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Halloween bat decor and treats
Halloween bat decor and treats
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The silhouette of a bat is one of the brightest signs 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 for interior decoration, festive dishes and clothes.

It's easy to make a Halloween bat with your own hands. Even the most unprepared person in terms of needlework will cope with this task.

Mice cut for hanging decorations

Silhouettes with outstretched wings look interesting, suspended on fishing lines or threads above the ceiling or collected in garlands and scattered along the walls.

To make this type of jewelry you need:

1. Halloween bat template made from cardboard or thick paper.

Future decoration can be either just black or with additions in the form of eyes and a grin.

Bat silhouettes
Bat silhouettes

2. Black paper or thin plastic sheets.

If silhouettes are supposed to be used to decorate windows, then painting them is not necessary. Additionally, you can use glitter, luminous paintor markers.

3. Material for suspension (thread, fishing line, wire).

4. Glue or transparent adhesive tape for fastening.

5. Sharp paper knife or scissors.

When making pendant mice, it is important to accurately cut the silhouette. But in general, the process of making garlands is intuitive and does not take much time.

You can also make a bat for Halloween with your own hands using the origami technique.

origami scheme
origami scheme

Bat-shaped treats

No Halloween is complete without sweets of a specific look and shape. Chocolate in the form of bones or skulls, marmalade spiders, witch fingers and other desserts are the perfect addition to the holiday party. The bat-shaped shortbread in this row is considered one of the most traditional treats.

Shortcake recipe:

  • 4 egg yolks.
  • 1 part sugar.
  • 2 parts butter or margarine at room temperature.
  • 3 pieces of flour.
  • S alt on the tip of a knife, baking powder and water (if needed).
  • Flavours - grated ginger, candied fruits, cinnamon, vanillin, cocoa or nuts to taste.

The ingredients are thoroughly ground to a state of non-sticky elastic mass. The dough wrapped in cling film should be allowed to “disperse” in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours, and only then mix in the additives.

If there is no special shape, the silhouette of a Halloween bat can be cut out according to a paper template. Biscuit blanks are baked for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of 200degrees.

The "Halloween" look of the cookies is achieved by a dark, sweet coating of icing tinted with food coloring (orange, purple or black) or melted chocolate.

homemade cookies
homemade cookies

Examples of 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. You can repeat them or simply use them as the basis for your idea.

Pumpkin with bat wings.

Combination of the main symbols of the holiday, covered with impenetrable black (probably graphite) paint. The eyes are cut out of plain paper.

Pumpkin with wings: process
Pumpkin with wings: process

Shade for a lamp or street lamp.

The design is a metal hoop on which bats are attached with wire. On Halloween, in bright light, an interesting play of shadows will be reflected on the walls and surrounding objects. It just looks amazing.

Lamp with mice
Lamp with mice

Also on Halloween, bats are hung in abundance on the walls, attached to tree branches, bouquets and houseplants, decorating clothes, dishes and cocktails with them.

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