25 Easy Bat Crafts for Kids to make in October
Oooh we do adore BATS!! Time for some Bat Crafts for Kids and Bat Crafts for Toddlers! I know some like to refer to them as rats with wings, but I think that that is rather unkind. I think bats are rather adorable. I don’t know what it is about them, but there you go… I am a bat lover! And as a bat lover, I am always on the look out for lovely bat crafts for kids – especially with Halloween around the corner, it is a great time to get bat crafty. It includes all sorts of fabulous Bat Crafts and Bat Printables (part of a great set of Free Halloween Printables!). So come on, let’s make a Halloween Bat or two together!
Even if Halloween isn’t your thing, Summer and Autumn are great times of the year to go bat spotting! So here are some of our favourite bat crafts from around the web!
If you love Halloween, I know you will also want to check out our Halloween Crafts Preschool, as well as our great selection of PAPER Halloween Crafts for kids!
Our collection of bat crafts here today are great for children of all ages. You should find something for everyone with these easy Halloween craft ideas. A fantastic way to get creative this month of October and decorate for the spooky season!
How to make a Halloween Bat?
I guarantee you, we have some lovely and super easy Halloween Bats for you to make today.
Many of these bat crafts for kids use basic materials and are quick and easy to make. Some even have Bat Printables and Bat templates.. and we have a great varity of Bat Crafts for you today.. from Flying Bats, to Flapping Bats, to Bat Bookmark Corners and more!!
So come on.. make a Halloween Bat or two with us today! I have grouped them into Bat Crafts for Younger Kids our toddlers and preschoolers and then a set of crafts for older kids – those in elementary school, middle school and beyond!
DIY Bat Crafts for Preschool
Super cute Bat Craft for Preschoolers and Toddlers to enjoy!
With free printable template: Time for a Flapping Bat Craft for kids – a simple bats STEM activity. If you need some Bat Printables, check out this adorable and easy Bat Paper Puppet with Template. The printable (at the time of writing) continues to be a FREE Bat Template – so do grab it whilst you can and make these lovely paper bats today! Then simply cut out some paper googly eyes and colorful tummy and you are sorted..
This is an all time favourite bat craft of ours. And another great recycled Bat Craft for kids, are these fantastic Mini Bat Pinata/ Goodie Bag/ Craft aren’t they the cutest? Such a fun way to hand out sweets! If we were to make these again, I would probably only change the fact that I used plastic googly eyes and replace them with some handdrawn paper ones, which are just as cute, are free and easier to recycle! We used acrylic paint for the shiny finish, but any paint will do!
Don’t bats make Fun Halloween Crafts? I love how this toilet paper roll bat is made as halloween decor – making HANGING Bats by el hada de papel. Such a great hanging bat craft and all you need is toilet paper rolls, black paint and some pipe cleaners. These could be strung up as a garland or hung from an indoor Halloween tree as bat ornaments.
More recycled Halloween fun.. and No Bat Templates needed for this clever and Simple Egg Carton Bat Bunting (genius) by Zing Zing tree. A wonderful Halloween Decoration to make with your kids. Such a fun spooky bat craft!
Another great recycled Bat Project which is loads of fun is this Simple Bottle Top Bat Crafts by Love And Lollipops
Halloween Match Up by Happy Hooligans has more paper bat crafts – I think this comes with a bat printable too.. but I couldn’t see it. ahem.
Looking for a Simple Bat Craft for Preschool? Try this Paper Plate Bat craft by Crafty Journa! So much fun in the classroom! You could even use hand prints for the bat wings!
Handprint bats are a firm favourite during the Halloween season. We love this great Bat Preschool Craft idea is this Handprint Bat & Moon by Fun Handprint Art Blog. A great keepsake Halloween activity for little ones!
How fun is this Flapping Bat Craft by Mother Natured – a simple STEAM project and Bat Craft for Halloween!
We had handprint bats.. but how about this great Preschool Bat Craft Idea: Bat Thumbprint originally by Spoonful (but the blogpost has been taken down – the image is hopefully enough)? These would be a super cute little keepsake too! These would be fab as a simple Halloween Card Idea too. And no template needed to create your little bat shape.
Other Bat Crafts for Kids
This section of cute Halloween Bat Crafts is for slightly older children – elementary school and middle school are ideal.
Super cute and EASY Origami Bats. The kids will love these! These so quick to make and would be great way to decorate the walls.. and as the following picture shows.. can be used as Bookmarks too! I love these origami bats, as they show you that paper googly eyes are super fun too and you no longer need to use the plastic googly eyes.
Aren’t they fab as Simple Bat Bookmark Corners too?! Yep!! A great 2 for 1 craft indeed this Halloween! Such cute bats, don’t you think! Love! They look great in purple or pink too, with heart cheeks as a fun little “Batty about you” Valentine’s Bat Craft!
Or get all excited by CONKERS!! Oh how we love conkers.. so many great conker crafts out there.. but today’s craft is a Nature Bat Pencil Topper
Bat Pencil Toppers – it comes complete with simple Bat Template – by Twig and Toadstool
Another fun Flapping Bat by Spoonful – this one is no longer available. However, if you follow the same instructions as for my bat printable, you can still make this craft (just hang your bat upside down!)
Bat Finger Puppet by My Baby Faves
Bat Chocolate Wrappers complete with free Bat Printable by Skip to My Lou
Another free Bats STEM activity.. and of course we love a free Halloween Printables. And what would a bat craft round up be without some free Flying Bat Printables? Check out these Fun Bat Flyers! by Education
Clothespin Bats by Crafts By Amanda
Pom Pom Bat Crafts
Three Pom Pom Bat Crafts and yet all so different. Each as fab as the next!
We can resist a fabulous Pom Pom Craft.. and adore how these Pom Pom Bats turned out! Grab your halloween yarn and learn how to make pom poms using a cardboard disc!
Coffee Filter & Pom Pom Bats – I love how effective the coffee filters look!! Great bat project by Buggie And Jellybean. Let’s make some coffee filter bats today! Such a fun craft!
Learn how to make pom poms using a cardboard disc!
More Pom Pom fun!!!! Pom Pom Pop Up Bats by Willowday
Learn how to make pom poms using a cardboard disc!
DIY Bat Decorations for Parties and Halloween
A clever way of using paper cups. Turn them into this cute Paper Cup Bat Basket by First Pallet
Hanging Bats Decoration by HGTV – these are no longer active, but I wanted to keep the image, as they are a fab inspiration. Make these from craft foam and they should last all fall season!
Clever bat decoration idea… turn black balloons into fabulous Balloon Bats by Spoonful – again Spoonful is no longer available. But hopefully, this image will provide enough inspiration for you. Get two black balloons, some black paper for bat wings and ears. Cut some eyes (or use sticker eyes) and fangs.. and then carefully glue it all together to make these fun Balloon Bats! Sure to provoke lots of giggles from your trick or treaters!
Need a simple craft? Try this easy peasy bat craft – Ribbon Bat Straws by FunFamilyCrafts (this would make a cute and simple popsicle stick bat craft too!)
Bat Pumpkin Decoration by It All Stared With Paint she links to a free Bat Pattern for you to download. What an easy peasy way to decorate a pumpkin!
DIY Bat Costumes and Mask
Apparently this is a last minute bat costume DIY – isn’t it lovely? by BabyccinoKids
Umbrella Bat Costume by Evil Mad Scientist, or check out this even easier bat costume by Thinly Spread. Love.
Gorgeous Bat Masks by Living With Punks
And of course.. there is always BATMAN (made out of hubby’s old suit trousers!!!)
Hope you have enjoyed these adorable bat decorations and bat activities! Now you have your fill of BATS.. how about some cute Spider Crafts for Kids?!
In need of more Halloween inspiration? These TP Roll Halloween Crafts are AMAZING
Or check out our Top 10 Halloween Crafts EVER:
