by Noreen Doll.
Create an easy spooky vampire bat napkin ring for your Halloween party!
Kids can help with this project as it involves simple tracing and cutting.
Black felt, card stock, or craft foam can be used for this quick project.
You can make a face on them or leave them plain. I think the face would be preferred for kids, but I like it better plain.
An orange napkin is perfect to set off a vampire bat napkin ring!
What You Need
Black Felt, Card Stock, or Craft Foam
A Piece of Paper to Make the Bat Shape
Cereal Box for Cardboard Pattern
Scissors
Pencil
Orange Napkins
What You Do
1. Fold a sheet of paper in half to size 8.5 by 6.5 inches.
2. Using the fold, draw half a bat. It needs long wings for this project.
Leave the paper folded to cut out the bat, (don’t cut the fold!) and you will end up with a whole bat.
3. Trace the bat onto cereal box or other sturdy cardboard, as you will be drawing around it several times. Cut out.
4. Trace around the cardboard bat onto card stock, felt, or craft foam. Cut out.
5. Roll up a napkin and test the bat around it to see where slits are needed.
Notice in the photo that one slit is cut halfway down from the top, and the other slit is cut halfway up from the bottom. This allows them to interlock.
6. If card stock is used, you may want to put a small piece of tape just below the end of the slits to keep them from tearing through. You can put the tape on the side that won’t show.
7. This is the felt bat with a face. The features could be made smaller.
8. This is the felt bat with no face.
9. This is the card stock vampire bat napkin ring.
10. Interlock the bat wings behind the napkin as shown.
11. The wings should completely interlock for a smooth look
The vampire bat napkin ring can be stored flat from year to year.
You could make a smaller version to use for finger puppets for preschoolers.
Tips
I sometimes use chalk to trace a shape onto black or very dark felt or craft foam. Cut inside the chalk line, as it may be difficult to remove.
A paper pattern could be pinned onto the felt to cut out the bat shape.
Noreen Doll
JoAnne Potter says
Your neighbor at Create with Joy–how can a vampire bat look so friendly? Cute.
angie says
how very cute love that the bat is fun with halloween spirit but no scary
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Shannah @ Just Us Four says
This is a fantastic project! These are so cute and would be perfect for a Halloween party!
Would you consider linking this up at my Pinworthy Projects Party? I hope to see you there!
The Style Sisters says
Super cute idea!! I love it! Thank you for linking up!
Karin
Door251 says
Fab!
Capri + 3--Theresa says
The bat napkin rings are absolutely adorable! What a fun idea.
Meeha says
I love this idea – so simple to make but it looks great too!
Jill says
Another brilliant project – perfect for the kids!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
I would love for you to share this post and any other Fall related post you have, at this week’s It’s Fall Y’all ~ Linky Party. Hope to see you there!
Tracey says
So cute and easy to make, thanks for sharing on the We Made That Linky!
Donna says
Fun idea! The kids will love it. Thanks for sharing
Jen @ frazzled5 says
So adorable. I simply cannot wait to make some!
Diann @ The Thrifty Groove says
Very cute. I will have to keep this in mind for some upcoming Halloween tablescapes!
Christina at I Gotta Create! says
Spooky-sweet! Great idea.
Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create! <3 Christina
Amie @ Pinkapotamus says
These are sooo adorable.. my kids would love these! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party~
xoxo
Amie @ Pinkapotamus
Charlene@APinchofJoy says
So cute — I like the one with the face! Perfect for kid’s Halloween party! Thanks so much for sharing on Busy Monday!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
OMG – adorable! Great job!
Michelle says
Super cute! Awesome tutorial. I can’t wait to try this at home. Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share next week. Have a great weekend.
Michelle
Debi @ Adorned From Above says
Hi Noreen,
People will have fun when they see these cute napkins rings. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/09/how-to-make-natural-tinted-lip-balm-and.html
from Wednesday until Sunday.
Hope to see you there.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
http://www.adornedfromabove.com
Britni says
I love it!! That little bat is too cute! Another awesome tutorial as always 🙂
Sharon@BlueWillowHouse says
Adorable for Halloween. Thanks for sharing at the Southern Special.
Lou Lou Girls says
Stinkin cute! Pinned. Lou Lou Girls
Sarah Eliza says
So cute! Great scissor work too for fine motor skills . Love it! Found you via Thriving on Thursdays. 🙂
Katie Crafts says
Such a cute Halloween DIY! Thanks for sharing!
Jann Olson says
What kid would not love these batty napkin holders sitting on their Halloween table? Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Sherry@savvyapron says
This would be so easy for kids to make! I love it! Thanks for sharing.
Sara says
Oh my goodness those are soo cute!!! Check out my blog sometime! I post a lot of kids crafts and activities!
simple nature decor says
love the bat napkins rings, great for my dinner parties this month!
Thanks for the inspiration
and sharing this on Dream Create and Inspire.
Maria
Ali Gilbert says
Cute idea!!
Karen @ Raising Little Superheroes says
These would look great at a Halloween party! Thank you for sharing at the #Made4Kids Link Party!
Beverly says
This is so cute! I love your pool noodle pumpkin, too. I’ve pinned and Tweeted both. Thanks for sharing your great creations at Snickerdoodle Sunday.
Original Superman says
bookmarked!!, I love your web site!