Do It Yourself Eco-Friendly Treat Tubes

Hey there, readers! Halloween is coming
up and this week you can be sure to find nothing but Halloween
related articles. In today’s post I thought that I would share an
interesting Halloween project that I found online. The project that I
am talking about is something called “Treat Tubes”. What makes
these “Treat Tubes” eco-friendly is by using old newspapers
(recycling them in a sense). While this craft project may not call
for entirely eco-friendly items but that can be changed up a bit by
simply using any items that can be recycling in a sense, such as the
old newspapers that were already mentioned, along with any other
items that can be found around the house and or items that would
normally be thrown away but can now be reused for a fun, and not to
mention neat, Halloween “Tube Treat”. To get started with
learning how to make your own Halloween “Tube Treats” read the
following directions from an article that I found online…

“Here’s a green Halloween craft
project that’s simple, creative, and kid friendly. “Treat tubes”
make a fun and DIY alternative to store bought treat sacks and can be
used at Halloween parties or given to trick-or-treaters. They’re
just big enough to fit things like fruit strips, candies, little
toys, and mini Fair Trade chocolates. Plus, it’s a great way to use
up all those TP tubes!

Just start with an empty toilet
paper tube, fill it with small treats, wrap it in paper, twist and
tie up the ends with ribbon, and add any sort of decoration you want
to the outside. You probably already have all of the supplies needed
such as glue, scissors, and of course toilet paper tubes. For
embellishments you can buy store bought decor such as scrapbooking
supplies, or go totally DIY and use items from around your house.
Halloween is really about
creativity so just take these treat tubes in
whatever creative direction you’re feeling. If you like the way
ours turned out, look below to see a list of the supplies and
techniques we used.

A: Recycled paper or newspaper
(make sure the ink won’t get all over your fingers. Paper printed
with soy based ink is best for this.)

B: Halloween Stampers. These are
less than $1 at craft stores, Target, etc. around Halloween season.
Use for making name tags or adding detail to the recycled paper
wrappers.

C: Halloween themed stickers and
good old markers or crayons.

D: Burned edges. Briefly run a
lighter around the edge of a piece of paper to instantly give it an
old, creepy look. (Kids, get an adult to do this step!)

E: Cut out images from
magazines, old books, or printed from your computer.

F: Felt makes an interesting alternative to paper for
wrapping up the tubes.”

This craft project is by 365
Halloween. Please visit their website for lots of fun
Halloween information.

jennl | My Bio & Articles

Jennifer is a freelance writer, and has written for various health and environmental blogs, which includes running her own green living blog. Currently she is studying to become a C++ Programmer.