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    Home » Crafts

    How to Make a Unicorn Gift Bag

    Modified: Sep 28, 2022 · Published: Apr 2, 2018 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Do you have a child or friend who loves unicorns? If so, then these DIY unicorn bags are perfect for them. They may look complicated, but they can be made in a matter of minutes.  If you are doing a unicorn birthday party, these would be adorable as unicorn party favor bags. You can also use them as a twist on the traditional gift bag. Add a bit of whimsy to gift giving and put a smile on someone's face. Learn How to Make a Unicorn Gift Bag for a party or just for the unicorn lover in your life.

    Learn How to Make a Unicorn Gift Bag for a kids birthday party. These can be used as favor bags or a traditional gift bag for the unicorn lover in your life.

    How to Make a Unicorn Gift Bag

    You will need:

    • White Gift Bags
    • Black Sharpie
    • Super Glue
    • White Foam Paper
    • Pink Foam Paper
    • Gold Sparkle Foam Paper
    • Paper Flowers (Dollar Tree) if you can't find them, these will work.
    • Tissue Paper
    supplies to make unicorn bag

    Instructions to make 1 bag:

    1. Cut a large unicorn horn out of the gold sparkle paper. It is better to cut your horn on the larger side since it can be trimmed later.

    glitter paper and scissor

    2. Next, cut two unicorn ears out of the white piece of foam paper.

    scissor and white paper

    3. Next, take your pink foam paper and cut out the pink section of the ears.

    scissor and pink foam

    4. With the leftover pink foam paper, cut out circles for the unicorn cheeks.

    scissor and pink foam in various shapes

    5. Glue the white and pink cut-outs together to make an ear.

    gluing bunny ears from foam

    6. Glue the ears and horn to the top of the white gift bag.

    making a  unicorn bag

    7. For this next step, you will be gluing the paper flowers onto the gift bags. Space the flowers out ahead of time to be sure they are evenly spaced.

    decorating a unicorn bag

    8. Time to draw those eyes! I suggest practicing on a blank piece of paper to perfect your technique before drawing them on the bag.

    drawing a face on unicorn bag

    9. Time to glue on those cheeks!

    unicorn bag

    10. Now the bags are ready to be stuffed with tissue paper and birthday goodies!

    unicorn bag with tissue paper

    If you throwing a unicorn themed birthday party and are looking for some fun items to stuff these bags with, I reccomend: unicorn farts cotton candy (yes, that is a thing!), unicorn squishy, and unicorn lip gloss.

    unicorn bags

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    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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