Candy Monsters

Creative DIY idea for Halloween: Fun monsters made from paper bags to craft with children. Ideal as Halloween decoration or as original packaging for sweets.

Every little ghost should be able to take their own Halloween loot home with them. Perhaps they will find their favorite candy in the candy bowl, but for the last Halloween guest, there is often only what nobody else wanted left.


So that no little monster leaves feeling sad, you can prepare a playful surprise for each guest. With Halloween bags, sweets and small gifts can be distributed fairly, making "trick or treat" a special experience for everyone.

A few bags, colorful paper, a pair of scissors, and some glue are all it takes to create a unique Halloween surprise that will bring joy not only to the little ghosts but also to you.


Don't forget the details: use colorful felt-tip pens to give every little monster its own delightfully spooky expression.

Age: From 5 years

Duration: 1–2 hours

Difficulty level: Easy

For this project you will need:

Creative DIY idea for Halloween: Fun monsters made from paper bags to craft with children. Ideal as Halloween decoration or as original packaging for sweets.
Creative DIY idea for Halloween: Fun monsters made from paper bags to craft with children. Ideal as Halloween decoration or as original packaging for sweets.

Design tips for Halloween monster bags

For brown paper bags, bold colors like yellow, red, and green work particularly well. They stand out clearly against the background and make spooky faces really pop.


On white paper bags, orange, blue, and light green look especially fresh. You can combine colors for eyes, horns, hair, and other details to make every Halloween monster bag unique.


Teeth can be cut directly out of the bag and backed with colored paper. With felt-tip pens, paper, scissors, and glue, you can create creative Halloween bags for sweets and little surprises.


Finally, distribute the sweets fairly, seal the bags, and wait for the little ghosts.

Creative DIY idea for Halloween: Funny paper bag monsters to craft with children. Ideal as Halloween decoration or as original packaging for sweets
Creative DIY idea for Halloween: Funny paper bag monsters to craft with children. Ideal as Halloween decoration or as original packaging for sweets

Step-by-step instructions

Step 1

Draw teeth on white paper, and eyes and horns on colored paper.

Creative DIY idea for Halloween: Funny paper bag monsters to craft with children. Ideal as Halloween decoration or as original packaging for sweets

Step 2

Carefully cut out all the pre-drawn shapes.

Creative DIY idea for Halloween: Funny paper bag monsters to craft with children. Ideal as Halloween decoration or as original packaging for sweets

Step 3

Glue the cut-out parts onto the folded bag.

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Step 4

Use a felt-tip pen to draw details into the eyes and add further patterns to the bag.

Creative DIY idea for Halloween: Funny paper bag monsters to craft with children. Ideal as Halloween decoration or as original packaging for sweets

Step 5

Fill the bag with sweets and close it securely.

Creative DIY idea for Halloween: Funny paper bag monsters to craft with children. Ideal as Halloween decoration or as original packaging for sweets