We know that Halloween can be fun, and stressful at the same time as you aren’t quite sure what to do with the kids, or you don’t have time to make anything. So we are coming to the rescue with this idea for Halloween treat bags or Halloween snack bags that literally you can make in four steps.
Yes – that is four steps. All it takes is to buy the bags, grab the goodies to go in them, and you are off.
We know that this uses plastic bags, so it may not be for everyone. Perhaps focus on using recycled plastic, or alternatively use these biodegradable cellophane bags instead! If these aren’t for you, then check out all the others on Amazon. Don’t forget, you can download some fun Halloween treat bag toppers on the site too.
Enough of the Eco stuff – what do you actually need for this craft?
Materials
- Bags, you decide what works, but do bear in mind what you need to be able to do with them of course
- Black Sharpie,
- Green Chips (avocado chip shown); you can pick anything that is green of course, and Doritos Guacamole ones work just as well!
- Cheese Balls,
- White Popcorn,
- Pipe Cleaners, and finally
- Halloween Ribbon.
Once you have everything you need, you just then need to get started on how to actually make your Halloween treat bags:
How to make your Halloween treat bags
These really are the simplest of ideas for Halloween, but really, really effective as well:
1. Using a black sharpie, draw pumpkin faces, Frankenstein faces & ghost faces onto the bags.
2. Let the ink on the baggies dry for a few minutes before filling with snacks.
3. Once the bags are filled with snacks, tie off with a pipe cleaner.
4. Add Halloween ribbon.
And there you very much are, three different kinds of Halloween treat bags without too much work giving you.
You’ve got:
- Ghosts, with the white popcorn, which could be replaced by small white marshmallows if you are that way inclined,
- Frankenstein, for all those Mary Shelley (!) fans out there, using the Avocado, or Guacamole crisps (of chips if you are in the US), and finally
- Pumpkins, using our favourite, the cheese balls. Again, you could use anything orange here if you wanted to. If you are feeling these are a little bit too un0-healthy, how about adding tangerine / satsuma segments to the pumpkin treat bag and seeing if that works for you instead?
As always with our craft posts, we also have a printable card for you to use so that you can print and go on this – for doing it easily, or even handing out instructions in class or during homeschool. Whatever works for you, works for us too, of course.
How to make Halloween treat bags (3 spooky designs in only four steps!)
This is a lovely craft that is SO easy for Halloween, and the kids will love to make and then either hand out at the door, or perhaps in their class. Can be used for whatever takes your fancy, it is SO simple.
Materials
- Bags, we have advice above on what to use,
- Black sharpie
- Green chips
- Cheese balls
- White popcorn
- Pipe cleaners
- Halloween ribbon
Instructions
- Using a black sharpie, draw pumpkin faces, Frankenstein faces & ghost faces onto the bags.
- Let the ink on the baggies dry for a few minutes before filling with snacks.
- Once the bags are filled with snacks, tie off with a pipe cleaner.
- Add Halloween ribbon. And you are DONE!
We think that these treat bags are super spooky and fun, and we hope you like them. If you are looking for other Halloween crafts to try with the kids, why not try these as well?
Halloween craft ideas for kids
If you are a Halloween fan, these Halloween craft ideas for kids, alongside some of our printables are perfect for making sure your Halloween goes as spookily as you want it to.
Halloween trick or treat boxes: Free A3 or A4 printables
You can colour in these trick or treat boxes with the kids, or we have a pre-made one too.
Free Halloween photo props or Halloween party decorations
Props for fun photos with the kids, or party decorations - you decide!
Perfect FREE Halloween Lollipop Covers: Perfect for trick or treat bags
Little covers for Lollipops that you can add to your trick or treat candies and sweets to make them a little bit more fun for everyone.
Halloween colouring pages for kids
Fabulous ebook with loads of Halloween colouring fun!
Of these from off site?
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Helen
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine!Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time.KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10.It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania.Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on.Get in touch TODAY!