Halloween Bat Craft

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This Halloween bat craft is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, with the help of an adult.

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How cool is this Halloween bat craft? It’s an easy art project to do with your kids, and they will have a lot of fun making it!

It involves painting, coloring, folding, cutting and gluing, so your child will need various levels of assistance, depending on their age.

The coolest part about this craft is making the bat’s wings. Your child can get creative and draw any sort of design on a coffee filter. Then, watch the “magic” happen as you spray water on it and the design transforms.

This Halloween bat craft is great for:

fine motor skills
developing cutting skills
learning to fold
creativity

Fun facts about bats!

Take this opportunity to teach your child about bats! While doing this craft, you can discuss things like:

Bats are flying mammals.
Bats are nocturnal (they sleep during the day and are awake at night).
There are over 1,000 different species of bats.
Bats live in trees and in caves.
Bats sleep upside down.
Some bats eat bugs, some eat fruit, and vampire bats eat blood!

Tie this activity in with books!

It’s a good idea to supplement a craft or learning activity with books! It will give your child an opportunity to make connections between the two and to reflect on what they learned.

Check out these Halloween and bat books below:

Try these other Halloween crafts and recipes!

How do you make the Halloween bat craft?

You will need:

Step 1: Paint the toilet paper roll with black paint. Let it dry.

Step 2: Color a design on the coffee filter using at least 2 different colors. Then, spray water on it so the ink runs. Let it dry.

Step 3: Once the coffee filter is dry, fold it in eighths (make 4 folds). Then using a pair of scissors, cut the top so it forms a point. Unfold the coffee filter until it’s in the shape of a semi circle.

Step 4: Once the toilet paper roll has dried, push the top edge down using two thumbs. Repeat on the opposite side, folding it over the first edge. This will form the bat’s ears.