Great trick-or-treaters with a kooky undead family that glows in the dark!
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| Make a mini mummy family for Halloween! |
Materials
2
plastic bottles, 1-liter size
1
plastic bottle, short and fat, 16 oz. (like a powdered coffee creamer)
1
plastic food storage container, 14 oz. (like a Ziploc Smart Seal small bowl)
2
Styrofoam balls, 5" diameter
2
Styrofoam balls, 4" diameter
1 old
white sheet or 2 yards of muslin
3 rolls
gauze, 4" wide or 2 yards cheesecloth
1 scrap
of cardboard, 6" x 6"
Martha
Stewart Crafts Acrylic Craft Paint, Glow-In-Dark
1 craft
foam sheet, purple
1 craft
foam sheet, black
sand,
beans, or pebbles (for weight)
Tools
2 large
paper cups
5 paper
plates
craft
stick
foam
paintbrush
white
craft glue
scissors
Steps
For Each Mummy
1.
Remove the bottle cap. Add some sand, beans, or pebbles to the bottom of the
bottle for weight. Poke the neck of the bottle into the Styrofoam ball. (Use
the 5" Styrofoam balls for the large bottles and the 4" ball for the
short bottle.) You may need to scrape out some Styrofoam with scissors to make
neck of the bottle fit.
2. Tear
the sheet into long strips about 1" to 2" wide. Make a watered-down
glue mixture in the cup that is half glue and half water. Dip a strip in the
glue-water, squeeze off excess, and wrap it onto the bottle and ball. Continue
wrapping until the mummy is covered.
3. Cut
the gauze into 2"-wide strips. Wrap the mummy completely in gauze.
4.
Dilute the Glow-In-Dark paint with water in a cup, mixing half paint and half
water. Dab the paint-water onto the mummy with a foam paintbrush. Stand the
mummy on a paper plate to dry (as it will drip quite a bit).
5. Cut
two 1" circles out of purple craft foam. Cut four straight strips about 1
1/2" long our of black craft foam. Crisscross two strips over each purple
circle and glue in place. Glue onto the mummy's face about halfway down the
head. Cut a semi-circle smile out of black craft foam and glue below the eyes.
Steps
For Cat Mummy
1. Add
some sand, beans, or pebbles to the plastic bowl for weight. Turn the bowl (lid
on) upside down. Make a slit in the top edge of the bowl with scissors. Poke
one end of a craft stick into the 4" ball. Poke the other end of the craft
stick into the bowl.
2. Cut
two triangle ears out of cardboard. Poke each ear into the top of the Styrofoam
ball. Cut a tail shape out of cardboard. Cut a slit in the side of the bowl and
slide the tail in.
3. Dip
strips of sheet in glue-water, squeeze off the excess, and wrap onto the bowl,
head, ears, and tail. Continue wrapping until the cat mummy is covered.
4. Cut
gauze into 1" to 2"-wide strips. Wrap the cat mummy completely in
gauze.
5. Dab
the Glow-In-Dark paint-water onto the cat mummy with a foam paintbrush. Stand
the cat mummy on a paper plate to dry.
6. Cut
two 1" circles out of purple craft foam. Cut four straight strips about 1
1/2" long. Crisscross two strips over each purple circle and glue in
place. Glue on the cat mummy's face about halfway down the head. Cut a small
circle nose out of black craft foam and glue under the eyes.
