How to Make a Duct Tape Trick or Treat Bag

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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!

Directions

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

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!

Step 3

Brown paper grocery bag

Scissors

Colored Duck® brand duct tape

Duck® brand Reflective Tape

 

Step 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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.

Average Rating:

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

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

  • god
  • Date Added: 03/11/2010 08:16:00

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

that is so cool

Can't wait for holloween

  • 3jnl
  • Date Added: 07/30/2010 04:38:00

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

  • 3jnl
  • Date Added: 07/30/2010 04:39:00

I didn't make one yet since its july but it looks really cool

  • rjb298
  • Date Added: 07/30/2010 06:52:00

very cool my friend will love it

that is the cutest bag for haloween

this is really cute and i am so going to do this idea! thanks for the great idea! keep on making more great ideas and posting them.

This is so cool! its amazing how many things you can make from duck tape. i cant wait to make this for halloween. thanks for the idea.

GREAT IDEA!! I am gonna make that for Halloween. Its cool and waaaaay better than a pillowcase! :)

thats so cool

I need a new bag for this year and i know exactly how to make one out of duct tape!

very awesome idea. i did try it at first and i failed........but after a litlle while i finally got it so well done!

very awesome idea. i did try it at first and i failed........but after a litlle while i finally got it so well done!

will so do that it is so cute

this looks EPIC!!

You can ake them any shape you want. I made a flower for my lil sis

It is really confusing because it is hard to make the cone shape if you're doing it for halloween.

  • Moejoe
  • Date Added: 09/30/2010 03:31:00

I think you should submit more ideas! That is SOO CUTEE!! :)

  • kmbauer1
  • Date Added: 10/02/2010 07:01:00

This is a very a very creative idea i myself made this and it turned out great! I highly recommend all of you out there to make one!

This is awesome! I made mine rectangular and i used black and yellow because me and my friends are being bees! SO FUN (:

  • kcap2143
  • Date Added: 10/10/2010 04:39:00

this is so cool i am totally making this for my halloween bag it is going to be AWESOME!!!!!!

Im making mine right NOW and it is soooooooooo cool!!!!!(for the ppl who r wondering)

can you use a plastic bag insed of paper and wo uses paper any more

that is awesome! i would of never thought of that! did you know that in scandonavia they call duct tape jeasus tape because it can fix anything? i think that is awesome.

that is awesome! i would of never thought of that! did you know that in scandonavia they call duct tape jeasus tape because it can fix anything? i think that is awesome.

that is awesome! i would of never thought of that! did you know that in scandonavia they call duct tape jeasus tape because it can fix anything? i think that is awesome.

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heyyyyyy i love this soooo cute lol hahaha bye

  • apierce
  • Date Added: 12/14/2010 04:12:00

pretty cool i bet it is hard to make

  • dillion
  • Date Added: 02/20/2011 03:04:00

:D Hey that is a really cute idea!! Way to go!

this is so cute im gonna do it i got 5 rolls of duck tape just for it

That is such a good idea!!! My cuzs we love it!!:)

Thats a great idea!! my cuzs will love it!!:)

I think this activity is very creative. I might try it and bring it with me on Halloween! I'm glad I saw this entry!

  • racwestc
  • Date Added: 10/10/2011 03:10:00

its fun to do and a cute idea for little kids!! good idea! : )

i made it it was ok and fun it took 5 to 10 min if i was you i would make it

OMG!!! that's sooo cute! i should try it! lol

awesoome! can't wait to make it even though it is the middly of May!!!!lol

i am so gunna use this for Halloween!!!!!!!!!

  • arriane
  • Date Added: 05/25/2012 07:32:00

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