Bat Clothespin Craft

A black-painted wooden clothespin with paper wings and googly eyes becomes an adorable Halloween bat that clips onto curtains, bags, cards, and clothing. Children can make a whole colony!

What You'll Need

• Wooden spring clothespins — one per bat
• Black acrylic paint
• Black foam or cardstock — for wings
• Googly eyes — small orange or yellow
• Red paint or marker — for a tiny open mouth

How to Do It

Step 1: Paint. Paint the clothespin black. Let dry.

Step 2: Cut wings. Cut a bat wing shape from black foam — two wings connected in the middle with a small notch where the clothespin will attach.

Step 3: Attach wings. Clip the clothespin onto the center notch of the wings.

Step 4: Add face. Glue on googly eyes and draw or paint a small open mouth.

Step 5: Clip everywhere! These little bats love to hang on curtains, rims of cups, and book bags.

🎓 Skills Your Child Will Develop

Small-scale assembly — Combining multiple components into one working object develops construction skills.

Functional craft — Making something that actually clips and functions satisfies a different kind of creative pride.

Tips & Variations

• Add tiny plastic fangs from a party supply store.
• Make a whole mobile of 5–7 bats hanging from a twig.

My Two Cents

Orange googly eyes against the black body look far more striking than white ones — worth seeking out the orange variety.