Mummy Candy Holder

"Classroom Letter" highlights a Mummy Candy Holder. This has been a successful project for elementary classroom celebrations. You will need:

• half a toilet paper tube per child (you could use paper towel tubes for "taller" mummies - but will need longer gauze)
• 2 sheets of black or white 8.5 x 11 construction paper (check the teacher's supplies before you buy) 
• glue (remember to check with the teacher as she may have a stash in the classroom)
• 12 inches of first aid gauze per child
• 2 googly eyes per child
• 4-6 Hersey Kisses or other type of wrapped candy to fill finished holder

I saved the toilet paper tubes over time, but you could ask the children to bring one from home too. I traced circles and cut them out from the construction paper ready to have the children glue to one end of the tube making a bottom. I watered the glue down and had the children use their finger to "paint" the glue on the outside of the tube. After handing out 12 inch strips of gauze to each child, they wrapped it around the sticky tube. The children glued the googly eyes on last, drew a mouth with black Sharpies, had a snack provided from our volunteers - don't forget to wash those sticky hands, and stuffed the wrapped candy in. The project finished drying throughout the party on the corner of their desk to take home at the end of the day. I assure you a successful Halloween craft will be completed and cherished!