Halloween Crafts - How to Make a Bat Halloween Garland
All you need to make this spookily easy Halloween bat garland is some paper, a cookie cutter, and clear beading cord (which makes the bats look like they're floating in air; awesome!). If you don't have a clear cord, you can always use a black or white ribbon. Either way, this Halloween garland is sure to make your house festive for celebrating Halloween!
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Gather supplies to make this Halloween garland.
To make your bat Halloween garland, you will need just a few materials:
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Draw the bats using your cookie cutter.
Use your cookie cutter and trace around it with a pencil to draw the bats shapes.
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Use the glue dots to secure the cord on the bats
Cut out the bat shapes and have a batch ready (you will need anywhere from 10 to 15 bats or more per garland, depending on how many garlands you want to make and how long each garland is).
Use the glue dots to secure the beading cord to the bats, putting a dot on each side of the wing.
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Glue more bats onto the cord
Add more bats onto the cord. Space them apart a bit and tilt them here and there to give them a feel of movement, like they're flying. It's a really great effect if you're using the invisible microfilament bead cord.
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Here is one example of a finished bat garland. You can hang the bats horizontally like this or...
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As an alternative, you can also hang the bats vertically on the bead cord. All you have to do is turn the bats when you are gluing them to the bead cord so that you are placing the glue dots in the center of the bat rather than the left and right wings.
There you have it -- a fun, super-easy, and very festive Halloween garland made of bats to put around the house for Halloween.
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All you need to make this spookily easy Halloween bat garland is some paper, a cookie cutter, and clear beading cord (which makes the bats look like they're floating in air; awesome!). If you don't have a clear cord, you can always use a black or white ribbon. Either way, this Halloween garland is sure to make your house festive for celebrating Halloween!
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- Halloween Spider Web Decorations
- Paper Pumpkin Jack O' Lantern Halloween
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Mummy Treat Cups
Gather supplies to make this Halloween garland.
To make your bat Halloween garland, you will need just a few materials:
- Black lightweight card stock paper or construction paper
- Bat-shaped cookie cutter
- Monofilament beading cord
- Glue dots (I used Therm O Web's Glue Zots but any brand should do; if you don't have glue dots, a bit of Scotch tape will work as well but it will be more visible.)
- Pencils
- Scissors
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- Halloween Spider Web Decorations
- Paper Pumpkin Jack O' Lantern Halloween
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Mummy Treat Cups
Draw the bats using your cookie cutter.
Use your cookie cutter and trace around it with a pencil to draw the bats shapes.
More Ideas for Halloween Crafts for Kids:
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Spider Web Decorations
- Paper Pumpkin Jack O' Lantern Halloween
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Mummy Treat Cups
Use the glue dots to secure the cord on the bats
Cut out the bat shapes and have a batch ready (you will need anywhere from 10 to 15 bats or more per garland, depending on how many garlands you want to make and how long each garland is).
Use the glue dots to secure the beading cord to the bats, putting a dot on each side of the wing.
More Ideas for Halloween Crafts for Kids:
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Spider Web Decorations
- Paper Pumpkin Jack O' Lantern Halloween
Glue more bats onto the cord
Add more bats onto the cord. Space them apart a bit and tilt them here and there to give them a feel of movement, like they're flying. It's a really great effect if you're using the invisible microfilament bead cord.
More Ideas for Halloween Crafts for Kids:
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Spider Web Decorations
- Paper Pumpkin Jack O' Lantern Halloween
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Mummy Treat Cups
Here is one example of a finished bat garland. You can hang the bats horizontally like this or...
More Ideas for Halloween Crafts for Kids:
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Spider Web Decorations
- Paper Pumpkin Jack O' Lantern Halloween
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Mummy Treat Cups
As an alternative, you can also hang the bats vertically on the bead cord. All you have to do is turn the bats when you are gluing them to the bead cord so that you are placing the glue dots in the center of the bat rather than the left and right wings.
There you have it -- a fun, super-easy, and very festive Halloween garland made of bats to put around the house for Halloween.
More Ideas for Halloween Crafts for Kids:
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Spider Web Decorations
- Paper Pumpkin Jack O' Lantern Halloween
- Pop Up Ghost Halloween Invitations
- Halloween Mummy Treat Cups
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