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in Create· Fall· Fine Motor Skills

Adorable Bat Nature Craft

Here is a cute and unique bat craft for fall or Halloween! You just need some sticks, leaves, scissors, and glue for this simple nature bat. Head outside and start collecting pieces of nature for this adorable activity!

Here is a cute and unique bat craft for fall or Halloween!

With fall right around the corner, what better way to welcome the new season than with a simple and cute bat craft! You probably already have these supplies in your home (or yard), so hopefully you won’t need to make a special stop at the craft store for this activity. Another thing that I love about this craft is that it will last for a long time since you will be using sticks and dead leaves! Many nature crafts have a quick expiration date, but this one will last through the season or longer if you store it carefully. 

Ready to make one!? Here’s what you’ll need..

Supplies:

  • A piece of cardboard
  • Glue
  • XActo Knife or Scissors
  • Sticks and Leaves
  • Googly eyes -Optional (or use rocks or flowers)
  • Pipe cleaners
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RELATED: Check out Easy Porcupine Stick Craft

Here’s How to Make Your Nature Bat:

Step 1:

First you will need to cut out a simple bat shape out of a piece of cardboard.

You can make a symmetrical bat by following these steps:

1. Fold a piece of paper in half.

2. Draw half of the bat.

3. Cut it out and open the bat. 

4. Then trace that bat on the cardboard! 

Stick and leaf halloween activity!

Step 2:

Now collect sticks and glue them on the body! You will want to use a lot of glue for these sticks. Don’t worry, it will dry clear!

Stick and leaf fall activity!

You can break sticks into smaller pieces to fill in large gaps. This is great fine motor work!

Stick and leaf fall activity!

Step 3:

Glue the leaves on the wings. We used dead leaves, but you can use whatever type you would like. A bat with colorful wings would be neat too!

My son pressed down on each section of leaves to make sure they didn’t curl up right away. This is a fun way to sneak in some counting practice!

Here is a cute and unique bat craft for fall or Halloween!

Step 4:

Choose what type of eyes you would like to use for your bat craft. We have a ton of googly eyes, so we used those. You could also use acorn caps or pebbles for the eyes if you would like!

Here is a cute and unique bat craft for fall or Halloween!

We also added pointy ears and we played around with different options. You could try tiny clothespins:

Here is a cute and unique bat craft for fall or Halloween!

Or you can try construction paper.

Then let your glue dry over night, poke pipe cleaners through the cardboard and hang them upside down from a branch! This bat craft is the cutest decoration you will see this fall! Get outside and give it a try today. 

DIY Halloween decoration!

Pin it and save it for later!Here is a cute and unique bat craft for fall or Halloween!

I hope you give this simple bat craft a try! I promise, your little nature lovers will love this one.

∼Tara

Need more cardboard nature crafts ideas?! Check out:

Pine Needle Sweep {A Fine Motor Activity}

A Heart Nature Weaving Craft to Try Today

And check out this other simple Halloween Craft:

A Simple Mummy Rock Craft for Halloween

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