DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Egg Carton Bat Craft

This is one of those crafts that I made as a young girl and have had fun passing on to my children.  You can make a whole bunch of them and hang them up for spooky decorations.

This is one of those projects that looks even better in real life than it does in photos!

• Cut a line of three egg carton cups. 
   
• This can be done by children age 10+, but younger children will require adult assistance with this step.

• Cut a U shape from the front and back of each of the edge egg carton cups.  Again, younger children will need help from someone older.
   
• I draw a line lightly with a pencil so that when I'm battling the egg carton with the scissors, I don't have to think about where you should be cutting.

• You will end up with something that looks like this!
   
• If you're doing this project with young children, you can prep the craft up to this stage before you invite them to join you. 

• Paint the egg carton with black paint, inside and out.  This step can be done by kids of all ages.
   
• Let dry.

• Glue wiggly eyes onto the center cup. 
   
• Strangely, I find this is easier the younger you are.  Preschoolers with their tiny fingers seem to be good with wiggly eyes.
   
• If you don't have wiggly eyes, just cut or punch two circles from white paper and use those

• Cut two tiny triangles from a scrap of white paper and glue them on below the eyes.

• OPTIONAL:  poke a couple of holes in the top of the bat and thread a piece of thread or string through to hang your bat.