This cutesy Accordion Bat Halloween craft for Kids is what you need in order to welcome the spooky season. Easy to make, this paper bat craft for preschoolers and kindergarten is a fun way to boost their imagination and creativity.
Halloween Accordion Bat Craft
This spook-tacular Halloween craft for kids is so much fun to make and is a perfect decoration for the home as well as classroom. Hang them from the ceiling or stick them on the walls for that perfect ghoulish setup.
All you need is simple materials like paper and glue to make this easy bat craft for kids!
Supplies:
- Craft paper
- Sharpie
- Glue
- Scissors
Step by Step Tutorial
Time needed: 20 minutes
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Take black craft paper and fold it into half.
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Keep folding the halves till you cannot fold it anymore.
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Unfold the last fold and make alternate folds to get thin strips.
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Unfold all folds and use the creases to make alternate folds to make accordion folds.
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Fold the accordion folds at the center to make a fan shape.
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Glue the inner sides of the fan shape to make a semi-circle.
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Follow the above steps to make another accordion folds semi-circle. Glue both the semi-circles to make an accordion folds circle. The body of our bat craft is now ready.
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Take a rectangular section of black construction paper and fold it into half. Using a pencil draw a wing shape and cut it out using scissors.
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Similarly, draw the ear shape of black paper and cut them out. For the inner ear, cut a smaller section from pink craft paper. Cut out two small white circles & triangles for the eyes and fangs of the bat. For the mouth, cut out a smaller section from the section from light pink craft paper and tongue from pink craft paper.
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Using black sharpie, draw the pupil of the bat and use a white pen to make a small circle in the pupil. Glue the eyes on the body of the bat, just above the center. Paste the ears above the eyes.
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Paste the tongue cutout on the bottom of the mouth cutout. Next glue the fangs on the upper side of the mouth. Lastly, stick the mouth on the bat’s body to complete the paper bat craft for kindergarten and older kids.
Super fun right! Make these cute accordion folds paper bats in different sizes by varying the size of the craft black paper and colour of ears & tongue.
We bet your little ones will love making this easy-peasy craft for Halloween. Perfect for classroom decorations, these cutesy bats are just the Halloween decorations you need.
Club this craft with the Easy Halloween Crafts to immerse yourself in the ghoulish season. And if you are in mood for silly laughs, try these Halloween Jokes For Kids to crack-up everyone!