Make Some “Halloween Broom Treat Bags” 23

Make Some Halloween Broom Treat Bags

#TBCCrafters

I saw these cute things on a kid’s craft page and thought they were adorable.  We live in a very small town and on Halloween, most of the flatlanders have already left, so the population is even smaller.  We only have about 4 to 6 kids who come by our home, so doing something special for them is a fun thing to do.  I’m really not one to have the old candy bucket ready, since it would be so sad to not be used much. 🙁  I thought this would be a perfect way to let our trick-or-treat neighbors know that we care, and to give them something special.  I asked my husband if he knew what it was after I finished making it, and he said it looked like the trees you buy at a nursery that are in a bag, so I decided to add a little note to the broom saying “In this world, the Lord will sweep away all evil.  Have a blessed Harvest Time” – that way, they kind of know what it is. 🙂  Maybe it’s just a “guy thing” thinking it’s something else – what do you think?  Leave me a comment and let me know!

I hope you like it!! Have a blessed day, and please be sure to leave your comment and share this #TBCCrafters craft on Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ and any other site you’re a member of!!  Thanks!!

Materials/Tools Used:

• Brown Lunch Bags (2 for ea piece)
• Straight Sticks/Limbs
• Jute/Yarn
• Scissors
• Candy
• & Time!

Start by cutting the corners of your lunch bags, all the way to the bottom (being sure to leave the bottom uncut).

Next, cut the sides of the bag into strips (size is up to you – I cut the sides in 4 and the front/back in 6 strips).

Now, fill an uncut bag with some candy to just the bottom (about 3-4″).

Now, head out into your yard…or neighbors yard (j/k) and cut some pieces of limbs to use for the “broom” handles.

Insert one of your sticks into the bag, and twist the top of the candy-filled bag to secure (doesn’t have to be crazy tight).

 Set the candy filled bag onto the cut bag, being sure that all of the strips are spread out and not stuck underneath.

Pull the strips up and pull a rubber band down over the stick and top of the bag to hold them together.

Using your scissors, cut a piece of the jute or yarn that you are using – I sized mine about 12-18″ to be able to wrap it around a few times.  This is to look like the part of the broom that is usually wrapped around the top of the bristles. 🙂  Just use your glue gun to add a dot to start it and then once you wrap it all around, you can add another dot to secure it.

After you’re done with that, try and separate your cut strips and use a pencil to “curl” the top pieces of the “broom” to make it look a bit more used.

Now you can display it anywhere for the season – or surprise the kids in your neighborhood with a special treat!! This is great for a hostess gift for someone throwing a Fall Party, as well. 🙂

Hope you like it!  Please take a minute to leave me a comment and let me know what you would do different, or what you would add, etc.  Be sure to tweet, pin, share, etc. – thanks!!

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