The bat silhouette is one of the most striking hallmarks of Halloween and is only slightly inferior in popularity to Pumpkin Jack. But unlike the latter, they are used not only as lanterns, but also to decorate the interior, holiday dishes and clothes.
It’s easy to make a do-it-yourself “Halloween” bat. Even the most unprepared in terms of needlework will cope with this task.
Pendant Carved Mice
Silhouettes with spread wings hanging on fishing lines or threads above the ceiling or gathered in garlands and spread out over the walls look interesting.
To make this type of jewelry you need:
1. Halloween bat template made of cardboard or thick paper.
The future decoration can be either just black, or with additions in the form of eyes and a grin.
2. Paper or sheets of thin plastic in black.
If the silhouettes are supposed to be used to decorate windows, then painting them is not necessary. Additionally, you can use sparkles, luminous paint or markers.
3. Material for suspension (thread, fishing line, wire).
4. Glue or transparent tape for fastening.
5. A sharp paper knife or scissors.
In the manufacture of pendant mice, it is important to precisely cut the silhouette. But in general, the process of making garlands is intuitive and does not take much time.
You can make a bat with your own hands on Halloween using the origami technique.
Bat Treats
No Halloween can do without sweets of a specific kind and shape. Chocolate in the shape of bones or skulls, marmalade spiders, witch fingers and other desserts are a great addition to the festive party. Shortbread biscuits in this series are considered one of the most traditional treats.
Shortcrust pastry recipe:
- 4 egg yolks.
- 1 part sugar.
- 2 parts butter or margarine at room temperature.
- 3 parts flour.
- Salt at the tip of the knife, baking powder and water (if necessary).
- Flavoring additives - grated ginger, candied fruit, cinnamon, vanillin, cocoa or nuts to taste.
The ingredients are carefully rubbed to a state of non-sticky elastic mass. The dough wrapped in plastic wrap should be allowed to "disperse" in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours and only then add additives.
In the absence of a special shape, the bat silhouette for Halloween can be cut out using a paper template. Biscuits for biscuits are baked for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees.
The “Halloween” look of the liver is given by a dark sweet coating of tinted food coloring (orange, violet or black) glaze or melted chocolate.
Original Halloween Decorations
Human imagination and the desire to create something new sometimes help a person create very original and funny holiday decorations for All Saints Day. They can be repeated or simply used as the basis for the realization of your idea.
Pumpkin with bat wings.
The combination of the main symbols of the holiday, covered with impenetrable black (possibly graphite) paint. Eyes are cut out of plain paper.
Lampshade for lamp or street lamp.
The design is a metal hoop on which bats are attached using wire. On Halloween, in bright light, an interesting play of shadows will be reflected on the walls and surrounding objects. It looks just bewitching.
Also on Halloween, bats are hung in abundance on walls, mounted on tree branches, bouquets and indoor plants, decorated with clothes, dishes and cocktails.