Back to School Grab Bags

School is back in session for many of us.  Give summer a last hurrah and help your kids anticipate a fantastic school year with these cute Back-to-School Fringed Cowpoke Grab Bags. Or you can use them at birthday and other parties, too!

We've been having fun with a Wild West theme here this summer. How about cow-themed grab bags filled with a few back-to-school supplies?

It's so appropriate that these fringed, spotted-cow cuties are made from lunch bags!  They are so easy, it's hard to call this a Grab Bag Tutorial!

Simply stamp some "cow spots" on the lunch sacks, snip up the top edge of the bag to create fringe, and then fold it over and staple it to look like stitching. I added my trademark tinfoil bling: a star, and looped a strip of bandana for a real Round Up kind of feel.

They go great with the Udderly Awesome Cow water balloons when you throw a Wild West Back-to-School Round Up party!

Your Fringed Cowpoke Grab Bags can hold crayons, pencils, glue, to name a few items. 


Of course, these school supplies are always great crafting supplies to have around the house, too. {wink}

I remember loving math races in grade school. Anyone else? {Or was I just a numbers geek?}


If you have a birthday party coming up, these Fringed Cowpoke Grab Bags could be filled with other types of fun goodies.

Take FULL advantage of this last bit of summer before school starts to enjoy great water balloon games. Make a comical cow udder version from plastic gloves. {Click here for the tutorial.}


Herd your cowpokes toward school readiness by celebrating big! Complement the Back to School Round Up party theme with these Wild West ideas:

Western Fringe Sour Cream Party Favors

Mouth-watering, Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

Wild West Snack Bags

Western Stars

Wow! I was just:

and at Rae Gun Ramblings!

Be sure to come link up your latest creations

 at the Wildly Original linky party!

{I host a weekly linky party. Come find out more here!  I'm sharing this Wild West Party Grab Bag tutorial with...Monday:  Craftomaniac, Making The World Cuter, The Gunny Sack, Alderberry Hill, A Round Tuit, Skip to My Lou, Cherished Bliss; Tuesday:  Not Just a Housewife, Elizabeth & Co., Nap-Time Creations, The DIY Dreamer, Tip Junkie, Today's Creative Blog, Uncommon, Gingersnap Crafts, The NY Melrose Family; Wednesday:  The 36th Avenue, Live-Laugh-Rowe, Nest of Posies, Savvy Southern Style, Someday Crafts, The Trendy Treehouse, Very Merry Vintage Style, What We Wore & Made,Snap; Thursday: Johnny in a Dress, Bliss Ranch Hot Fun in the Summertime, My Repurposed Life, Shabby Nest; Friday:  Funky Junk Interiors, Anything Goes, Finding Fabulous, My Simple Home Life, Romantic Home, French Country Cottage, Tatertots and Jello, Thirty Handmade Days, Faith Trust & Pixie Dust, Naptime Crafters, Too Much Time on my Hands, Stuff & Nonsense, One Creative Mommy; Saturday:  Be Different Act Normal, Tutus & Tea Parties, Positively Splendid, It's Overflowing, Sew Country Chick; Sunday: Nifty Thrifty Things, DIY Project Parade, Under The Table and Dreaming, My 1929 Charmer, Sew Darned Crafty; Other: CSI Back To School Competition}