Halloween is quickly creeping up on us. So I’ve come up with a fun, easy, and bargain solution for treating your Halloween guests.

Here’s what you’ll need:

1. White coffee filters (small or medium works best for these giveaway treat bags; I’ve used small for this tutorial)
2. Scissors
3. Ribbon (in whatever festive colours you like)
4. Candy
5. Sharpie or a black marker

1. Go out and buy some delicious Halloween sweets. For each small treat bag you will need about half a palm full. Remember, don’t over-do it! Just a few pieces of candy is the perfect amount to nibble on. Featured here: toasted coconut marshmallows, mini Hersey chocolate bars, candy corn, vampire teeth gummies, and seasonal Jelly Bellies.

2. If you can manage to pick up some extra clear plastic candy bags at the candy store – great! If not, grab a few ziploc bags from the kitchen and you can always cut off the ziploc part with scissors in order for it to work for this project. Then, pack one of the bags with that small pile of candies meant for a single serving, and wrap 2 coffee filters firmly over the top of the bag.

3. Now take the ribbon and wrap it around to tie a bow, tightly locking the candies inside the filter.

4. Turn the unfinished ghost on its head and start feathering out the ruffles of the filter so it sits down nicely, like a rosette. At this point, you can trim the plastic bag if the ends of it are sticking out too much.

5. Sit the ghost right side up again (the bulb of candy at the top) and take out your Sharpie to draw a face. Have fun with this step! Get creative and think of some crazy ghost faces to make. Or even try some other popular Halloween faces – like vampires or jack-o-laterns. See below… I got carried away.

Happy Halloween everyone!

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