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Make a Trick-or-Treat Bag for Halloween

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A very creative candy collector

Leave your pillowcase in the closet and keep your books in your book bags.  Instead, trick-or-treaters can tote a brown paper bag from the local grocery store with a little more spook and spirit.  With these instructions, you can take one of Halloween’s traditional representative items – candy corn – and put it to work as a trick or treat candy bag!

Duck Tape Trick or Treat Bag

Supplies

Brown paper grocery bag

Scissors

Colored Duck® brand duct tape

Duck® brand Reflective Tape

 

Step 1

Open your brown paper bag and cut down one of the vertical seams. Then, cut the bottom off of the bag.  Lay the bag out horizontally on your workspace.

Step 2

Cover one side of the bag with three large stripes of orange, yellow and white duct tape. 

·         To cover, cut a strip of duct tape and tape it to the bag.

·         Repeat with additional strips of duct tape, slightly overlapping each piece of tape. 

·         Make three stripes: yellow on the bottom, orange in the middle, and white on top.

·         Trim off excess duct tape.

Hint: Covering the bag completely with duct tape will make it stronger, which means you can carry more candy!

Step 3

Roll the bag into a cone shape, duct tape side out. To make a smaller bag, roll the cone tightly; for a larger bag, roll the cone loosely.

Step 4

Secure the inner seam of your trick or treat bag with a strip of duct tape. Then, tape down the outer seam using your colored duct tape – matching the colors as you seal.

Hint:  You may need to trim a little bit off the top of your bag to give it a conic look.

Step 5

Close the bottom of the bag by cutting small slits into the end. Fold the small edges over onto each other and secure with a couple small pieces of tape.

Step 6

For the handle, make a double-sided duct tape strip to your desired length. Attach the handle to the inside of the bag using strips of duct tape. For safety, add a strip or two of  Reflective Tape to the handle or side panels of your bag       

           

To make a double-sided strip:

·         Cut two pieces of duct tape to the desired length.

·         Lay one strip sticky side up on your work surface.

·         Place the second strip on top, sticky side down.

Options

You can also turn the brown paper bag into a trick-or-treat sack to go along with any costume – scary or cute! Here’s how:

·         Trim your bag to the desired shape – leave it as a rectangle, round off the top, or cut off some of the top to make a square.

·         Instead of creating the candy corn look, cover the outside of the brown paper bag with your favorite colors of duct tape. 

·         Use black and white duct tape to make a checkered flag for a racecar driver or;

·         Use red with yellow polka dots to go along with a clown costume or;

·         Use an orange bag with black cut-out eyes and mouth and a green handle for a jack-o-lantern.

 

Add a handle and a few strips of Reflective Tape for safety, then it’s off through the neighborhoods!

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i did not make the cone cuz it is january and i dont need 1 i made it spuare

furrybonesducttape1998 | Date Added: 1/2/2010 10:19:00 AM

i made one of these for my little brother and he thought it was awsome LOVE THIS STUFF

god | Date Added: 3/11/2010 10:16:00 AM

haha the little boy is dressed up like a rubix cube! Looks fun!I'll hve to try it out

duct~tape~girl | Date Added: 7/3/2010 11:39:00 AM

that is so cool

duct tape 5424 | Date Added: 7/17/2010 10:00:00 PM

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