Flying Bat Craft with Free Printable Template

Get ready to create some fun this Halloween with an exciting flying bat craft that’s perfect for little hands! This STEM craft uses string and a straw to make the bats’ wings flap…how fun is that?! With our easy-to-use printable template, creating these eerie-flying creatures is a breeze. Let’s get started!

Fun Bat Facts for Kids

Bat Diversity: Did you know there are over 1,400 different kinds of bats all over the world?
Incredible Navigators: Bats use special sounds (echolocation) to find their way in the dark, like their own secret superpower!
Nighttime Wonders: Bats are nocturnal. They sleep during the day and come out at night when it’s dark.
Surprising Diets: Some bats love eating fruits like bananas, while others gobble up lots of insects!
Marvelous Flyers: Bats are amazing at flying. They can zoom as fast as a speeding car (some over 100 mph) and do cool tricks in the air!
Unique Sleep Habits: Bats sleep in strange places, like upside down in caves or trees. It’s like they’re doing a fun acrobat trick while they nap!

Lets Make this Flying Bat Craft!

Supplies:

Free printable template
Crayons, colored pencils or markers
String or yarn, preferably black
Straw, preferably black
Scissors
Tape

Step 1: Print out the template. Then, color the bat.

Step 2: Cut the bat out and color the back of it.

Step 3: Tape a piece of string to each wing, as shown in the picture below.

Step 4: Cut a straw in half. Then, pull both strings through the straw. Tape the straw to the bat’s body as show in the picture below.

Step 5: Fold the bat’s head back to make it fly with its head up (optional). Hold the bottom of the straw, then pull the strings to make the bat fly!