October brings so many events for families and kids to enjoy. From local music and food festivals, to Trunk-or-Treats, harvest festivals farmer's markets, our weekends are packed from New Iberia to Morgan City with plenty of options for family-friendly fun.
With all the celebrations happening this month, your child's class, daycare, preschool, or elementary school may be holding fall festivals or other celebrations to get in on the fall fun with the kids. If you're asked to donate candy or treats, let's face it ... treat bags can get expensive to cover a whole class or group. We came up with a super easy, inexpensive, fun craft for kids of all ages they can do at home or in the classroom that let's them get involved in the party planning.
🎃 Planning family weekends just got easier. We find the events, you make the memories.
That’s what we call a parenting win!
A few years ago we crafted our Halloween Treat Bags with Alex Worstell on Good Day Acadiana. They add a personal a touch to your candy donation, and your kids will love to hand out their special treats to friends and classmates. It's the perfect size for your child's Halloween event, class room party, or your neighborhood Halloween block party.
Alex and I crafted Halloween themed treat bags with simple items from around the house. The kids will enjoy being creative and will look forward to passing out their creations to friends and neighbors.
Halloween Treat Bags
I got the idea from The Paper Pony and decided to put my own twist on it. Here are the supplies and instructions to make your own Halloween Treat Bags.
Supplies You'll Need:
- Brown or white paper lunch bags
- Paint and brushes
- Markers and crayons
- Construction paper and/or other decorative paper
- Scissors
- Hot glue and/or Elmer's glue
- Stickers, glitter, pom-poms, sequins, macaroni noodles, or other small items
Step-by-Step Instructions:
Decide what you want to create. We did everything from a haunted house to a bubblegum machine. You can draw directly on your bags, use stickers, or glue images to them. The kids can make a spooky Halloween town of paper bags, draw their favorite cartoon character, make pumpkins, or create a simple fall image.
If you are going to draw anything on the bag, its probably best to draw in pencil and then go back and trace over with a marker. You can also paint the front of the bags. I recommend to let everything dry before you go to the next step.
Once the bags are dry, you can add different shapes from construction paper to create windows, balloons, faces, or other fun items. You can also use small craft items like pom-poms or sequins to make your bags really stand out.
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Happy Crafting Acadiana!
