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    6 Game-Changing Halloween Trick-or-Treat Bags

    Photo by: Kimberly Sentner
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    Life Is So Beautiful designs these handmade treat bags for the Etsy shop. Small enough to stash an assortment of candy for neighborhood trick-or-treaters, they... more 
    Photo by: Kimberly Sentner
    Scaredy Cats

    Life Is So Beautiful designs these handmade treat bags for the Etsy shop. Small enough to stash an assortment of candy for neighborhood trick-or-treaters, they can double as favors for an adult costume spooktacular.

    (Life Is So Beautiful, 10 3-inch-by-5-inch bags for $11.50) less 
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    Wed, Oct 3, 2012 3:48 PM EDT
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    From the cute to the ghoulish, these six Halloween trick-or-treat bags are perfect for hauling, collecting, and storing pounds of that sweet, sweet candy


    by Sara Bonisteel, Epicurious


    photographs by Kimberly Sentner; styling by Ma'ayan Rosenzweig and Sara Bonisteel



    A s dusk falls on All Hallows' Eve, millions of trick-or-treaters will flood the streets with empty bags in hand. If the spirits align, these miniature pirates, princesses, ghouls, and superheroes will return home with a bounty of sugary treasure.



    Parents may remember an era when the only true trick-or-treat bag was a pillowcase, but times have changed, and for the better. There are endless options, and here are six of the cutest and coolest, all from national stores or Web sites.




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