Cheap and Easy DIY Football Gift Bags and Goodie Bags (Free Printable)

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Learn how to make handmade DIY football gift bags and football treat bags to add charm to a Super Bowl or football party. These football goodie bags are cheap and easy to make with football textured scrapbook paper and paper gift bags. The smaller football treat bags make great party favors and the larger football gift bag is the perfect personalized gift wrap for someone who loves football. The football goodie bags would also be great for a tailgating party or a kid’s football-themed birthday party.

Download a free printable football shape template pattern and can also be used as a reference for both the gift bag and favor bags. The football shapes in the pattern are the actual size. They are scanned copies of the exact footballs I created to put on the football gift bag and goodie bags.

I love to make DIY football decorations when I throw a football party and the Super Bowl is no exception. I have football-themed decorations that add to the decor of the party and more personalized decorations for the favorite NFL team. Having a football-themed treat bag for the guest to leave with adds a warm touch to the party.

Scroll down for Step-by-Step Instructions for the Football Gift Bags

Here are some of my DIY football decorations using household items. My DIY paper towel roll uprights, milk jug football helmet, and a yard marker serving tray made from a shoebox lid and cardboard.

Here is a DIY football decorations TV segment I did for NBC Afilliate WBAL-TV showing how to make football-themed decorations using household items and inexpensive things from the craft store and dollar store.

These DIY Football Gift Bags and Goodie Bags would look great with a Cheap and Easy DIY Football Vase Floral Arrangement. It can be made in no time using some of the same materials as the football gift bags and along with a reused can. It would be easy to make the football treat bags and the football vase together because they use similar instructions to make the footballs.

 

How to Make DIY Football Gift Bags and Goodie Bag Ideas

DIY Football Goodie Bags

The DIY football bag clip is made by attaching the football accent to a clothespin.

Step 1 – Download the printable football pattern.

Step 2 – Cut out the football shape paper and trace it onto the back of the textured scrapbook paper and cut out.

Step 4 – Using a black permanent marker, draw two curved lines on each side of the football shape to make the seams.

Step 5 – Glue the ribbon on on each end of the football shape as shown above and use white 3 dimensional paint to make the laces. Let Dry. It takes several  hours for the 3 dimension paint to dry.

Step 6 – Paint a wood clothespin brown and hot glue it to the back of the football.

Step 7 – Cut a piece of green felt the width and height of the front of the treat bag.

Step 8 – Draw the football field on the green felt with the white marker. I used a ruler to get straight lines and even intervals.

Step 9 – Glue to the front of the bag with craft glue.

Fill the bag with tasty treats and goodies to give as football party favors.

DIY Football Gift Bag

Step 1 – Download the printable football pattern.

Step 2 – Cut out the gift bag football shape and trace it onto the back of the textured scrapbook paper and cutout.

Step 3 – Draw the football field on the front of the gift bag with a white marker. I used a ruler to get straight lines and even intervals.

Step 4 – Glue the ribbon on each end of the football shape as shown above.

Step 5 – Create the laces of the football vase with a 1/4″ white ribbon. Glue two strips of ribbon next to each other vertically on the front of the gift bag.

Step 7 – Cut eight 3/4″ pieces of the 1/4″ ribbon to make the laces. Glue them onto the long strips of ribbon as shown above.

Step 8 – Draw a black outline around the laces with a permanent marker.

Step 9 – Glue the football to the front of the gift bag.

Fill the bag with green tissue paper to make a fun personalized football gift bag.