Bat Headband Craft For Kids (Free Printable Template)

Bats are one of the spookiest (and cutest!) creatures that appear around Halloween time! These little nocturnal friends are a fun part of the season’s magic, from flying across the moonlit sky to swooping around haunted houses.

Your kiddos can transform into a bat by wearing this bat headband craft this Halloween. This simple project is sure to be a hit as they pretend to be little flying bats flapping through the house or classroom. 

Be sure to check out even more Halloween crafts for kids! From spooky to silly, you’ll find plenty of creative ideas to keep little hands busy and make this Halloween fun!

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It’s a great way to channel their Halloween excitement while giving them a chance to work on fine motor skills through cutting, gluing, and assembling. Plus, wearing their new headband will make them feel extra proud of their batty creation!

To make this super simple bat come to life, grab our free template. It makes a perfect last minute Halloween costume idea or a fun project for a classroom activity.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Tape
• Bat template (unlock the free template at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this bat to life!

First, encourage your child to glue the inner ears in the middle of the outer ears.

Next, glue the eyes to the center of the headband.

Place the nose below the eyes and glue it in place.

Now, help your child to glue the mouth below the nose.

Tape the extenders on both sides of the headband base.

Finally, fold over the end of the bat’s wing, then guide your child to tape the wings on both sides of the headband.

Be sure to check out our headband crafts while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!

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Simple Halloween Ideas

Looking for simple Halloween ideas that will keep your little ghosts and ghouls entertained? October is the perfect time to dive into fun, spooky projects that also sneak in a bit of learning! Kids will stay busy while sharpening their skills with hands-on DIYs and educational games.

Read on below for Halloween inspired book ideas and activities that your kids will absolutely love this season!

Halloween Books For Kids

Below are some of the top-rated Halloween books for kids. Add them to your home collection or borrow them from your local library.

Room On The Broom: This has to be one of our favorite Halloween books of all time! The story follows a witch and her cat as they happen upon some animals who help the witch. There’s danger, mystery, and friendship in this adorable children’s story.

5 Minute Spooky Stories: We love Disney’s 5-minute storybooks and this one is perfect for Halloween! See how all your favorite Disney characters celebrate this spooky holiday.

Ten Timid Ghosts: This is a fun countdown book about a witch who moves into a haunted house where 10 ghosts already live. The witch scares the ghosts out one by one until they devise a scheme to get her out of their house. This Halloween children’s book is good for kids who love rhyming stories!

Halloween Paper Crafts

Candy Corn Halloween Craft – This Halloween, add a spooky twist to a classic treat! Have your kids make a candy corn that looks like Frankenstein’s monster! It’s a fun, simple project that lets kids get creative while celebrating Halloween.

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Tissue Paper Ghost Craft – Get into the Halloween spirit by having kids make their own little ghosts out of tissue paper! This simple and fun activity is perfect for little hands, and kids will love creating their very own spooky (but cute) ghosts to decorate for the season!

Witches Brew Handprint Craft – Stir up some spooky fun with a witches brew! Your little witches and wizards will love creating their own bubbling potion, complete with their own handprint as the brew. This cauldron is the perfect way to add a personalized touch to their Halloween fun!

Paper Plate Monster Craft – Bring some lighthearted fun to Halloween with a silly monster made out of a paper plate! Grab some googly eyes, a paper plate, and let the kids use their imaginations to make a not-so-scary monster.

Printable Halloween Activities

Add a touch of festive fun to a no prep, STEAM activity with these Halloween pattern block mats! Kids can sharpen their fine motor skills as they carefully place blocks within the spooky shape outlines. This activity also encourages planning and problem solving as they figure out which blocks fit best.

Laminate the mats so they can be used again and again for lots of October fun!

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Our printable candy corn pattern worksheets are a no prep, festive, and educational activity that combines fun and learning. This sweet activity is great for engaging preschoolers and kindergartners in pattern recognition.

You’ll receive two candy corn themed worksheets that help sharpen pattern skills while also building fine motor abilities as kids cut out the squares and paste the next illustration in the sequence.

Get ready for some magical learning fun with these free printable witch activity sheets! Your little witches and wizards will match each spooky image to its pair with the Match the Object worksheet.

The Witch Count and Graph worksheet will introduce counting and graphing in an enchanting way, while the Shadow Matching printable adds a fun challenge of pairing each object with its shadow. Finally, they’ll solve the Witch Maze to boost problem solving and fine motor skills.

Make learning the alphabet extra fun with the S is for spider sorting activity! This cute and spooky Halloween themed activity helps kids practice sorting uppercase and lowercase letters while enjoying silly spiders and webs.

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As they sort, children boost their critical thinking, problem solving skills, and fine motor skills. It’s a playful, hands-on way to foster a love for learning and help them build a strong foundation in letter recognition.

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