Minions – I love them. Whether they are the cute little yellow minions or the funny purple evil minions, they are all hysterical to me. This Purple Evil Minion Gift Bag Craft and a Minion Goody Bag idea that is perfect for your minion-loving kid’s birthday party.
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Evil Minion Gift Bag Craft
I said it. We love Minions. My kids are older now, but we still watch every Despicable Me movie as soon as it comes out. Because we love Minions so much, I have lots and lots of Minions ideas for you on the blog, like Yellow Minion Bag Crafts, Minion Rice Krispies, and Banana Pudding Minion Snacks.
Despicable Me was a wonderful family movie, and Despicable Me 2 did not disappoint. With all of the wonderful Minion ideas floating around Pinterest, I figured it was time for me to start thinking up some of my own ideas for these cuties. I’m starting out with a purple Minion. They need a little love, too. Here’s an idea for a purple Minion party gift bag.
Supplies You’ll Need – for each bag
- A Purple Paper Bag
- Giant Google Eyes – 40 mm (1.5 inches)
- White Foam paper
- Black Foam paper
- Purple Foam Sheet
- Silver Mason Jar Lid – wide mouth (3.5 inches wide)
- Black Felt sheet
- Bag of Purple Feathers
- Tacky glue or Low temp glue gun
Instructions
Assembling the eye
Using the inside circle of the mason jar, trace a circle onto the white foam paper and purple foam paper
Cut the white foam circle out and the cut the purple foam circle
Trace around a googly eye onto the purple foam paper and cut it out
Flip the eyeball around and cut the back off – or mostly off
Insert the small purple foam circle – where the white backing used to be to make a purple eye
Glue the purple eye onto the center of the white foam circle.
Cut the purple foam circle in half and use one half to make an eyelid
Glue that to the top half of the eye
Glue the eye and eyelid to the inside of the mason jar
Goggle Strap
Cut 1/2 inch felt strips of black for the goggle straps
Glue the straps and the eyeball onto the front of the bag
Bend the straps around the sides of the bag and glue. Trim any excess.
Mouth:
Using the black foam, cut out an odd oblong shape for the Minion’s mouth
Cut various-shaped teeth out of white foam
Cut a couple of purple foam crescent shapes from your leftover purple half-circle
Assemble the mouth by gluing the black foam mouth onto the bag.
Add the teeth on the top and bottom
Glue the purple crescent pieces over the teeth
Hair
Glue purple feathers around the top half of the Mason jar lid for the purple Minion’s hair
Expert Tips
The Mason jar lid will add weight to the front of the bag and make it top-heavy. In order to stand it upright, it will need some weight in the bottom.
A piece of tape on the inside of the bag connected to the front and back of the bag will also help
Variations
You can really change the purple Mionion’s look by making different mouth shapes. Make oblong shapes to transform the bags into several Minion personalities. Make some vertically longer to make him look like he is yelling, make some skinny and oblong with only the bottom teeth showing. You can also use a black Sharpie to draw a silly smile.
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Printable Instructions
Evil Minion Gift Bag Craft
Instructions
Eyeball
- Using the inside circle of the mason jar, trace a circle onto the white foam paper and purple foam paper
- Cut the white foam circle out and the cut the purple foam circle
- Trace around a googly eye onto the purple foam paper and cut it out
- Flip the eyeball around and cut the back off – or mostly off
- Insert the small purple foam circle – where the white backing used to be to make a purple eye
- Glue the purple eye onto the center of the white foam circle.
- Cut the purple foam circle in half and use one half to make an eyelid
- Glue that to the top half of the eye
- Glue the eye and eyelid to the inside of the mason jar
Goggle Straps
- Cut 1/2 inch felt strips of black for the goggle straps
- Glue the straps and the eyeball onto the front of the bag
- Bend the straps around the sides of the bag and glue. Trim any excess.
Mouth
- Using the black foam, cut out an odd oblong shape for the Minion's mouth
- Cut various-shaped teeth out of white foam
- Cut a couple of purple foam crescent shapes from your leftover purple half-circle
- Assemble the mouth by gluing the black foam mouth onto the bag.
- Add the teeth on the top and bottom
- Glue the purple crescent pieces over the teeth
Notes
Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com – party ideas, fun foods, crafts, recipes, and fun things to do with the whole family!
I just love this idea and they turned out so cute!! I featured them over at my blog tonight, hope you stop by to check them out!
Shawna
IM GOING TO MAKE IT FOR MY BIRTHDAY PARTY MY THEME IS MINIONS . IT IS FUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am so glad! I would love to see pictures!
Love this!