How to Make a Brown Paper Bag Flower Backdrop for the Classroom

Are you looking for a delightful cheap flower backdrop for the classroom? Brown paper bag flowers are the perfect project. All you need is a bag of brown paper lunch bags, some staples, and a hole puncher!

Brown paper bag flowers are beautiful, easy to make, and look great in your classroom.

Follow this quick and easy step-by-step tutorial to make your brown paper bag flower backdrop for the classroom.

How to make a simple backdrop from brown paper bags

Materials needed to make a paper bag flower backdrop

• A pack of brown paper bags

(14 paper bags per flower)

• Stapler

• Yarn or some string.

• Scissors

• Hole Puncher

DIY Flower Paper Bags Directions

• Step 1: First, round the top of the paper bag by doing a mountain cut. 

You will repeat this step 14 times using a new paper bag each time. So, double up bags to save you time. 

• Step 2: Next, punch a hole in the middle at the bottom of each bag. Make sure the hole in the paper bags aligns as closely as possible. 

• Step 3: Then, pass each bag through the string until you have all 14 of them. Cut the length of the string long enough to leave room to make a loop at the end. 

I don’t recommend stringing over 14 paper bags because the paper bags will overlap, and it’s harder to make a circle.  

• Step 4: Afterwards, tie the string leaving a small room for the bags to wiggle around. The string helps to hold the brown paper bags in place.

• Step 5: Last, grab two brown paper bags at each end and staple the inside. Continue to open each of the brown paper bags and staple the inside to the next one. 

Adding a handmade brown paper bag flower background in the classroom is an inexpensive way to jazz up the decor.

Here are some examples of paper bag flowers used in classrooms

There are endless possibilities for these beautiful paper bags flowers. I have used them to minimize the sunlight coming into my classroom and to brighten up the room. 

This cheap flower backdrop makes a great focal point for a classroom theme, classroom transformation, or bulletin boards.

A focal point is an area in your room where your eyes are drawn to when you go in. 

The size of the brown flower paper bags creates the WOW factor in the classroom. 

A brown paper bag flower backdrop is easy to make and looks great in your classroom. Just follow these simple steps, and you’ll be well on your way to creating this handmade flower backdrop for your classroom.