Halloween is a fun time for kids to dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating. It’s also a great time to get creative!

This Halloween, why not make a bat shape craft with your kids? It’s a great way for them to learn about different shapes, and they’ll have a blast doing it!

Best of all, it’s super simple: just 3 supplies are needed! Download the template, break out the supplies, and get started today. Set up this shape bat activity up as a fun project for kids or as part of a spooky Halloween party!

Also, be sure to check out all of our Halloween crafts for kids for more ideas.

Printable Bat Craft

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Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Bat template (click the “click here to get this freebie” image at the end to open the form)

Directions

Start by downloading the bat template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed 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 eyes to the middle of the large circle body.

Next, guide your child to place the triangle teeth underneath the eyes and glue them in place.

Create the bat wings by gluing the largest triangle to the top right-hand corner of the rectangle.

Now, glue the other triangle to the left of the triangle you just glued down. Take the 2nd triangle and glue it to the left of the last one.

Repeat the last two directions with the other wing, starting in the top left-hand corner and gluing the other triangle to the right.

Take the completed bat’s wings and glue them to the back and middle of the bat’s body.

Finally, help your child glue the triangle ears to the back and top of the body.

Be sure to check out our card crafts while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun DIYs like this one!

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Halloween Unit Study

October is here, which means it’s time to start planning for Halloween! This year, why not create a Halloween unit study that will help your kids have fun and learn at the same time? With these ideas below, they’ll be able to practice fine motor skills, improve vocabulary, increase creativity, learn to follow directions, and so much more!

These activities are great for the month of October and are easy to add to any lesson plans you may already have. Here are some ideas to get you started!

Kids’ Halloween Books

Reading aloud to your kids is a great way to start a Halloween unit study and introduce them to creative writing. Halloween books for kids can be used as tools to teach reading, writing, and comprehension skills while also getting them excited about the holiday. Here are some fun and spooky options to add to your library:

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 Kids’ Crafts

Creating something from scratch is a great way for young children to express themselves and develop their creativity. Through simple projects, children can explore different materials and learn how to use them to create something unique. It’s also a great way for them to develop fine motor skills and learn how to follow instructions.

Try out this easy Bat Art Project!

Try adding in some more of these spooky Halloween DIYs:

Witch Gnome Craft – Our whimsical witch gnome will bring some extra magic this Halloween! This witch is perfect for encouraging imagination and creativity in children. With just a few supplies, your kids can create some fun Halloween decorations to display at home or in the classroom! Add some googly eyes and glitter for an extra touch of spookiness.

Paper Plate Witch Craft For Kids – It’s that time of year again! Time to break out the spooky decorations and get ready for Halloween. If you’re looking for a fun and easy idea to do with your kids, look no further than this paper plate witch. Kids will love to make their own unique witch.

Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Craft – If you’re looking for a fun, easy, and festive Halloween idea, look no further than the Mickey Mouse pumpkin! This cute and simple project is perfect for Disney fans of all ages and will remind you of Main Street Disneyland. Don’t forget to download the free pumpkin template to make this project even easier!

Candy Corn Halloween Craft – This Frankenstein candy corn is the cutest, easiest Halloween activity for kids! All you need is some paper and a little bit of time, and you can make these adorable little monsters. It’s perfect for whole group lessons or as an independent work activity to get your kiddos in the Halloween spirit!

Kids’ Halloween Activities

Fine motor skills are essential for kids to develop, and these Halloween do a dot printables are a fun way to help them improve those skills.

These printables can help with letter and number recognition, counting, and more. And because they have a fun Halloween theme, they’re an extra-spooky way to get kids into the holiday spirit!

For those little ones who prefer their Halloween fun to be on the cute side, we’ve rounded up these adorable and free Halloween coloring pages for kids that are both adorable and festive. These pages are the perfect way to get little hands working and minds thinking creatively!

cLooking for a sweet way to help your kids practice their handwriting, letter recognition, and fine motor skills? These free candy corn worksheets are perfect! Just print them out onto white paper and let your kids get started. They’ll have so much fun they won’t even realize they’re learning!

These Frankenstein cutting worksheets are a great way to have some Halloween-themed fun. Your little monsters will love practicing their cutting skills with these adorable Frankenstein scissor activities!

Not only will they improve their fine motor skills, but they’ll also develop hand-eye coordination and concentration.

Fun Bat Worksheets For Kids

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Bat Shape Craft Template