Decorating with Halloween Treat Bags

Alternative Uses for Halloween Treat Bags

While deciding how to decorate the house for Halloween this year consider the possibilities offered to you by ordinary plastic treat bags. The trick-or-treat bags are cheap and feature images of pumpkins, bats, witches or ghosts. These bags are perfect for decorating the house for Halloween.

Make simple coasters by cutting a piece of cork. Now cut a piece out of the treat bag, capturing the main part of the image, and gluing it to the coaster. You have instant Halloween coasters that costs little. They can be used year after year, too. Make a larger version and stick them to the walls with double-sided tape.

Now use push pins to hang hinged paper skeletons, glow sticks or even directions for a scavenger hunt. Use clear glasses you have in the cabinets to create eerie Halloween candles. Tall glasses are best. Simply cut a treat bag and wrap it around the clear glass. Tape or glue it in place. Now place a tea light in the bottom of the glass.

When lit, the candle will illuminate the witch, jack-o-lantern or ghost image. These are easy to make and can be used for many years. Wooden stakes or metal hardware makes it easy to create fun outside decor. Glue the tops of the treat bags closed. Now cut a small hole in the bottom of the bag. Doing this will ensure the image is upright and not upside-down. Slide the bags over the stakes, metal rods, or even fence posts. The images can be even scarier if you use battery-operated lights to illuminate each bag. The small light strands can be found at many dollar theme stores and can be simply taped into the inside of each bag. Using wire stakes you can make fun decor for outdoors, too.

Cut shapes of cats and witches from the treat bags and mount them to pieces of cardboard, shaped like the cat or witch. Now glue on a second piece of cardboard, trapping the wire stake in between the two cardboard pieces. The stakes can line gardens, walkways, and other areas outside. The treat bags can be used in many different areas of the home, as decor.

Glue the tops shut, cut the bottoms open, then slide the bags over small appliances like an electric can opener. Some larger bags can even cover something as large as a toaster.