Easy25 min / Ages 5+
Ghost Halloween Gift Bag
Decorate an upright paper gift bag with a round white ghost, pink cheeks and a handwritten tag. Easy paper bag Halloween crafts using plain coloured paper.
English PDF · 10 pages$1.09
Medium / English PDF
Fold a Halloween Treat Bag
Fold an upright, open-top purple Halloween treat bag from one sheet of paper. Add a white ghost with a hand-drawn black face and an orange pumpkin gift tag. Includes measured cut-fold-glue instructions.
45 minutes · Ages 8+ with adult help · 12 pages · 14 steps
Fold an upright, open-top purple Halloween treat bag from one sheet of paper. Add a white ghost with a hand-drawn black face and an orange pumpkin gift tag. Includes measured cut-fold-glue instructions. Finished size: 8.5 cm wide x 4 cm deep x 14 cm high. This is a cut-fold-glue project; no ready-made bag is needed. The diagrams are in colour, but outline patterns can be printed in black and white.
$1.59USD / one-time price
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Materials
- One A4 or US Letter sheet of purple paper, 100-120 gsm
- White ghost paper, orange pumpkin paper and green stem paper
- Glue stick, child-safe scissors, pencil, ruler and black pen
- Optional black-and-white printer; A4 or US Letter paper
Inside your PDF
- 12-page English PDF
- 14 colour-illustrated making steps
- Preparation, measurements and open-top orientation
- Measured cutting patterns with paper colours and quantities
- 5 cm print-size check bars; A4 and US Letter instructions
- Full-size landscape bag net, 262 x 192 mm
FROM ONE SHEET / CUT, FOLD AND GLUE
A paper bag, ready for a little gift
Fold an upright, open-top purple Halloween treat bag from one sheet of paper. Add a white ghost with a hand-drawn black face and an orange pumpkin gift tag. Includes measured cut-fold-glue instructions. Finished size: 8.5 cm wide x 4 cm deep x 14 cm high. This is a cut-fold-glue project; no ready-made bag is needed. The diagrams are in colour, but outline patterns can be printed in black and white.
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What you will need
- One A4 or US Letter sheet of purple paper, 100-120 gsm
- White ghost paper, orange pumpkin paper and green stem paper
- Glue stick, child-safe scissors, pencil, ruler and black pen
- Optional black-and-white printer; A4 or US Letter paper
What you will practise
- Mark a 26.2 x 19.2 cm rectangle
- Mark panels and horizontal folds
- Cut the relief slits
- Fold and glue the top hems
- Pre-crease the body and bottom
- Glue the side seam
- Fold the two short base flaps
- Close the back base flap
- Glue the front base flap
- Cut and glue the white ghost
- Draw the ghost face in black
- Make the orange pumpkin tag
The English PDF includes a colour picture for every making step, measurements and full-size cutting patterns.
Before you make it
Does the bag opening face upward?
Yes. The opening stays at the TOP and the bottom stays closed. This is a gift bag, not a hand puppet.
Do I need a ready-made bag?
No. The mini bag is built from one A4 or US Letter sheet using a cut-fold-glue net.
Do I need a colour printer?
No. Follow the colour diagrams on screen and trace the black-and-white patterns onto the named plain paper colours.
Can I carry heavy gifts in it?
Use the handmade mini bag for light items and support its base. No load capacity is certified.
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