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Mummy costume idea
A wrapped-up ancient wanderer made from white bandages or toilet paper. Quick, classic and laugh-friendly.
Ancient, wrapped-up wanderer with a spooky-funny shuffle.
Easy30 min
What you need
Required
- White bandages / toilet paper
- White T-shirt / White button-up shirt
- White pants
Optional
- White face paint
- Black eyeliner
- Fake blood
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Substitutions
- any of: White T-shirt / White button-up shirt
The look
- Top
- White T-shirt or white button-up shirt
- Bottom
- White pants
- Shoes
- Any plain shoes
- Accessories
- White bandages or toilet paper strips for wrapping
- Makeup
- Optional pale face and shadowed eyes
- Hair
- Covered by bandage wraps
Makeup
- Blend pale face paint lightly across the visible part of your face.
- Add black eyeliner around the eyes for a hollow look.
Hair: Tie hair back, then wrap bandage around your head, leaving the eyes, nose and mouth free.
How to put it together
- Put on the white top and white pants as your base.
- Wrap bandage strips around your legs, overlapping each layer.
- Wrap your arms and torso, leaving loose ends hanging.
- Wrap your head last, leaving space to see and breathe.
Two variations
Tea-Stained Mummy
Dab the bandages with cold tea to make them look aged and golden.
Mummy Explorer
Wrap only half your outfit and pair it with a hat and backpack.
Safety note
Never wrap tightly around the neck, chest or joints, and leave your eyes and mouth clear. Use skin-safe makeup with a patch test, and keep tape off bare skin.