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Halloween Paper Bag Lanterns

Modified: Jul 12, 2024 · Published: Oct 31, 2012 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Halloween Paper Bag Lanterns: these Halloween luminaries are simple to make and inexpensive. Perfect as Halloween decor or to welcome trick or treaters.
Halloween Paper Bag Lanterns: these Halloween luminaries are simple to make and inexpensive. Perfect as Halloween decor or to welcome trick or treaters.

Happy Halloween! I wanted to share these Halloween paper bag lanterns as a  quick and easy, last min Halloween decoration today.

Materials:

  • orange paper bags
  • marker
  • cutting board
  • exacto knife

Buy yourself a pack of orange paper bags from the party store.

orange paper bags

How To Make Halloween Paper Bag Lanterns

1. First sketch a masterpiece of a pumpkin face, or "BOO", or anything else Halloween-y that you like, onto the paper bag.

halloween paper bag luminaries

2. Then, get your handy, dandy exacto knife out, and find something to put on the inside of the bag so you don't cut through it. I had a small cutting board, a piece of wood or even cardboard would work too.

how to make Halloween paper bag lanterns

And then just cut out your design.

3. When it's done, add a battery powered candle. Simple right? And really cute. And inexpensive, just the bags for a couple bucks, and the candles that I had already.

Halloween paper bag lanterns

If your using them outside, like say lining the path to your door tonight for the trick or treaters, put some sand or small rocks in the bottom of the bag to keep them from blowing away. 

Halloween paper bag luminaries

Happy Trick or Treating, I wish for your children to come home with all your favourite candies and be willing to share with you!

You might also like Cricut Halloween Trick or Treat Bag.

Cricut Halloween DIY Trick or Treat Bag: Less Tricks More Treats free Cricut pattern to create the cutest bag for trick or treating and all fall long.

Also check out Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-o-lanterns here.

Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lanterns: this Halloween carve your pumpkins into fairy houses, and see the warm glowing light through the windows at night.

You might also enjoy Fall Fairy Garden here.

Fall Fairy Garden: How to make a sweet little Fall themed Fairy Garden with an easy to make fairy house, mushrooms, pumpkins, and miniature fall leaves tutorial.

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