How to make full-sized unicorn party bags for birthday party favors and events!
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Birthday parties are one of the most exciting times for kids of all ages. Not just for the birthday girl or boy, but for their party guests too! I mean between the playtime, the cake and ice cream, and, of course, the goodie-filled party favor bags, what’s not to love?!
When it comes to my daughter’s birthday parties I like to go all out with every aspect of the party details! I make sure everything is glitzed out in accordance to the party theme, even down to the party favor bags. But I do like to stick to a certain budget and sometimes that means doing a little DIY to make it happen.
When my daughter decided that she wanted a unicorn-themed birthday party, I started hunting down all the unicorn decorations I could find and started planning out the birthday cake and party treats. But one problem I kept running into was that most of the unicorn-themed party favor bags I could find were way too small for the party favors I wanted to use them for.
Now, when I can’t find what I’m looking for I get crafty and just make it myself, and it usually comes out cheaper. So that’s exactly what I decided to do here! I got some simple, inexpensive supplies and came up with one of the easiest and cutest DIY solutions to budget-friendly party favor bags ever!
This birthday party DIY is easily customizable for any kind of birthday party theme and they actually turn out way cuter than typical store-bought bags. My daughter and her friends absolutely loved these custom unicorn party bags! If these sound like the simple solution you’ve been looking for, then keep reading to find out just how easy it is to make these DIY unicorn party favor bags!
To make easy DIY unicorn party favor bags, all you need is: double-sided tape, wrapping tissue, paper gift bags, and unicorn cut-outs. All you have to do is stick some tape to the outside of one of the bags, position the unicorn cut-out, and stick it to the bag. Repeat with the remaining bags and cut-outs. Finally, fill the party favor bags with colored tissue paper and unicorn party favors.
Magic-Making Materials
For this easy birthday party DIY, I only needed the help of a handful of simple craft supplies. You can easily customize these bags with any kind of cut-out to fit literally any kind of birthday party theme. But here’s the supplies that I used for these unicorn party bags:
How to Make Unicorn Party Favor Bags on a Budget
Now let me go over my super easy process for these adorable custom birthday bags. It takes just a few minutes so let’s get right to it. Here’s how I made these custom DIY unicorn party favor bags:
- First, gather up all of the DIY bag supplies and prepare the unicorn cut-outs.
- Then, stick a small piece or two of double-sided tape on a paper gift bag and stick a unicorn cut-out on top. Make sure the unicorn is positioned straight before sticking!
- Repeat with the remaining gift bags and cut-outs.
- Finally, stuff the unicorn party favor bags with DIY Unicorn Party Favors and pink tissue paper and voila!
Party Tip:
For extra customization you can use a marker to label party guest’s names on the unicorn cut-outs, but this is totally optional.
Cost of Unicorn Party Bags
More Magical Fun
If you’re like me and want to go all out for your kiddos next unicorn birthday party then I’ve got a few recipes that you’ll definitely want to check out! These are my recipes for the unicorn birthday party treats that I made for my daughter’s enchanting unicorn birthday party:
- Unicorn Cake
- Unicorn Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Unicorn Meringue Pops
- Unicorn Meringue Cookies
- Unicorn Rainbow Cupcakes
Don’t forget the DIY Unicorn Party Favors!
Other fairy tale worthy treats:
DIY Projects
DIY Unicorn party bags
Ingredients
Instructions
- First, gather up all of the DIY bag supplies and prepare the unicorn cut-outs.
- Then, stick a small piece or two of double-sided tape on a paper gift bag and stick a unicorn cut-out on top. Make sure the unicorn is positioned straight before sticking! Repeat with the remaining gift bags and cut-outs.
- Finally, stuff the unicorn party favor bags with DIY Unicorn Party Favors and pink tissue paper and voila!
Notes
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