Wooden Spoon Bat Puppet – Halloween Kid Craft Idea

Don’t go BATTY trying to think of creative crafts for the kids to do this Halloween! This Wooden Spoon Bat – Kid Craft is as simple as it gets PLUS it’s not expensive either!!!

Then use your newly created Craft Spoon Bat friend as decor, place him in some Dirt Pudding for a Halloween party OR have a fun afternoon full of puppet play with a whole collection of them!

So gather up those simple materials and let your “bat crazy” creative side shine this Halloween season! You can find ALL the details you need to know, along with the FREE bat wing printable below!

Happy crafting with your little ones, my friends! Please don’t forget to share pictures with us of your wood bat creations on our Facebook page when you are done! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR BAT PUPPETS WITH —> Cupcake Liner Bat Cards For Kids To Make This Halloween

Wooden Spoon Bat Craft Supplies:

* Wooden Craft Spoons – one per bat puppet {affiliate link}
* Black Craft Paint
* Paint Brush
* Small Paper Plate
* Free Bat Printable Printable {download HERE}
* White Cardstock
* Black Cardstock
* Color Printer
* Craft Scissors
* Small Wiggle Eyes – two per bat puppet
* Low-Temp Hot Glue or Tacky Glue
optional – other embellishments like ribbon, rhinestones, glitter etc.

Directions:

* First download and print the bat wing template above on white cardstock.
* Using scissors, have children trim out the bat wings from the printable. One printable will makes TWO WINGS FOR ONE BAT. Once cut out, set aside.
* Out of the remaining white cardstock, cut out two small triangle fangs for your hat.
* At this point in time, you should cut out some triangle “ears” for the bat, from the black cardstock.
* Set all the paper pieces aside till the last step.
* Now grab your craft paint, the small paper plate, the wooden spoon and the paint brush.
* Squirt a small amount of black paint on the paper plate.
* Paint your wooden spoon completely black. This is the body of the bat.
* Once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
* To finish off the Wooden Spoon Bat – simply glue the cardstock pieces in place and add the wiggle eyes so they can see.
* Then add other embellishments you see fit {like glitter, rhinestones etc}
* To display, you can add magnets to the back or hot glue some string for easy hanging!

PAIR YOUR BLACK BAT PUPPET CRAFT WITH —> Paper Plate Handprint Bat – Kid Craft

Are you looking for even more fun Halloween themed kid craft tutorials? Maybe something to pair along with today’s wooden spoon bat tutorial?! Then be sure to check out these past posts, listed below from Glued To My Crafts, for some even more spooky craft inspiration!

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