Halloween Bat Kids' Paint Project

Believe it or not, Halloween is almost here. The aisles of the grocery store are stoked with candy corn and all the mini chocolate bars that a trick-or-treater could beg for and (even though our school year hasn’t even started) I saw a neighbor’s yard decked out in ghoulish ghosts and orange pumpkin garlands. So, I figure – let the holiday kids’ art brigade begin!

A vampire bat, flying through a sunset sky in silhouette. How much more Halloween can you get than that? On top of the totally themed part of this project, it’s also super-easy for kids to create and lets them get into the messiness of paint as a process.  

Here’s What You’ll Need:

·        White card stock paper

·        Tempera paints

·        A paintbrush

·        Black construction paper

·        A marker

·        Scissors

·        Clear drying school glue

Here’s What to Do:

1.     Paint a sunset sky. Have your child start with a blue base. Give her pink, purple, yellow and orange to mix, blend and streak across the blue. This creates a sunset effect and encourages your child to explore the painting process. Let her know that it’s alight if her brush strokes show through or her colors get a little mixed up looking. The idea is for her to make her own discoveries and experiment.
 

 

 

2.     Fold a piece of black construction paper in half book-style. Draw half a bat coming from the center fold. Your child can use chalk or a marker. Black construction paper is typically light enough that she’ll easily be able to see the outline that she draws.
 

3.     Cut the bat out – keeping the paper folded.
 

4.     Open the paper.
 

5.     Draw glue lines around the back edges of the bat.
 

6.     Press the spooky flying vampire creature on the painted sunset. Press it down firmly.

 

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