Paper Bag Bat Craft (With Free Printable Template)
This adorable paper bag bat craft is a fun and easy craft that kids will love! With its cute vampire fangs and flappy wings, this bat is perfect for Halloween, a nocturnal animal study, or just a fun afternoon craft. Plus, it doubles as a puppet for imaginative play—making it both creative and interactive!
Looking for a spooky-but-cute craft to make with the kids? This paper bag bat puppet is just the thing! It’s an easy and engaging activity that helps kids practice fine motor skills with cutting, gluing, and assembling. Whether you’re getting ready for Halloween, learning about bats and nocturnal animals, or just need a quick boredom buster, this craft is sure to be a hit.
If you like this bat craft, be sure to check out our cut and paste bat craft too!
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Why You’ll Love This Printable
- 🦇 Easy & Fun – Simple steps make it a great craft for little hands!
- 🎨 Encourages Creativity – Kids can customize their bat with different colors and designs.
- ✂️ Great for Fine Motor Skills – Cutting, gluing, and assembling help strengthen little fingers.
- 🎭 Doubles as a Puppet! – Once assembled, kids can use it for storytelling and pretend play.
Materials
- Paper bag bat template: You can grab it down below. Makes this craft super easy to put together.
- Colored craft papers: Black, pink, white, and any other colors you’d like.
- Paper bag: Any standard-size paper bag or DIY one from brown craft paper.
- Scissors: For cutting out the bat parts.
- Craft glue: To stick everything together.
- Pencil: To trace the template.
- Sharpies: For adding details like facial expressions and wing outlines.
The Printable
This craft comes with a printable bat template that includes:
- Bat head and body base
- Wings, ears, fangs, and legs
- Blush patterns and big expressive eyes
You can print the template on colored paper or plain paper for kids to color in themselves. Or use them to trace out on colored paper.
Instructions
Cut out the template pieces – Trace the bat patterns onto colored craft paper and cut them out.
Prepare the ears and wings – Glue the inner ear pieces onto the outer ears and use a sharpie to add details to the wings.
Assemble the legs and wings – Glue the legs to the bottom of the body base and attach the wings to the sides.
Make the bat’s face – Color the eyes and glue them onto the head piece.
Attach the ears, fangs, and blush – Stick the ears on top, then glue on the fangs and blush circles. Use a sharpie to draw the mouth.
Prepare the paper bag – Use a store-bought paper bag or make one from brown craft paper.
Attach the bat’s head and body – Glue the head to the bottom of the paper bag (flap side), then glue the body base below it.
Final touch – Trim the bag if needed, and let the glue dry before playing!
You can make your bat black, but it’s also a ton of fun to make bats in all different colors. We also made a purple one, but a dark blue one would be super cute too.
Top Tips
- ✨ Use cardstock for a sturdier bat that holds up to playtime.
- 🖍️ Let kids customize! Give them different colors to make their own unique bats.
- 🏫 Great for classrooms – Print multiple templates for a bat-themed class project!
- 🦇 Make it a puppet show – Have kids create multiple bats and put on a fun bat story performance.
Once you’ve finished crafting your spooky bat, don’t forget to give it the perfect name! Check out this list of bat names for fun, cool, and mysterious ideas.
Educational Uses
Perfect for a Halloween lesson – Teach kids about bats and their role in the ecosystem.
Fine motor practice – Cutting and assembling helps strengthen little hands.
Encourages storytelling – Use the puppets to make up fun bat adventures.
Great for nocturnal animal studies – Pair this with a book about bats for a fun learning session!
Grab the Free Printable Bat Template
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This printable is for personal or classroom use only—please do not use it for commercial purposes. Thank you!
This paper bag bat puppet is the perfect mix of craft and play! Whether you’re using it for a Halloween activity, a nocturnal animal lesson, or just some creative fun, kids will love making and playing with their cute little bat friend. Try it out, and let us know how your bats turn out!
