Bat Costume
The wings on this costume mean that younger kids particularly enjoy wearing
it! It is just a question of two measurements, some cutting and a handful of
safety pins or a few quick stitches..
You will need:
Black long sleeved Tshirt or sweatshirt
Black sweat pants, leggings or tights
Length of black polyester or other lightweight material (approximately 2-3
yards, depending on the size of your child)
Black plastic headband (or use hood if applicable)
Black cardboard or felt
Glue
Elastic or ribbon for mask
To make the bat wings:
Measure from the middle back of your child's neck to the wrist. Then measure
from the middle back of the neck to the back of the knee.
Referring to the bat wing pattern sheet, fold your fabric in half so that you
can accommodate both the measurements as shown (if you fabric is very narrow,
you may have to join two widths together first). Use a piece of chalk or pins to
mark the wrist and knee points, then draw a jagged line between them (as shown
on the pattern) and cut out. You can use pinking sheers to make the bat wings
fray less and last longer if you wish.
Bat Wing Pattern Sheet
Ask you child to put on the Tshirt or sweatshirt and attach the bat wings
along the line from neck to wrist, either with safety pins or with a few
stitches. For younger children, you may want to put another pin/stitch in the
middle towards the bottom of the sweatshirt, to keep the wings a little more
under control!
To make the bat ears:
If you are using a hooded sweatshirt, you can sew 2 felt ears directly to it.
Print out the bat ear template and cut 2 ears out of felt. Ask you child to put
the sweatshirt on and pin/sew the ears in place.
Alternatively, cut the ears out of black card and glue to a black plastic
headband.
Bat Ear Template
To make the bat mask:
Print out our template and use to cut out a mask from black card. Cut out the
eyes. Punch two holes where indicated and tie up with ribbon or thin elastic.
Bat Mask Template
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