{"id":1273,"date":"2008-10-08T21:14:02","date_gmt":"2008-10-09T04:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2009-10-31T21:28:52","modified_gmt":"2009-11-01T04:28:52","slug":"halloween-monster-treat-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1273","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Monster Treat Bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Monster crafts are such fun, they allow you and your kids to be so creative! These treat bags are no exception.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Because the paint takes a little while to dry, you can either buy already colored bags, use white bags, or just skip the color all together. Another option is to paint them ahead of time. I used construction paper for the facial features. You can certainly paint yours on, but that means more drying time. You can also use felt or craft foam. The supplies I used to make these bags are generally things that most moms that craft with their kids will already have on hand. If you don&#8217;t have any of these items, they are inexpensive and can be found at discount department stores such as WalMart or Kmart. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>I used a glue stick for this project because it doesn&#8217;t leave lumps and bumps under the construction paper like liquid glue can. You can certainly use white craft glue or school glue for this, just smooth it out with your finger before pressing the item onto the bag.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>I used a glaze coat on these because paint not only looks dull, but does run the risk of being scraped off. It&#8217;s optional though, and certainly not necessary for the finished product.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">brown paper lunch bag<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">construction paper<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">glue stick<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">scissors<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">black marker<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">acrylic craft paint<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">spray glaze or acrylic sealer (optional)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Paint bag whatever color you like. Stand them up and let then dry. Add another coat and let dry again.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>While bag is drying, cut facial features out of construction paper. You can use your imagination to make some fun eyes, mouths, and hair. Cut polka dots, squares, stripes, or any other type of decoration you would like to use for your monster.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1274  aligncenter\" title=\"bags2\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags2.jpg\" alt=\"bags2\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\">Using your glue stick, decorate the bag using the stripes, squares, or polka dots. Be sure to cover the entire piece of construction paper with glue before pressing on to the bag so that none of the corners stick up. Fold down the top of the bag so that you don&#8217;t accidentally glue your facial features too high. Use a glue stick to put facial features together before gluing them to the bag. For example, glue the blacks of the eyes to the whites, glue teeth to mouth, etc. Next, glue the facial features to the bag. Use a marker to add thin eyebrows. Let everything dry, then if you like, add a coat of sealer spray. Let dry again and fill with treats. You can punch a hole through the top of the bag and tie with ribbon if you like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags-b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1275\" title=\"bags-b\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags-b.jpg\" alt=\"bags-b\" width=\"400\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags-b.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags-b-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/bags-b-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monster crafts are such fun, they allow you and your kids to be so creative! These treat bags are no exception. \u00c2\u00a0 Because the paint takes a little while to dry, you can either buy already colored bags, use white bags, or just skip the color all together. Another option is to paint them ahead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32,33,22,54,16,15,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1273"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1277,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273\/revisions\/1277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}