramatic friend?
Jack-o’-Lantern Paper Plate Craft — a classic that never fails.
Bat Paper Plate Craft — perfect for hanging around (literally).
Witch’s Brew Science Experiment — because fizzing, bubbling chaos belongs in every Halloween week.
Eyeball Paper Plate Craft — a spooky stare that pairs perfectly with your mummy buddy.
Pumpkin Scented Sensory Rice — because sometimes the best “activity” is dumping, scooping, and pretending not to spill… everywhere.
Mummy Books for Kids — for when your paper plate project turns into a full-on archaeological dig across the living room.

Whether you’re setting up a classroom center, a Halloween party table, or just trying to keep kids busy while you drink coffee in peace, these crafts play really well together.

Grab the Printable Mummy Craft Template

If you want to make this craft extra easy (and avoid the “why won’t my strips fit right?!” meltdown), I’ve got a printable template + visual directions ready to go!

Please Share This Mummy Paper Plate Craft

If this little mummy made you smile (or at least bought you five minutes of quiet), please share it with a friend, your classroom group chat, or pin it to your favorite Halloween board.

That tiny click makes a huge difference and helps more parents and teachers find fun, low-prep activities like this one. Plus… the more mummies out there, the better.