DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Halloween Bat Candle

This is a fun and easy color, cut, and paste craft that turns simple printed pieces into a hands-on project kids can really make their own. Using a toilet paper roll, the craft becomes three-dimensional which is perfect for decorating a room, collecting on a shelf, or even imaginative play. Part of the fun is seeing how each child personalizes their creation, experimenting with colors, textures, and details, and then enjoying it as a lasting part of their space or playtime.

Materials:

• toilet paper roll,
• printer,
• paper,
• scissors,
• glue,
• something to color with

Instructions:

• Print out the craft template of choice.
• Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.
• Glue the rectangular piece onto the tp roll.
• Glue on the flame.
• Glue on the bats to decorate the candle as desired.

Alternative Decorating Ideas:

• Use sparkles, sparkle glue, or felt to decorate the candle further.
• Place the candle on a round decorated piece of paper, felt or paper doily.
• Print the black and white template on construction paper.  Print a second copy on white paper and mix & match the pieces.

Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

Template   (color)   or   (B&W)

Printable version of these instructions

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