Hanging Paper Bats DIY

As you get your porch ready for Halloween—and this year's horde of trick-or-treaters—you might be searching for an easy way to up your entryway's spooky factor. Enter this Halloween craft: These paper bat cut-outs, which are simple to make thanks to our printable template, will transform the front of your house into a bat cave.

Creating these creatures of the night is straightforward, but get creative when you suspend them from your porch's rafters. Hang your bats in different orientations (make sure a few sleepy critters are upside-down) and enlist twine or string to ensure a few hang down from the ceiling—bats are scariest when they're mid-flight, after all.