House of Treats

Why

Kids create a haunted Halloween house and get a treat bag all in one!


Steps

1. Draw the doors, windows, and other features of a haunted house on a flat lunch bag with Crayola® Washable Markers. Leave space at the top of your bag to attach a roof.

2. Use Crayola Glitter Glue and Crayola Metallic Colored Pencils to add Halloween images such as ghosts, spiders, and words. Separate a small cotton ball into a spider web. Glue on your bag with Crayola School Glue. Dry.

3. Draw a witch and broom, or other Halloween figures, on construction paper. Cut them out with Crayola Scissors. Glue pieces on the bag.

4. Fold a sheet of construction paper in half for the roof. Trim the roof to fold over the top of the bag.

5. If you are using your House of Treats as a decoration, stuff the bag with crumpled newspaper. Glue the roof closed. For a treat bag, attach just half of the roof.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Glitter Glue— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

Related Crafts

Crafts

 

Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Metallic Colored Pencils
  • Markers
  • No-Run School Glue
  • Glitter Glue
  • Blunt-Tip Scissors
household supplies
  • recycled newspaper
  • lunch bags
  • cotton balls

Where & When

"Making their own treat bags adds to kids' excitement about the season."
Carrie S., mother of 5- and 7-year olds.

"My scouts created some pretty eerie effects. They added wide ribbon handles to carry their bags."
Thom K., scout leader.


Interesting Info

"Kids Helping Kids" is the theme of the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign each Halloween. In conjunction with the United Nations Foundation, the campaign works to improve the lives of children around the world.