Swinging Bat

Difficulty: Very Easy

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Parental supervision is recommended

This black foam swinging bat would be perfectly at home hanging inside your window or swinging in your car.

What you'll need:

  • Black craft foam sheet
  • Blue ink pen
  • Scissors
  • Mini sunglasses with pin attachment, optional
  • Wiggle eyes
  • Tacky glue
  • Hole punch
  • Narrow ribbon
  • Suction cup with either a hole or a hook attachment

How to make it:

  1. Draw your bat on the craft foam sheet and cut out.
  2. Either pin on the mini sunglasses or glue on the wiggle eyes. Let dry.
  3. Punch a hole in the bat's head near the top.
  4. Take a small length of ribbon and run it through the hole.
  5. If your suction cup has a hole in it, run the ribbon through the suction cup, then knot. If your suction cup has a hook attached, then just knot the ribbon and hang the bat.

 

Tips:

This craft can also be done with construction paper. To prolong the life of this craft, we recommend using heavy cardstock or gluing it on a thick poster board.

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