DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Jack O'Lantern Treat Bag

Fill with treats to give to the guests after a Halloween party or use it to hold a "hostess gift" for the person hosting the party.

You will need:  something to colour with, scissors, glue, and paper (I prefer construction paper as it's a bit sturdier.  I just chop it down a bit to fit in my printer).

Optional:  green pipe cleaner, string, wool or ribbon.

• Print out the template of choice.  There is a choice between a LARGE bag and a SMALL bag.  Before you mass produce, you might want to make one of each to see which you prefer.
• If printing the B&W template, print it on orange construction paper to save coloring time and make a sturdier project.  Then just color in the pumpkin face with black marker!
• You can also take 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheets to your local copy shop and have them blown up to 11 x 17 for about 50 cents per page.  The paper they use is typically a bit sturdier than the normal printer paper.
• Cut out the template along the outside lines.  Cut along the dotted lines (this will be the bag's bottom.  Younger kids may need help with this (it can be pre-done prior to colouring).

LARGE BAG:

• You need two large bag templates to make one large bag.
• Place both of the cut out templates before you, face up.
• Glue the template on the right onto the glue tab of the template on the left.
• You should now have one long piece of paper.
• See diagram to the right if you're confused.
• Continue on as if you were making a small bag (the directions are the same from here on).

 SMALL BAG

• Imagine a line extending up from the dotted lines you cut.  Fold along these imaginary lines, fold the GLUE tab and fold up the tabs for the bag's bottom
• Put glue on the glue tab (or tape) and glue it to the inside of the bag.
• Put glue on the tabs for the bags bottom and carefully press together.
• Attach a piece of green pipe cleaner, string, wool or ribbon to make a handle (or cut a piece of green construction paper for the handle).

Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

LARGE BAG TEMPLATE (print 2)   color   or   B&W

SMALL BAG TEMPLATE   color   or   B&W

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