OK Moms Have You forgotten the Trick Or Treat Bags? Its Not to late Here are some Ideas.
* Use some Halloween-themed fabric to sew a simple bag.? You can whip one up in no time with a sewing machine, or they can easily be sewn by hand if you don’t have one.
* Find a plain, solid-colored tote bag to dress up.? You can decorate it to your liking by sewing or gluing on embellishments, or with fabric paint.
* Use a plain brown paper shopping bag, or an inexpensive gift bag.? Either one can be decorated simply with markers, or more elaborately with embellishments and glue.
* Use a bucket instead of a bag.? You can catch kids’ beach buckets on sale at the end of the summer for cheap, and they’re easy to embellish.
* Match the bag to the costume.? This applies not only to color, but also to the theme of the bag.? If it’s to go with a dog costume, for example, you could make a dog face on it, or add some silver bone charms.
* Add some glow in the dark accents.? Some options include fabric paint, foam decals and stickers.? Not only do these add a nice spooky touch, they also increase safety when trick or treating at night.
Do you need some ideas to get you started?? Here are a few simple ones:
* Jack-o-lantern bag – Buy an orange gift bag.? Cut three triangles out of black construction paper for the eyes and nose, and cut out a smiling mouth.? Glue them on for a quick and whimsical trick or treat tote.
* Princess bag – For girls who are getting all dolled up for Halloween, a bag fit for royalty is in order.? You can make one in short order by putting stick-on gems (or using a Bedazzler) on a pink canvas tote bag.? Use satin ribbon to make some pretty bows to stitch on.
* Spider web bag – Find some fabric with a spider web pattern to use to sew a tote bag.? Paint over the web pattern with glow in the dark fabric paint, and embellish with plastic glow in the dark spiders.
* Monster bag – Decorate a plain grocery or gift bag to look like Frankenstein, Dracula, or another favorite villain.? Use construction paper, markers, googly eyes, and whatever else strikes your fancy.
