Halloween is coming up, and that means the kids are excited to dress up, trick-or-treat for sweets, and get a thrill from the spooky decorations! We prefer the not-too-spooky ones, so that they’re kid friendly.

This cat mummy craft is just that – a little spooky, a little cute, and a lot of fun! Kids will be excited to craft a cat as a mummy this Halloween! We found a treasure trove of Halloween crafts for kids in the mummy’s tomb! Check them out to keep the holiday fun alive.

Mummy Kids Craft

With just a few easy steps, kids will be able to bring their feline friend to life all dressed in its spooky Halloween costume!

This mummy cat will add a touch of spooky cuteness to your Halloween decorations, and give kids a chance to work on scissor skills, fine motor skills, and following instructions!

It’s an easy and inexpensive craft to prepare, so grab the supplies and get “wrapped up” in the fun of crafting!

Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Cat template (unlock the image at the end of the post to go to the download page)

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color cut and paste version of cat mummy craft

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this Cat to life!

hands holding printed cat mummy craft template

First, guide your child to glue the ears to the top and back of the cat’s head.

Take the face slit and glue it in the middle, open area of the cat’s head.

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Next, help your child to glue the eyes in the middle of the face slit, one on each side.

Glue the nose to the top of the mouth line.

Finally, encourage your child to glue the tail to the back and side of the cat’s body.

We have so many more fun Halloween activities for your kids to make this time of year, be sure to check them out!

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Halloween Themed Ideas For Kids

This Halloween, you can turn the holiday into an exciting way for kids to learn! Peer into our cauldron filled with spooky yet educational activities that will spark curiosity and creativity.

Our collection of Halloween crafts and activities will delight your little ones, so read on below to find some great ideas. Save the ones they’ll love and get ready to make this holiday a memorable and enriching experience for them!

two side by side examples of cat mummy craft

Children’s Books About Halloween

As parents, we want the best for our children’s education and development, and one of the best and simplest ways to achieve that is by reading with them.

Reading aloud is an excellent opportunity to engage your child’s imagination and encourage them to ask questions, as well as discuss the meaning of the story.

In a world of screens and technology, spending quality time with a good book is an invaluable gift you can give to your child!

Room On The Broom: This has to be one of our favorite Halloween books of all time! The story follows a witch and her cat as they happen upon some animals who help the witch. There’s danger, mystery, and friendship in this adorable children’s story.

5 Minute Spooky Stories: We love Disney’s 5-minute storybooks and this one is perfect for Halloween! See how all your favorite Disney characters celebrate this spooky holiday.

Ten Timid Ghosts: This is a fun countdown book about a witch who moves into a haunted house where 10 ghosts already live. The witch scares the ghosts out one by one until they devise a scheme to get her out of their house. This Halloween children’s book is good for kids who love rhyming stories!

hand holding cat mummy craft with another in background

Halloween Craft Projects

Skeleton Halloween Craft for Kids – Add this build a skeleton craft to your list this Halloween. It’s easy, fun, and festive – no bones about it! It’s a good one for kids of all ages, since you can adapt it to fit any skill level.

Related: Halloween Coloring Pages

Handprint Bat Craft – Get your little ones ready for this hands on project! They’ll make a batty friend that’s uniquely theirs with handprint wings! They’ll be proud to hang up their keepsake Halloween decorations.

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Paper Plate Frankenstein – For some monstrously good fun, transform a simple paper plate into a green monster! Kids will love to show off their artistic talents when they get to paint their new creation. It makes for a great, not-so-scary Halloween decoration!

Sugar Skull Craft – Kids can learn about new cultures and honor tradition by decorating a sugar skull. Adapt it to your child’s skill level.

Younger kids can color in as much as they’d like, whereas older kids can color in each little detail and embellish with jewels and glitter.

Halloween Printable Activities

These Halloween pattern block mats make playing with pattern blocks even more fun with the fun Halloween pictures!

Try this Handprint Witch Craft

These block mats are a great way for kids to identify shapes and hone their fine motor skill. Your kids will have a spooky good time with this printable set of mats!

This handprint ghost art for kids is a favorite! It’s so cute to see the little painted handprints become adorable ghosts!

With a little paint and creativity, you’ll have some very cute art to haunt your Halloween celebrations. Grab the paints and the template to make this fun art project!

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Add some fun to your list of fun Halloween projects to do with these zombie Halloween painted rocks for kids! This art project totally rocks and kids will have a blast creating their own goofy zombie faces.

Little kids could paint the rock green and you help with the faces. Older kids who are able to manipulate the paint pens will be able to complete this one on their own.

When it’s time to learn some math, break out these Halloween addition worksheets. Kids will work on adding numbers with regrouping and skip counting when they use these sheets.

As the problems go on, they get progressively harder. They’re great to use this Halloween season with your lower elementary-aged kiddos.

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Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s project featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

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