Gluesticks Blog

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • DIY
  • About Me
  • Subscribe
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • DIY
    • About Me
    • Subscribe
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×
    Home » Craft Tutorials » Accessories

    5-Minute T-shirt Book Bag {earn free books!}

    August 16, 2016 By Brandy 2 Comments

    5 minute t-shirt book bag
    A upcycled book bag or made from a t-shirt! Use a t-shirt with a logo or embellish with fabric markers. The options are endless for this quick 3-step project.

    Book Bag Tutorial
    Do your kids love to read as much as mine do? i.e.: Do your older children go through a chapter book in a day or two? Has your son's teacher expressed concern that he has been skipping through all of his schoolwork just to get back to reading his latest book? If so, today's post is for you!

    Needless to say we frequent our public library often and have accumulated enough books over the years to start our own! We've made many t-shirt bags over the years because they are such a quick project! Great for packing snacks in to go to the park, a book bag for preschool, or bringing to the library to tote books home in.

    5-Minute Book Bag Tutorial

    Supplies:

    t-shirt

    scissors

    sewing machine

    Book Bag Tutorial
    Step 1. Cut off the sleeves and neck of t-shirt.

    Step 2. Turn inside out and sew bottom of the shirt closed.

    Step 3. Turn right-side-out and decorate if desired.

    Book Bag Tutorial
    Fill with books and snacks!

    Book Bag Tutorial
    Easy, right? Do you have an old shirt lying around that could be used for a t-shirt bag? I thought my son's "Vote for Pedro" shirt would make an awesome bag, but he wasn't ready to part with it yet 😉

    grain bars
    Ruby and I picked up a box of Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars at Sam’s Club® a couple of weeks ago and uploaded our receipt to redeem 2 free books! One for us and one for her school. Then I noticed that the Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats we purchased qualified as well, so we ended up getting 2 books for her and 2 for her school. She is in a Peppa Pig phase right now so it was a no brainer. Peppa Pig it was. It will still be a week or 2 before we receive them, but it was exciting to earn free books with items that we would have purchased anyways!

    There are over 80 full -length Scholastic titles to choose from. So do your back to school shopping at Sam’s Club®, buy any participating Kellogg’s® or J.M. Smucker product  now thru 9/30/16 earn free books for your school at the same time.

    Redeem your free books in 3 easy steps! 1. Buy any participating Kellogg’s or The J.M. Smucker Company product by 9/30/2016 2. Upload your receipt at FreeBookOffer.com/Sams within 30 days of purchase. 3. Redeem for your free Scholastic book and one book will be donated to a local classroom as well(while supplies last)!

    “This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group®, Kellogg’s and The J.M. Smucker Company but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #SamsClubBTS  http://my-disclosur.es/OBstV”

     

     

    Share
    Pin

    More Accessories

    • two metal stamped bracelts on table with marker and metal stamps
      Easy Metal Stamped Bracelets
    • ring bowl with 3 rings inside and 2 sitting next to it
      Easy Hand Stamped Rings Tutorial
    • yw camp shrink art keychains
      YW Camp Shrinky Dink Keychains
    • two brown mystery brade leather bracelets with charms
      Easy Mystery Braid Leather Bracelets

    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Ana Sullivan says

      August 16, 2016 at 8:03 am

      This is such a great easy project! I love your doodling as well. Very smart! I have saved this to 2 of my boards, T-Shirt Restyling and DIY Grocery Bags.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        August 16, 2016 at 8:19 am

        Thank you, Ana! 🙂

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Welcome!

    I'm Brandy! I love to create and share my ideas through easy-to-follow recipes and tutorials.

    More about me

    As an Amazon Associate, I make commissions on qualifying purchases.

    sew with me kids sewing book
    My Book

    Latest Posts

    • cookies on wire cooling rack
      Mrs. Fields Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • basket of pillow treats
      YW Camp Pillow Treat Tags (Free Printables!)
    • two summer camp printable tags with drink packets
      Summer Camp Flavored Water Printable Tags
    • printable chapstick gift cards with chapstick
      "Don't Worry Be Chappy" Chapstick Printable Tags

    Seasonal

    • M&M Cookies piled on top of each other
      Soft M&M Cookies (Soft and Thick) + Video
    • red, white and blue shortbread cookies
      Patriotic Shortbread Cookies (Video)
    • star shaped cookie with frosting and fruit
      Red White & Blue Mini Fruit Pizzas (Video)
    • Simple and Inexpensive Patriotic Wreath Tutorial

    Footer

    ↑ Back to Top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility Policy

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact

    As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2025 Gluesticks Blog