How To Make Your Own Halloween Bags | SP

Don't want the usual jack-o-lantern to put your treats in? Here are three designs you can DIY for your very own Halloween bags, or, if you wish, a Halloween tin can.

Design #1: Frankie

Materials:
• Paper bag, size as desired
• Colored papers, in black and white
• Felt markers, black and red
• Double adhesive tape
• Liquid glue
• Acrylic or poster paint, green

Tools:
• Straight-edged ruler
• Cutting Mat
• Cutter
• Scissors
• Paint brush

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  Halloween Bag Design #1: Franky
  
  1. Choose your own paper bag. Apply paint on either side of the bag. (If desired, you can paint the entire bag). Let it dry for at least one hour.
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  2. When paint is completely dry, measure top of bag.
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  3. Cut a black strip of colored paper, at least 3 inches wide. Draw guide for the slits, and cut.
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  4. Apply glue at the back of the black strip, and adhere to the top portion of the bag.
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  5. To make eyes, draw on white paper and cut. Cut black paper 1 x 7.5 in. Attach eyes to black strip. Apply double adhesive tape and adhere assembly to center of bag.
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  6. To make screws, draw on black paper two T’s and cut.
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  7. Fold at least 1 cm from the bottom. Apply double adhesive tape. Then adhere to the sides of the bag.
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  8. Finally, it’s time to draw the rest of the face. Using black markers, add nose, mouth, and scars. Use red marker to draw veins in eyes.
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  Franky Halloween Bag
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  Halloween Bag Design #2: Tomb
  
  1. Choose your own paper bag. Apply paint on either side of the bag. (If desired, you can paint the entire bag). Let it dry for at least one hour.
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  2. Once paint is completely dry, measure bottom of bag.
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  3. Cut a black strip of colored paper, at least 3 inches wide. Attach double adhesive tape, then adhere paper to the bottom of the bag.
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  4. Draw tombstone on gray paper. Cut and attach to center of bag.
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  5. To make grass, draw two on green paper. Cut, apply glue or adhesive tape and adhere to either side of the tombstone.
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  Tombstone Halloween Bag
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  Halloween Bag Design #3: Mummy
  
  1. Choose your own paper bag. If desired, you can paint the entire bag with paint. Otherwise, leave the bag plain.
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  2. Tear white paper in 3-inch wide strips. Make 6 strips.
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  3. Ink the torn edges. If ink pad is not available, you can use colored pencil or crayon.
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  4. Put adhesive tape at the back, then adhere white strip to bag starting from the bottom.
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  5. Layer the white strips on top of each other.
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  6. Continue layering at the top of the bag, and finishing at the center.
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  7. Use a circle template to make 3 different sizes. The biggest would be black. Second would be white. And smallest size would be black as well. Make sure to make 2 sets of each size.
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  8. Put foam tape to small black circles and white circles. Assemble by putting black on top of white. Then, white should be on the big black circle.
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  9. Put adhesive at the back of the assembly and insert in between layers. Adhere both eyes firmly.
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  Mummy Halloween Bag
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