Trick or Treat bag size??
 

Several years ago I made trick or treat bags for my under 3 DGS, now they are older and have been told they are too small. I am sure some of you have made them -- need a size for the 6 + set.
Thanks.

How about the size of the reusable shopping bags they sell for a dollar in the supermarket?

What's a DGS?

Pillow cases seem to work well.

Years ago I made my youngest two bags, they weren't as large as pillow cases but close to half the size. Knowing how kids get tired of carring them, I put long handles on them so they could cross them over the shoulder and not fall off. When my daughter's son was about 3 she said I needed to make him on and she wanted a big one that he could grow into. Well he was too short for a long handle at that time, so I made the long handle so that it would nest in the bottom of the bag until needed and added a short one to use for a few years. On all of them I made designs with glow in the dark paint to help make them visible. They still have theirs. I have more to make this year.

This is what I used as a kid! The beauty if you make a pillow case out of Halloween fabric they can also use it as a pillow case for the whole month of October.

Manalto: Dear Grand Son

Or Darling Grandson. Or depending on the situation you might think of another D-word. :)

I like the pillowcase/bag idea!! That way it gets used more than one time a year!

I always made the girls new pillow cases, and they used them as Trick or Treat bags. They hold a lot of candy - in fact - too much!

Hmmm ... Pillow cases -- never though of that and they are useful beyond Oct. 31st. I also like the idea of bags with handles -- easier to carry. Thanks for the suggestions!!!

The grand kids just bunched the top of the pillow cases and carried them over their arms.

Last year, my 6-yr. old DGD went as a Princess, so I got some Disney Princess fabric and made her a round bucket-type tote. It was about 12" high and about 8" in diameter with a handle she could wear cross-body. She's going to be a fairy this year, so I think the tote will still work.

I did something similar last year when the 3yr old wanted to be a batman princess. The tote I made had a batman symbol embroidered on it with a tiara on top. Costume was the same. Batgirl (we told her it was batman for a girl) and added a tiara and a princess wand. This girl loves super heroes, she even wears boys super hero underwear.

Cari