Our Coloring Pages are free, printable pictures to color for kids, featuring wrapped mummies, Egyptian pyramids, and scenes. They are made for toddlers, preschoolers, and older children, and every colouring sheet works at home or in class. Mummies connect Halloween fun with real ancient Egyptian history, so these pages are a creative way to learn.
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Mummies are among Halloween’s most recognizable characters. A figure wrapped head to toe in bandages is easy to draw, easy to color, and easy to turn into a costume. Our collection includes cute drawings to color for young children and more detailed tomb and pyramid scenes for older kids.
Mummies fit well beside other classic Halloween themes. Children who enjoy these pages often like Skeleton Coloring Pages] and Zombie Coloring Pages too. Both share the “back from the dead” spirit of the season.
Ancient Egyptians believed in life after death. They believed the body needed to be preserved for the afterlife, so mummification was a religious practice, not a spooky one. Real Egyptian mummies were treated with great care and respect.
The most elaborate mummification took about 70 days. Embalmers removed most of the internal organs and washed the body. They then covered it with natron, a natural salt that dried it out. After the drying period, the body was stuffed with materials such as linen or sawdust to keep its shape. It was then wrapped in linen bandages, often with protective amulets and a mask over the head.
The lungs, stomach, liver, and intestines were preserved separately and stored in four containers called canopic jars. Each jar was linked to one of the four sons of the god Horus. The heart was left inside the body because Egyptians believed it was needed in the afterlife.
The Halloween mummy is a modern invention. It grew from Western fascination with ancient Egypt, which surged after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922. In 1932 Hollywood released the film The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff, who had also played Frankenstein’s monster the year before. That film helped create the walking, bandaged mummy of Halloween costumes and decorations.
Real Egyptian mummies were never monsters. The shambling mummy is pure fiction, which makes it a good conversation starter about the difference between history and Halloween stories.
The simple, rounded shape of a cartoon mummy makes it an easy coloring page for toddlers and preschoolers. The bandage stripes give young children clear areas to color, which builds pencil control and color recognition. Parents can count the bandages together or ask which colors a mummy might wear. These pages double as simple learning worksheets for vocabulary, counting, and early history.
Children can also pair mummy pages with Ghost Coloring Pages] and Haunted House Coloring Pages to build a complete Halloween scene.
Set up a Halloween coloring station with colored pencils, crayons, and gold or yellow markers for Egyptian details. Ask your child to design a mummy costume on paper before Halloween night. Completed pages look great beside Trick or Treat Coloring Pages as part of a pre-Halloween display.
Teachers can use these colouring sheets for ancient Egypt units, Halloween parties, and early finisher tasks. Students can label the pyramid, list the steps of mummification, or write a story about a friendly mummy. Older students can compare how Egyptians really treated their dead with how movies show mummies.
Print on white cardstock paper for crisp lines and vibrant colors. Set your printer to Fit to Page and High Quality. All pages fit both US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4 paper.
The most elaborate Egyptian mummification took about 70 days to complete.
Embalmers dried the body with natron, a natural salt, for around 40 days.
The brain was usually removed through the nose with a special hook.
The heart was left inside the body because Egyptians believed it was needed in the afterlife.
The lungs, stomach, liver, and intestines were stored in four canopic jars.
The four jars were linked to the sons of Horus, with heads of a human, baboon, jackal, and falcon.
Mummification was not only for pharaohs. Wealthy people and nobles could also be mummified, though it was expensive.
Ancient Egyptians also mummified pets so they could keep them company in the afterlife.
The famous Hollywood film The Mummy was released in 1932 and starred Boris Karloff.
Classic mummy colors are cream, beige, and soft grey for the bandages, with gold and sandy yellow for the pyramid and tomb. A dark blue or purple night sky adds a Halloween feel. Younger children can use any colors they like, since a rainbow mummy is just as creative.
Mummies mix mystery, adventure, and real history, which kids find exciting. The bandage patterns, pyramids, and golden masks give children lots of creative color choices. Coloring builds fine motor skills, concentration, and color recognition in a screen-free way. Mummy pages also prompt questions about ancient Egypt, such as how mummies were made and what canopic jars were for. That turns Halloween coloring into learning.
