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Simple Paper Bat Decorating
Bats, Bats, and Bats!
A simple inexpensive creative way to decorate anywhere in your home for Halloween is paper decorations! Paper bats is super simple and you can have the coolest decorative designs to hang on the wall or doors.
My display on my front door is done up in different sizes of bats. I made black and orange bats; even a purple bat. You can use just black paper for a simple flock of bats. Colored bats add a little more colorful effect if that is your desire. You can put bats on doors, walls, windows, coming up from a counter onto the wall, lamp shades, pillows and much more. Even decorate a white shower curtain or the mirrors with simple bat cut-outs for a batty bathroom. How about a bat hanging on a coat in the closet? You just might think it was real. The ideas are endless!
Have a fun time decorating BATTY!
Batty Supply List
Here are the supplies you need for a festive batty experience!
- Bat Templates
- Printer
- Printer Paper
- Construction Paper
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Scotch Tape
Printer Paper
Perfect paper for making bat templates. Once you print the bat out; cut it out. Than trace onto black construction paper or any color of your choice.
Bat Templates (Free)
- Bat Template by Family Fun
A simple cut-out template of bats to trace onto colored paper. - Bat Template by First Palette
The Bats in this template can be printed white or black. Black ones are great if you don't have black paper but uses printer ink.
Black Construction Paper
Bats are normally black so this construction paper is perfect for making paper ones to hang on your wall.
Bat Crafts on Pinterest
- Batty Bats – Halloween Crafts for Kids on Pinterest
It's Halloween night/ the dark sky flutters with wings./ Can you see the bats? - A Halloween Haiku by Carrie Wright | See more about bats, theme days and halloween bats.
Printers
A printer comes in handy for printing out BAT patterns from links that post them for FREE to use. I think that is nice to be able to find patterns online.
HP All-In-One Printer
I'm an HP fan so these are always my first choice in picking a printer out. There is a handy pop-up screen to see what your printer is doing.
HP Wireless Printer
Just like the one I have on my desk. It is wireless and printers really good. Using HP Print allows you to print form other wireless devices such as your phones and tablets. You can even print while out and about. How cool is that!
Ideas on how to decorate with Paper Bats
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Batty Silhouette's by Martha Stewart
Instead of printing and cutting them out on your own; you can just buy all made up. Take them out the of the package and hang them on the wall. Thank you Martha Stewart for providing them already made.
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Batty Comments
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At least these are papers ones. Actually I've had too many real bats in belfry!
You can never have too many bats in your belfry!
I love these bats! What cool Halloween decorations.
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@Sylvestermouse: Thanks for the Halloween blessings.
Happy Halloween blessings to you!
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@HalloweenEnthus: Great for kids and all ages as well. Thanks!
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@Pinkmaddy LM: Yes very fun to do. Thanks for stopping by.
Used to do the same thing when I was teaching
Used to do the same thing when I was teaching
I love the photo of the bats across the kitchen wall!
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@mariacarbonara: Awesome! Have a great time making them.
Lovely lens with great tips on paper bats .
will deffo get the kids to try this!
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@Ahdilarum: Thanks!
great tips for paper bats decoration. loved it
I love bats! Great Halloween decorating ideas, I love the cascade of bats through the dining room.
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@aussiejon: Simple yes. Thanks!
excellent idea for Halloween, so simple, yet so cool!
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@tfsherman lm: Thanks! Pretty neat display!
I do love bats! Nice lens -- I'd love to have that wall of bats flying across the room.
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@sweetstickyrainbo: Thanks. Happy Halloween!
very helpful!
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@mumsgather: Thanks. I live it cause its simple and inexpensive to create a fun bat décor.
Very nice paper bats. What a good idea.
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@KimGiancaterino: Thank You for the Halloween Blessing!
Boo-lessed! Happy Halloween 2012!
Great lens!
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