Yarn Bat Craft for Kids

This fun Yarn Bat Craft for kids makes for a great fall and Halloween activity. It is also a great way for toddlers, preschool, kindergarten and primary school kids to build their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

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Yarn Bat Craft

MATERIALS

Cardboard (an Amazon box works well for this)
Pencil
Scissors
Ball of black yarn
Tape

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DIRECTIONS

1 – Download and print the bat template (found at the end of this post).

2 – Cut out the template and trace it onto a piece of cardboard.

3 – Next, cut out the bat shape from the cardboard.

cardboard cutout of bat template for yarn bat craft

4- Tape the end of the black yarn to the back of the cardboard.

end of yarn taped to the back of the bat craft

5 – Wrap the yarn around the cardboard bat again and again going up and down and from side to side.

yarn is wrapped around the cardboard to create the bat craft

6 – When you are finished wrapping, cut the yarn and tape the end to the back side of the bat craft.

Now your yarn bat craft is ready to be displayed! You can lean it up on a shelf as a decoration or add a loop of yarn to hang it. How cute would a bunch of these be hanging around the classroom??

Happy crafting friends 🙂

Free Template for Yarn Bat Craft

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