Looking for a fun Halloween sewing project your kids will love? This easy-to-sew trick or treat bag is the perfect place to start! It’s quick, beginner-friendly, and uses only a simple running stitch — or glue if you prefer a no-sew version.
Kids will love making their own bag to fill with Halloween goodies, and teachers will love how simple it is to prep and manage in the classroom.
🧡 A Little Halloween Memory
When I was little, I was always intrigued by Halloween. The idea of kids dressing up, knocking on doors, and getting a bag full of sweets seemed like a child’s dream come true!
Growing up in Australia, Halloween felt like something that only happened in that far-away land called America. I loved reading Charlie Brown comics and remember how Linus would wait all night in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin to appear. I don’t think the Great Pumpkin ever came… but in his honour, I designed this simple trick or treat bag kids can sew.
🪡 What You’ll Need
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Sewing clips or pins
👉 Download the Trick or Treat Bag Template
What To Do
Step 1: Cut Out the Felt Shapes
Tape the two sides of the pumpkin template together and use it to cut out two pumpkin shapes from orange felt. Use the handle template to cut out two handle shapes from green felt. Use the black felt to make the eyes, nose and mouth.
Step 2: Add the Pumpkin’s Face
Sew or glue on the face.
Step 3: Attach the Handles
Take the remaining pumpkin shape and place the two handles on top.
Place the pumpkin shape with the face on top of the handles and pin together as shown below.
Step 4: Sew the Bag
And now just sew it all together.
🎃 The Finished Bag
And there you have it — an easy-to-sew trick or treat bag that’s cute, practical, and handmade by your kids!
And that’s my homage to Linus and the Great Pumpkin, may he finally appear this year.
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Halloween DIY Treat Bags to Make with Kids
Happy trick or treating and sewing,
Trixi
That’s really cute! I love it. I’ll definitely try this with my eldest son, who thinks my Halloween crafts this year are a bit easy.
Thanks Bron. If you get around to making it with your son I’d love to see it. Its also lovely to see boys who are keen to sew. Boys always seem to be such enthusiastic sewers 🙂
This is lovely. I wish I’d have thought to make something nice like this for my kids when they were little. This is going to be one of the features at Handmade Monday later today 🙂
Thats so exciting. Thanks for featuring my trick or treat bag.