Flying Bats Window Silhouettes – Halloween Crafts for Kids
Get ready to add a touch of spooktacular magic to your windows with Flying Bats Window Silhouettes – a craft project designed just for kids!
Halloween is approaching, and what better way to get into the spirit of this eerie holiday than by creating your own swarm of bats to decorate your windows?
With a few simple materials and a lot of creativity, you’ll transform your living space into a mysterious, moonlit scene that’s perfect for Halloween.
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While we’re making flying bat window silhouettes today, this tutorial can easily be changed to make pumpkin window silhouettes or any other fun Halloween symbol.
So come Halloween, it’s time to get out these fascinating creatures and turn them into a fun Halloween crafts for kids.
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Flying Bats Window Silhouettes – Halloween Crafts for Kids
Materials Needed:
- Construction Paper
- Tissue Paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Tape
- Stapler
- Hole Puncher
- Piece of Yarn or Ribbon
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Directions:
1. Staple two large sheets of construction paper together on one end.
This will help keep them in place.
2. Using a plate as a guide, draw a large circle.
3. Draw out your bat shapes and cut out of the two sheets stapled together.
4. Cut out circles in tissue paper.
5. Overlap tissue over bat openings on one circle, careful to cover entire opening. Tape edges of tissue to one of the pieces of construction paper to keep tissue in place.
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6. Place 2nd large circle on top, matching bat cutouts. Glue the two pieces of construction paper together.
7. Hole punch and insert yarn for hanger.
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Flying Bats Window Silhouettes
Get ready to add a touch of spooktacular magic to your windows with Flying Bats Window Silhouettes – a craft project designed just for kids!
Materials
- Construction Paper
- Tissue Paper
- Glue
- Tape
- Piece of Yarn or Ribbon
Tools
- Scissors
- Stapler
- Hole Puncher
Instructions
- Staple two large sheets of construction paper together on one end.
- Using a plate as a guide, draw a large circle..
- Draw out your bat shapes and cut out of the two sheets stapled together.
- Cut out circles in tissue paper.
- Overlap tissue over bat openings on one circle, careful to cover entire opening. Tape edges of tissue to one of the pieces of construction paper to keep tissue in place.Place 2nd large circle on top, matching bat cutouts.
- Glue the two pieces of construction paper together.
- Hole punch and insert yarn for hanger.
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What a great craft! I am hoping my little one finds interest in crafts soon!! Soooo many cute ideas out there. Thanks for the share!
It can be tough to find age appropriate crafts… but your kiddos will get there soon.
I love it! And I think this is one craft I could actually pull off!
This craft is so cute, great idea!
What a fun craft that is perfect for Fall! I love decorating our windows with silhouette art like this!
Have fun and let me know if you try it out, Crystal 😀
Very nice quick & easy craft, why even wee ones can put the tissue circles over the pre-cut bats! Many thanks for linking up at After School Linky Party!
Looks like something my kids will enjoy! Love the pre-cut bats..