Travel back in time for free mummy coloring pages for kids. This collection of detailed black and white line drawings features a whole host of spooky mummies for you to bring to life!
Mummies have been around for thousands and thousands of years. Most people associate mummies with Egypt, as the Ancient Egyptians arguably perfected the art of mummification.
However, the earliest known mummies were actually discovered in South America, and there have been numerous examples from other places. Of course, they have also haunted our screens as classic movie monsters.
This collection of pages features 25 terrifying mummies drawn in styles ranging from cartoony to detailed, making them perfect for artists of all ages!
There are also some fascinating facts about mummies for you to unwrap as you color.
25 Free Mummy Coloring Pages To Print And Color
1. Egyptian Mummy Emerging From A Sarcophagus Coloring PDF
If you were to visit Egypt, I don’t think you would want to find yourself in the situation on this page!
Mummies are a classic movie monster, and they’re also popular to feature in Halloween decorations.
The first mummy monster in film is believed to have been from the 1932 film The Mummy with Boris Karloff as the mummy.
2. Cartoon Mummy Wandering The Desert
3. Creepy Mummy Crawling On The Ground
4. Grumpy Mummy Standing Near A Pyramid
5. Mummy Zombie Rising From A Graveyard
Watch out, as mummies are rising from the graveyard! Judging from movies, you would assume that most people in Egypt were mummified.
However, mummification was an expensive process that took a lot of time, so most everyday people would not have been mummified. It was reserved for pharaohs and very wealthy people.
6. Mummy Climbing Out Of A Burial Pit
7. Mummy On The Prowl
Mummies can be a bit scary, but this cartoony mummy isn’t too creepy, so younger kids could enjoy this one!
When Egyptians would mummify people, they would preserve most internal organs as well. One exception was the brain, as the Egyptians thought that the brain was useless!
They actually believed that a person’s heart was what controlled thought.
8. Mummy Emerging From The Pyramids
9. Mummy In Ancient Ruins
10. Mummy Holding An Ancient Scroll
11. Mummy Escaping From A Sarcophagus
12. Mummy Next To A Burning Torch
13. Mummy In A Dusty Crypt
14. Mummy In A Broken Temple
15. Mummy Walking Through A Tomb Coloring Sheet
Exploring this tomb would give you a nasty surprise as this mummy emerges to say hello! Mummies were often found in tombs, sometimes beneath giant pyramids.
In some climates, mummies form naturally, although obviously not as well as when they’re done intentionally. A famous natural mummy is Ötzi the Iceman, an ancient mummy discovered in Austria.
16. Mummy With Ancient Curse Symbol
17. Mummy With Arms Stretched Out
18. Mummy With Bandages Falling Off
19. Mummies In Front Of Pyramids
20. Old Mummy With Scarab Beetles
21. Scared Explorer Running From Mummy
22. Scary Mummy Rising From A Coffin
23. Mummy Guarding A Treasure Chest
24. Wrapped Mummy With Glowing Eyes
25. Zombie Mummy At Night Coloring Page
It’s fright night as this zombie mummy emerges from the ground to find some people to terrorize!
Did you know that it took around 70 days for the ancient Egyptians to mummify someone?
It was also quite a gruesome process, and if you have a weak stomach, then I wouldn’t suggest looking up how the brain was removed!
After You Color Your Mummy Pages
- Draw some other classic monsters like vampires, werewolves or Frankenstein’s monster to prowl with the mummies.
- Have an adult help you to cut small strips of material and glue it to certain parts of the mummies to make them look like they have cloth hanging from them.
- Use some glow-in-the-dark paint for the eyes of the mummy to make them more menacing!
Mummies can be quite scary, but I hope this collection wasn’t too terrifying!
Now you can make these pages your own as you add all of your best ideas and extra details. How will you make them even more terrifying?
Be sure to terrify your friends and family by sharing some of your spooky creations on social media for them to check out.