Here are some suggestions for all sorts of activities relating to bats you can do indoors (some you can do outdoors if the weather is suitable!) Fun for all ages!
- Beautiful bat books - Meet the authors
Hear from the authors of beautiful bat books, learn their tips and undertake writing and drawing challenges. Try out this free new resource on our e-learning platform learn.bats - combining videos with opportunities to develop your writing and drawing skills
- Summer Bingo - Bats and More - a fun bingo card of activities for you to try this summer. Can you do them all and get a "full-roost"?
Crafts
- Flapping bat - craft yourself a flapping bat with our easy-to-follow instructions and template
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- Long-eared bat finger puppet - use our template or draw your own bat and follow our guidelines to make your own finger puppet
- Origami bat - can you turn a square of paper into a bat?
- Draw or paint a bat - use your artistic skills to draw or paint a bat. We have tips to guide you if you need or let your creativity fly!
- Needle felt bat - may require adult supervision for children new to needle felting
- Do some batty baking - whether making something bat-shaped like biscuits, or incorporating ingredients from bat-pollinated plants, there are lots of ways to do some baking on a bat-theme
- Write a story or poem about bats - you might find some inspiration from our Batty Laureate winners or want to enter your own writing for the competition
Brain challenges
- Work out your wingspan - if you were a bat how big would your wings be?
- Bats are like... - imagine what a real live bat feels, looks and sounds like
- True or False - a quiz (with notes to help the Quiz leader)
Dressing up
- Bat hat - surround yourself with flapping bats by creating our fun bat hat
- Bat costume - for Halloween or any other day you fancy dressing up as a bat!
- Bat masks - make a mask of one of your favourite bat species. Choose from a pipistrelle, long-eared bat or Daubenton's bat mask
