Batty Fun

Halloween is by far the best holiday in existence. This is not only my personal belief but the absolute truth. I have began the decorations this past week and managed a couple new crafts this year. Keep in mind the dedication to using supplies on hand and child friendly techniques.

First, the hanging bad bragade. I took some left over felt and cut out various sizes of bat silhouettes. Keep in mind that the larger the bat, the floppies the wings. Next I used an embroidery needle to attach fishing line in the back of the bat head/ neck area. Because of my awful drop ceiling I was able to simply loop the fishing line over the bars and cut the excess line. If you have a drywall ceiling, I would staple the line and the knot it around the staple. This would create a subtle attachment as well as a smaller hole when the bats are removed. Here is my final result.
The photo doesn't do it much justice, but it looks great in person. It would also be a good idea for the bats to taper off at one side and go down a hallway or something.