Halloween Bat Name Craft (Free PDF Template)

As the spooky season rolls in, bats appear hanging from trees, swooping in the sky, and even decorating our homes. They’re the perfect inspiration for a fun, not-too-spooky craft!

This bat name craft will have kids creating a bat flying through a starry night sky, with their names proudly displayed below. They can choose between circles or stars to place the letters of their names in.

Discover more of our Halloween crafts for kids and keep the festive creativity going all season long!

Halloween Name Activity

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The circles are easier for younger children to cut out, while the stars will challenge those who want to practice their fine motor skills. 

It’s a great way for kids to practice spelling their names while making a personalized Halloween decoration, so be sure to grab the free template. Your little ones will be excited to create their bat masterpiece this Halloween!

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• White paint pen
• Star sticker
• Bat template

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, guide your child to glue the base body of the bat to the blue background paper.

Next, help your child glue the eyes to the center of the bat’s head.

Draw the mouth below the eyes.

Now, glue the star or moon letters below the bat’s body.

Finally, encourage your child to place the star stickers around the background paper.

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

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Engaging Halloween Ideas For Kids

Are you looking for fun ways to keep your little ones entertained this October? We have some spook-tacular ideas that combine learning and Halloween fun!

Below, you’ll find hands-on projects that spark creativity, educational activities that sneak in some skill-building, and fresh book recommendations to enjoy with the kids this Halloween.

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!

Simple Crafts For Halloween

Vampire Paper Bag Puppet – This Halloween, kids can have a fang-tastic time turning a simple paper bag into a spooky, yet friendly, vampire puppet! Their new puppet will spark creativity and encourage imaginative play.

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Bat Shape Craft – Go batty with shapes this Halloween! Kids can create an adorable bat using circles, triangles, and rectangles. It’s a fun way to practice shapes while crafting a not-so-spooky bat that’s ready to take flight. It’s a great project for little hands and big imaginations!

Zombie Pumpkin Craft – Bring some spooky fun to Halloween with a zombie pumpkin! Kids will love giving their pumpkin a creepy twist by decorating it like a green zombie. It’s the perfect mix of silly and spooky that kids will love.

Mickey Mouse Paper Plate Pumpkin Craft – Bring the magical mix of Disney charm and spooky fun home with this Mickey Mouse pumpkin made out of a paper plate! Kids will love making their own Mickey jack-o-lantern to add some Disney magic to Halloween!

Halloween Activities For Kids

Halloween is a great time to gather the family for some spooky fun! These printable Halloween activities for kids are packed with excitement for everyone. There’s something every little goblin can enjoy, like building silly pumpkin faces, playing “Don’t Eat Pete” as a family, coloring, and more.

The best part is that kids will have so much fun they won’t even realize they’re learning! So grab this set of printables and enjoy some Halloween magic together this fall. 

Get ready for some fruity fun with this apple stamp pumpkin art! Kids create their works of art by dipping apple halves in paint to create pumpkin shaped stamps on their canvas. Once the paint dries, they can draw silly jack-o-lantern faces on each one.

Try this Bat Tissue Paper Craft

It’s a fantastic way to boost their fine motor skills while letting their creativity shine! Your little artists will be so proud to display their cute pumpkin masterpieces this Halloween. It’s the perfect fall project with lots of festive fun!

For some rockin’ Halloween fun, make these zombie Halloween painted rocks with the kids! Kids will love using their creativity to turn ordinary rocks into silly, green faced zombies. It’s the perfect family activity that combines spooky fun with artistic flair.

Each zombie will be totally unique since every rock is different, plus they’ll make for a fun Halloween decoration kids will be excited to show off. So gather your rocks and paint for your kids to bring these spooky little creations to life!

This creepy crawly Halloween sensory bin is packed with not-too-spooky creepy crawlies and textures like smooth black beans and bumpy glittery balls! Sensory bins are more than just play! They’re a hands-on way for kids to develop fine motor skills, creativity, and problem solving skills!

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Little ones can scoop, sort, and explore their way through the bin, all while learning and having a blast. This sensory Halloween activity will be a hit with your curious preschoolers!

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