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How to Make Hanging Bats


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October 31, 2018

Hanging Bats - bat hanging in the window from a curtain rodThis cute and simple project is adorable for a party or classroom project!

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Total Time: 5 minutes

Supplies:

  • empty paper towel or toilet paper roll/s
  • black construction paper
  • googly eyes
  • glue
  • pipe cleaner
  • 2 white thumb tacks with black dots drawn in the middle instead of googly eyes - optional
  • scissors
  • hole punch
  • glue
Hanging Bats - supplies
 

Steps:

  1. Cut a piece of black paper in half or to fit the width of the paper towel roll.
  2. Hanging Bats - cut black paper to fit the width of the TP tube
     
  3. Glue the black paper on the roll.
  4. Hanging Bats - glue the paper to the roll using a glue stick
     
    Hanging Bats - wrap paper and stick down
     
  5. Fold the other piece of black paper in half.
  6. Hanging Bats - fold the other piece of black paper in half
     
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  7. Cut out wings as shown, either straight or curl wings over the front.
  8. Hanging Bats - cut out wings
     
  9. Glue the wings to the back of the roll.
  10. Hanging Bats - glue the wings to the back of the roll
     
  11. Punch two holes in the back of the roll.
  12. Hanging Bats - punch two holes in the back of the roll
     
  13. Slip the pipe cleaner into the two holes from inside the paper roll.
  14. Hanging Bats - slide the pipe cleaner through the two holes from the inside
     
  15. Bend the pipe cleaner up into feet.
  16. Hanging Bats - bent the pipe cleaner to create feet
     
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  17. Glue the googly eyes or ink the thumbtacks with black eyes and stick the thumbtacks into the toilet paper rolls in front.
  18. Hanging Bats - add eyes
     
  19. Hang your little guys on a string or curtain rod.
  20. Hanging Bats - hang them from a string
     
    Hanging Bats - or curtain rod
     
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