I am a big fan of reusing items whenever I can. My motto of “reduce, reuse and recycle” has driven the kids and Bryan to try to hide items in the bottom of the trash to keep me from seeing them and informing them, “This could be recycled.” Naturally, during my recent visit to the Capri Sun Research & Development Facility in New York, I was excited to see how Capri Sun has taken recycling to a whole new level. A representative from Terra Cycle, who partners with Capri Sun, to help recycle Capri Sun pouches, stopped by and helped us make a tote bag. My first experience with making a Capri Sun bag was interesting. Duct tape can be a little difficult to work with and I found myself pounding a piece of duct tape while stating, “This (whack, whack) is why (whack) I don’t usually (whack) make crafts with (whack, whack) duct tape.” I totally forgot about the film crew who was recording our day. I can only imagine this film being shown to Capri Sun employees. However, I have made several more bags since returning home and they were much easier to assemble than the first one. I am sure if I can make these anyone can.
Here’s what you need to make your own Capri Sun Bag:
To make a small bag–6 clean Capri Sun pouches
To make a medium bag–12 clean Capri Sun pouches
To make a large bag- 18 clean Capri Sun pouches
1 roll of duct tape in your choice of pattern
scissors
ruler
clear tape
Step 1-Begin by taking three Capri Sun bags and overlapping them 1/4 inch. Tape each bag in place with a small piece of clear tape. I suggest doing this on both sides to keep it in place.
Step 2– Assemble three more bags, slightly overlapping, and tape. Place these bags so they overlap by 1/4 inch on top of the first three Capri Sun pouches. Tape them into place with the clear tape. This is the first side of your bag. Repeat steps one and two to make the other side of the bag.
Step 3– With the Duct Tape, begin at the bottom of the bag and place a strip to the top of the bag, covering where the pouches overlap. Be sure to do this for both sides of the bag.
Step 4–Place the first side on top of the second side, making sure they line up evenly. Beginning at the left side on the bottom, place a strip of duct tape so half is covering the front side of the bag and half is off of the bag. Turn the bag over; fold down the remaining tape.
Step 5–Beginning on the left side of the bag, place a strip of duct from top to bottom so half of the tape is on the front side of the bag. Turn the bag over and fold the remaining tape down. Repeat this step on the right side of the bag.
Step 6–Cut two 18 inch pieces of duct tape. Place one piece of duct tape, sticky side up, on a table. Place the other piece of duct tape on top of this piece of tape. Tape the handles into place inside the top of the bag. Use duct tape to hold the handles in place. It is stronger!
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I think these are the cutest bags and would love to make some as gifts for my daughters classmates! Never a shortage of Capri Sun packs around here!
I bet you could fill the pouches with a little water and seal them. Then, you could freeze the bag for lunches or for cold food groceries.
Super cute DIY!! I’m also very happy to hear about the new clear pouches! I know a lot of moms that will love that!!
What a fun project to do with the kids. And might I add, what a unique bag.
Wow…what a creative idea! Love the Capri Sun bags!
I use to have one like this (like 15 years ago) made with Kool-aid! I love it so much! Too cute!
Oh wow! That is so creative! Who knew! That is a great way to recycle
Oh look at you miss crafty! I love it! It totally turned out fantastic and what a great way to upcycle!
Now that’s a FUN idea! I never thought to do this!
This looks like a fun project. I like the use of the tape as it makes it even easier to customize the bag. What a great recycling craft project.
I just love this.. what a great idea .. I’ve seen them all over but had no idea that they are THAT simple to make… we love Capri Sun thanks for sharing
This is adorable! I was just wondering what I could do with the copious amounts of Capri Suns we through – pinning!
Very cute and that bag looks great! What a great way to re-purpose and an attractive way to tote groceries home for the store.
That is such a neat thing. Great way to reuse.
Love your motto! That bag came out amazing!!! We do participate in a program where kids bring the empty bags to school in return for money that goes to books for the library
What a great idea. Definitely a great way to go green and help out mother earth. Love this and will give it a try next time I buy a box of capri sun.
That is such a great idea! I never thought about doing that but I know that my girls would love it!
How cool, what a great DIY idea. I am going to do with my granddaughter this weekend.
These are so adorable! The perfect beach bag for this summer, for sure!
I have always wondered how to make these! They are so cute.
This is such a great reuse of everyday throwaways and a fun project for the kids!
These are awesome!
What a great way to repurpose!! So cute. And, OMG… I need to try that grape flavor!!!
This is such a great idea. It is a nice way to make good use of all those juice bags we end up with after the kids enjoy them.
very cute, great way to recycle – huge fan of duct tape!
These are so cute! I love your idea and will share!
Super cute! I’ll have to bring back some Capri Sun on my next trip to the States 🙂
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This is such a cool up cycling craft! I love the way it came out!
This is so cute! What a fun craft project
What a great way to recycle the juice pouches! This looks like a great craft for kids too! Thanks for the tutorial!
My 8-year-old always asks me to make one and I never knew how. So glad I saw this post, now we can make one on a snowy day! Thank you, you make it look so easy!
What an awesome idea. This might help the kids talk me into buying Capri Sun!
Such a creative way to re-use empty packaging.
There is a teenager in my apartment complex that loves to make designs out of recycling. She’s made capri bags too but not this way. So many cool options.
Clever idea and my 8 year old would love this! Thanks!
Definitely a cute way of recycling and making something creative!
This is such a cute idea. We have Capri Suns around the house so I should try this!
Ok, now how cute is THAT? I love it! Using duct tape is pretty brilliant too. 🙂
My daughter is very into duct tape right now! This would be right up her alley! Thanks!
Well that’s an interesting project. I would’ve never thought to make a tote out of duct tape and empty Capri Suns.
Woah! That’s wicked clever. Might have to try that myself!
I’ve seen the ones that are sewn together sold in booths or little stores before.
Oh what a neat idea! I love to try to reuse things around the house! Next time I get these…Im saving them to make this bag!
I’ve seen these in stores, but it didn’t cross my mind on making them for myself. Totally going to share with my girls! Fun!
I cant believe this craft! I can make a bag without sewing!!! YAY! This is really cool…cant wait to do it with the kids 🙂
That was actually a nice idea you got there – should give this a try!
That’s awesome that you made it yourself. And it came out cute as can be. I bet it’s fun to carry too. 🙂
That is too cute, what a great way to recycle!
Very cute, I love the idea of reusing the pouches to make something you need.
Love the duct tape – they come in so many pretty patterns now!
That is so cute. I never thought about using Duct Tape before. Great idea! I want to make one of these.
So cute! I love your creativity and I’m a big fan of repurposing too!
That is a pretty fun bag! And it looks pretty easy to do. Recycling at its best!
That is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! Will definitely try making one. I love finding creative ways to upcycle.
This is too cool! I’ve seen bags like this before, but never realized how truly simple it would be to make them myself!
We have a Caprisun backpack though we bought ours. I love that you can use the wrappers of many packages for things like this. I bet the companies love the extra advertisement as well – we get many comments on our backpack!
Very creative use for what usually gets thrown straight into the garbage!
That bag is so cute! I love using old stuff to make new accessories, it’s a great way to keep our landfills clean!
These are adorable. My sister-in-law used to sew similar Capri Sun Juice pouch bags. Hers had all the front side of the pouch facing outward. I like how these are like a patchwork, with just the silver backs of the pouches showing in some areas. I love the ribbon you used too. Very nice!
That is so cute, but I can’t make one. Capri Sun has a program through the school where the kids can bring in their empty pouches and they will give the school money per pouch.