Paper Plate Bats < Crafty-Mummy

I just love paper plate crafts for kids. There are so many things that you can use paper plates for, especially when it comes to crafting. So why not recycle those paper plates and try making our paper plate bats this halloween!

Bat Supplies

For your bats you will need;

Paper Plate
Clothes Peg
Scissors
Black Paint
Paint Brush
Googly Eyes
Black Foam (optional)

If you’re looking to make bats this halloween these cute little paper plate bats are very easy to do and great for kids to show off and hang up during halloween.

Draw a line at the top edge into the middle like pictured.

Draw rounded bumps at the bottom all the way to the outside edge.

Once your bat is cut out it is ready to paint. If you are doing these in your classroom you might want to pre-cut the bats so you have templates ready for the children.

Paint your ‘bat wing’s to cover the whole template. You can always paint both sides like we did.

Next paint your clothes peg all over too. This will be your bat’s body.

When your wings and peg are dry you can start to add details to your bat. I added ears to my bat but my daughter didn’t want her bat to have ears so it is personal preference.

Apply glue for eyes. We used hot glue but regular glue works just as well.

Cut your square in half making 2 triangles.

Carefully stick the triangles to the side of the bats head.

Putting Your Paper Plate Bat Together

Once you’ve drawn on a mouth and added all the extras to your bat, you can assemble it. This is very simple to do and will help with children’s fine motor control.