Multi-Purpose Party Bags

Create colorful multi-purpose party bags perfect for gift-giving, party favors, and more!

Skill Level: Easy

Time Needed: 45 minutes

Age(s): 5 to 11

Appropriate For: Classroom Celebrations

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Lay a paper bag on a flat surface.
Decide how to decorate the paper bag.
Cut out fun shapes and designs from construction paper. Glue the shapes to the paper bag.
Add sequins and buttons to the paper bag with glue. Let the glue dry completely.
Write your name or draw pictures on the paper bag using Elmer's 3D Washable Paint Pens™. Let the paint dry completely.
Use a hole punch to make a hole at the top of the paper bag. Make sure you punch through both sides of the paper bag.
Lace a piece of ribbon or yarn through the holes at the top of the paper bag to tie it shut.

Teaching Tips:

These festive multi-purpose party bags are the perfect, inexpensive way to celebrate in your classroom. Fill the bags with party favors, homemade goodies, or school supplies. Use the party bags as treats for classroom parties; as reward bags for exceptional student behavior; as gifts for student birthdays; to show apprection to classroom volunteers and helpful parents.
Have students write on paper bags using Elmer's 3D Washable Paint Pens™. Encourage students to write their names, descriptive words about themselves, and words listing their favorite things. Students can use the bags to store personal items, classroom materials, or homework.
Where do paper bags come from? Talk about the history of paper with your students. Discuss how the word paper derives from papyrus, a root used by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans in 3,000 B.C. to make a paper-line material. In 105 A.D. the Chinese made what is considered the first true paper from vegetable fiber.