Holidays are a great time to get your kiddos involved in crafting, and Halloween is a holiday that definitely centers around children.
My youngest son Chris, likes to take little gifts to school for his friends for the "big" holidays, and for Halloween, we usually put together treat bags.
Well, this year, we decided we were going to make some! We started with plain brown lunch bags, and decorated them in 2 ways using different sets of supplies and techniques for each...
To make the Pumpkin Bag, I drew a pumpkin on a sheet of paper and cut it out to make a stencil {I forgot to take a pic BEFORE we spritzed! LOL!}...
We first sprayed the bag using Smooch Spritz in Gingersnap and Carrot Cake, then, we placed the stencil over the bag and sprayed again using Black Velvet Smooch Spritz.
Insert your treats and tie the bag up with twine...
For the DOTS BAG, we got out the Rollagraph - which is ALWAYS a favorite with kids! We used the Stamping Guide to roll the pattern on a diagonal. Using the Self-Inking Handle is key to keeping it fun and easy for kids since they can roll and roll and never have to worry about reinking the Stamp Wheel. Since the bag has creases, folds and seams, the design is NOT going to roll on perfectly - but that's ok! It's supposed to be fun, not perfect!
Then, after the dot design was rolled onto the bag, it was time to embellish using Smooch Accent Inks. Chris used several colors of Smooch Accent Ink to color in some of the dots. You don't need to color in ALL the dots, just let them color in as many as they want...
Then tie with colorul ribbons after the treats are added...
Make one design or both! Your kids will be proud to hand out treats in bags they made themselves!
“pumpkin” treat bag
Skill Level: easy: kid friendly project
SUPPLIES:
Clearsnap: Smooch Spritz: Gingersnap, Carrot Cake and Black Velvet and Color Catcher
Other: brown paper lunch bags, hand drawn template {or use a stencil} treats and twine
Tools: scissors
DIRECTIONS:
1) Place bag in Color Catcher, spray with Gingersnap and Carrot Cake Smooch Spritz.
2) Place stencil over bag and spray again with Black Velvet Spritz.
3) Fill with treats and tie with twine.
HINT: after you make your paper template, trace and cut from cardboard for a sturdier stencil for multiple uses.
“dots” treat bag
Skill Level: easy: kid friendly project
SUPPLIES:
Clearsnap: Rollagraph: Jumbo Self-Inking Handle, Jumbo Ancient Page Ink Cartridge: Coal Black and Jumbo Stamp Wheel: Mixed Dots, ColorBox Stamping Guide and Smooch Accent Ink: Sundance, Kiwi, Carrot and Sugarberry
Other: brown paper lunch bags and ribbon
Tools: scissors
DIRECTIONS:
1) Load handle with cartridge and stamp wheel.
2) Use Stamping Guide to roll pattern on diagonally over front of bag.
3) Use Smooch Accent Inks to color in some of the dots.
4) Fill with treats and tie with ribbons.
I hope you will give these projects a try and get YOUR kids involved in crafting!
There are MORE Halloween projects coming, so please come back to see what's new!
And if you'd like even MORE great projects featuring Clearsnap products, please be sure to check out Jean’s ColorSyle blog.
