I had a lot of fun developing programs for this years Summer Reading Club with the theme, Dream Big - Read! There was a lot of fun different ways to interpret the theme. Since author/illustrator Brian Lies created the art work for the theme this year, I felt it necessary to use his book, Bats at the Library as inspiration for this kids craft! The book was also a great companion to the craft! With Halloween around the corner these bats make perfect decorations that your youngin's can help make!
Materials & Tools:
- Bat Shape
- Oak Tag (in both black and white)
- Tissue paper (in black and purple)
- Clothes pin
- Crayons
- Scissors
- Glue
- Create a bat body out of black oak tag
- Cut out two circles out of white oak tag
- Cut two pieces of tissue paper (black and purple) that measure 15 x 9 inches
- Glue eyes to the bat body
- Use your crayons to decorate and customize
- Place your bat face down and get your clothes pin ready!
- Dab some glue on the back of the bat body and attach the clothes pin
- While your bat is drying, time to work on his wings!
- Grab your pieces of tissue paper and lay one over the other, then begin to accordion fold the paper
- Pinch in the middle and fluff out your wings
- Take your wings and clip it to the clothes pin
- Turn your bat over and clip him any where you want!
Hehe so awesome :D I love bats XD I might make these now :D
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