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Halloween Art Project with 3D Paper Bats

By ProjectswithKids

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A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project! I just love how the bats pop off the paper in this painting to give it a 3D element.

This is such a fun art project for kids to create and can be done with just a few simple supplies. Kids can experiment with blending different colors of blue together and adding in white and black to create the full moon and Halloween sky. 

Take a look at my collection of painting ideas for kids for more fun and creative art projects to try!

A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project that kids will love to create! Free bat templates included.

I made a free printable of the bats for you to download as part of my free resource library available to my email subscribers. Click here to sign up and get your printable, you will also get access to all of my awesome free printables that include doodle pages, printable color-in postcards, notepaper & envelopes and more! You will get a welcome email with all the details.

If you are looking for more Halloween art projects, take a look at this pumpkin spin painting idea. It’s a super easy and fun project that kids will love!

Kids will also love this spooky bat chalk pastel art!

Create Your Own Halloween Art Project with 3D Paper Bats

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A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats all come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project that kids will love to create! Free bat templates included.

Supplies

  • Free printable bat template
  • Acrylic paint in light blue, dark blue, white & black
  • Paintbrushes
  • 8.5 x 11 inch White cardstock
  • Black cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Paint palette


Instructions

A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats all come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project that kids will love to create! Free bat templates included.

If you are looking for more fun bat crafts, take a look at this easy bat art project!

1. First, you want to print out your bat templates. Cut them out and trace them onto black cardstock. Use a white pencil crayon to trace your templates to make them easier to see. Cut out your bats and fold them in half. Depending on the age of the kids, you may have to do this step for them.

2. Get all of your painting supplies ready. We used 2 shades of blue a light and a dark as well as white and black. 4 colors is all you need!

A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats all come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project that kids will love to create! Free bat templates included.

3. Use a large plastic lid or bottom of a jar to trace for your full moon. Test out the size to make sure it will work. We used 8.5 x 11-inch white cardstock as our canvas.

4. Paint your full moon white. Working while your white paint is still wet, add a very small amount of black paint to the bottom of the moon and blend in using your paintbrush. Try to keep the center of the moon white.

Add in some more black paint to the outer edge of the moon, reminding kids not to add too much. Not to worry if kids make a mistake, they can always add in more white paint.

A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats all come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project that kids will love to create! Free bat templates included.

Kids will also love: Delightfully Spooky DIY Halloween Lanterns

5. Starting with the light blue paint and painting in a circle around your full moon, start to paint. At this point, kids can experiment with blending in small amounts of white and black paint to add in some more depth and interest. Acrylic paint can be very forgiving, so let kids have fun and explore mixing some colors together.

A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats all come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project that kids will love to create! Free bat templates included.

Related: Watercolor Resist Surprise Ghost Painting

6. Start to add in some dark blue paint and cover the rest of your paper. Again, adding in small amounts of white and black and blending. Let your paper dry completely before moving on.

7. It’s time to glue on your paper bats! Have kids apply the glue to the middle bottom area of the bats and they can arrange them onto their painting however they like.

A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats all come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project that kids will love to create! Free bat templates included.

This Halloween art project is so fun for kids to create. Painting the full moon and blending colors together, adding the 3D bats makes this Halloween project a must-try!

We made a similar project for winter with a beautiful winter sky and paper evergreen trees, take a look at this mixed media winter art for another fun idea!

More Halloween projects kids will love

Neon Splatter Paint Halloween Banner

Take your Halloween decor to the next level with this neon splatter paint halloween banner with FREE printables! This is an easy and fun process art activity that kids of all ages will love. Check out the full post to get your FREE halloween silhouette printables!

Frightfully Easy No-Carve Pumpkin Monsters

Cute not scary, these easy neon colored no-carve pumpkin monsters are so fun for kids to create! They would make an adorable addition to any front porch this Halloween. Click on the full post to see all the spooky details!

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A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats all come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project that kids will love to create! Free bat templates included. #projectswithkids #halloweencrafts #batcrafts #kidsart

A full moon, spooky Halloween sky and flying bats all come together to make this awesomely spooky Halloween art project that kids will love to create! Free bat templates included. #projectswithkids #halloweencrafts #batcrafts #kidsart
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Comments

  1. Eileen

    October 6, 2018 at 12:15 am

    How do I print your templates. I am a member.

    • ProjectswithKids

      October 6, 2018 at 4:34 pm

      Hi Eileen,
      I have sent you an email with instructions. πŸ™‚

  2. Julie Swanson

    October 16, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    How do I print your template? I am a member:)

  3. Julie Swanson

    October 16, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    I joined your email list and now it would like me to enter a password to retrieve templates. Password?

  4. Julie Swanson

    October 16, 2018 at 1:04 pm

    Figured it out! TY

    • ProjectswithKids

      October 16, 2018 at 4:28 pm

      Ok great! I was just about to email you. πŸ™‚

  5. Jacqui Chalmers

    October 17, 2018 at 12:20 am

    Hi Angela,
    i have just signed up, but can’t work out how to print template.

    • ProjectswithKids

      October 19, 2018 at 5:03 pm

      Hi Jacqui,

      I just sent you an email with all the details. πŸ™‚

  6. Joseph

    October 19, 2018 at 5:10 am

    hi Angela, how to get the free bat template, since i;m already signed as member, cant find the password, thanks

    • joseph

      October 19, 2018 at 8:49 am

      oophs i found the solution thanks πŸ™‚

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