Reusable Snack Bags

I had to throw in some reusable organic fabric snack bags for the brothers to the new sister.  I know the mom is into organic, and the boys are are good age for Lorax stuff by Seuss.  So I'm throwing 4 into the care package (leopard newborn dress).

My 2 lovely children were previously cyberschooled at home, and we used them occasionally.  They're in a private school now and use 3 per day - each of them!  That would be 15 plastic bags each week.  That would be over 1000 plastic bags each school year - not including camp.  Crazy.  So I started making them, for us, for gifts, and sometimes for makeup.  I do not use hook and look tape (velcro) because 1) I hate sewing the hook part, 2) it snags everything in the washer, 3) over time the plastic degrades around the stitching, 4) it is plastic.  Why use plastic velcro to save some bags?  Granted you do resuse these, and it is unsanitary to reuse plastic bags.

I usually use thicker cotton muslin (unbleached) for my bags.  But this pairing is so fun.

I use a generous 2 inch eyeballed foldover flap.  The kids haven't told me of any problems, nor have I had problems either.  Yes, I use them too.