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Fun Kindergarten History Activities: How to Create Royal Peg Dolls

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Start with hands-on kindergarten history activities if you want your child to love history. Also, grab my other tips, ideas, and crafts for kindergarten on my page Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum.

Too, use topics that your children love (like kings, queens, and knights) to introduce a gentle mix of history, geography, and social studies.

For example, some important aspects of history are:

Fun Kindergarten History Activities: How to Create Royal Peg Dolls

People and Places- Learn about awesome historical figures like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Explore significant historical places such as Mount Rushmore, the White House, and the Statue of Liberty.

Events-Discover major historical events like the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the moon landing.

Transportation-Explore different ways people have traveled throughout history, from walking and riding horses to sailing ships and flying airplanes.

Inventions- Learn about important inventions in transportation like the wheel, the car, and the airplane. 

Technology-See how technology has evolved over time, from simple tools to computers and smartphones.

Discover important inventions that have changed our world, like the printing press, the light bulb, and the internet.

Art and Culture-Explore different art forms and styles from various cultures, including painting, sculpture, music, and dance.

Additionally, meet important artists and musicians from history like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Beethoven, and Mozart.

KINDERGARTEN HISTORY CURRICULUM

Also, look at some of these fun resources for teaching your child about history.

Besides, history at this age should be hands-on.

12 History Curriculum for Kindergarten

You can get as much help as you need or as little with these resources. Sometimes we want lesson plans laid out and other times we want just a framework.

9 FASCINATING IDEAS FOR KINDERGARTEN HISTORY ACTIVITIES

  1. Ancient Egypt: Check out those amazing pyramids, royal pharaohs, and creepy mummies! Learn all about Egyptian Architecture For Kids.
  2. Dinosaurs: Discover different kinds of dinosaurs, hunt for fossils, and learn why they’re not around anymore. Create a hands-on activity with this Awesome Preschool Dinosaur Unit Study With Kids Who Love Dinosaurs.
  3. Native Americans: Meet various tribes, explore their unique cultures, and discover their awesome traditions. Geronimo Stilton makes a great read aloud and this Geronimo Stilton Field Trip to Niagara Falls Summary And Fun Corn Craft is a great simple project.
  4. Folk Tales and Frontier Heroes- Tell larger than life stories about real figures in history and those fictional ones who came to represent the way of life like American Frontier Legends and Hero Paul Bunyan Blue Ox Craft.
  5. Neil Armstrong: Imagine being the first person to walk on the moon! That’s exactly what Neil Armstrong did.
  6. The American Revolution: It’s like a thrilling adventure where brave people fought for freedom from Great Britain.
  7. The Wright Brothers: These two brothers made history by being the first to fly an airplane.Take a closer look at airplanes, aviation, and of course find Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on a map for geography. Check out my Wright Brothers And Amazing Airplanes And Other Things That Fly
  8. The Gold Rush/Westward Expansion: The gold rush was an exciting time, filled with adventure and dreams of striking it rich.  Even children played an important role in the Gold Rush.. They helped their families by panning for gold, cooking meals,  taking care of the animals, and  fun exploring the new land and making friends from different places.  Read more about it in the story Pedro’s Pan.
  9. Middle Ages: Knights, Kings, Castles and all things royalty make a very interesting topic for imaginative learners. For this of course I have today’s Royal Peg Doll Craft to share with you. I like to include lots of rich books full of information.
Fun Kindergarten History Activities: How to Create Royal Peg Dolls

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Finally, look at how to make this adorable set of royal peg dolls

HOW TO CREATE ROYAL PEG DOLLS

The hardest part of this craft is allowing it to dry in between.

You will need:

  • Unfinished peg dolls
  • Craft paint
  • Small paint brushes
  • Paint pens
  • Hot glue gun/glue sticks
Fun Kindergarten History Activities: How to Create Royal Peg Dolls

First, you can either leave your peg dolls unfinished or paint the head portion in any flesh tone that you like.

Start by choosing the colors for each of your peg dolls that you wish to make and paint a base layer of clothing on the body portion.

Fun Kindergarten History Activities: How to Create Royal Peg Dolls

Set aside and allow to dry, you can speed it along a bit by using a blow dryer on low for a few minutes.

Now you can paint on the next layer of clothing, this will be things like cloaks/robes, skirts, etc…

Fun Kindergarten History Activities: How to Create Royal Peg Dolls

Let the next layer dry and use very fine paint brushes or paint pens to add hair, for the knight you can just cover his entire head in silver leaving a face opening to create a helm (helmet).

Fun Kindergarten History Activities: How to Create Royal Peg Dolls

For your final details use the smallest brushes or paint pens to add eyes, belts, patterns to clothing, flowers, royal crowns, and of course a sword and shield for your brave night to carry.

Fun Kindergarten History Activities: How to Create Royal Peg Dolls

Once all the paint has dried your royal family and protective knight are ready to play in sensory bins, along with blocks, or take them outside for a new adventure.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

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Tissue paper crafts for kindergarten are a fun and easy way for kids to explore their creativity. And they develop their fine motor skills. Also, grab my other tips, ideas, and crafts for kindergarten on my page Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum.

Cutting, pinching, and gluing are all important fine motor skills.

Additionally, they are wonderful for both prewriting and to supplement once you child begins to write.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

They are also a quick way to incorporate color into art projects.

Besides they are easy on the wallet, inexpensive and you usually only need a small amount for crafts.

For this one I was totally inspired by this adorable book, The Day The Crayons Quit.

While a bit newer, I am convinced it will become a classic picture book. They’ll be loved like Goodnight Moon and Where The Wild Things Are.

In the story, each crayon color writes a letter to their owner Duncan on why they feel over or under used and that they want to quit.

It’s a wonderful story and incites lots of giggles, especially when the peach crayon enters the picture.

Grab a copy of The Day The Crayons Quit to add to your picture book collection.

TISSUE PAPER CRAFTS SUPPLIES FOR KIDS

Also, look at these fun tissue paper crafts resources.

9 Must Have Tissue Paper Art Supplies for Kindergarten

Add these supplies to your craft list.

If you are looking for more creative ways to use tissue paper as an art medium, I have more great ideas below.

TISSUE PAPER CRAFTS FOR KINDERGARTEN

This Tissue Paper Flower Bracelet Craft for Kids is just darling and I suspect they will hardly take it off once its on their wrist.

Learn How to Make Flowers out of Tissue Paper to use as decorations, gifts, as you learn the parts of a flower, or just for fun.

How cool and fun is this Fire Breathing Dragon Craft?

Display these beautiful Rainbow Heart Suncatchers in a sunny kitchen window to show them off.

Go from just a basic tissue paper butterfly to an entire moving art piece with the Tissue Paper Butterfly Mobile Craft.

Learning about creepy crawlies? This Snail Craft is the perfect hands on activity to go along with it.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

Upcycle old pasta jars to create Tissue Paper Geometric Lanterns, just pop a battery operated candle inside for safe night light.

Find more Kindergarten Paper Crafts and a Fun Tissue Paper Painting created by soaking up the color from the tissue paper.

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CRAYON TISSUE PAPER CRAFT FOR KINDERGARTEN

You will need:

  • Pencil
  • Tissue paper
  • Cardboard
  • Pencil
  • Tacky glue
Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

First, draw and cut out a crayon shape onto your cardboard piece, I made mine 4×8” and then drew the point by drawing a 4” line angled in the middle to form the tip.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

Cut out the crayon shape with scissors or a straight blade for thicker cardboard.

Mark out on your cardboard where the black label portions of the crayon will be.

If you make your crayon animated like the ones in the book go ahead and mark off their eyes mouth as well.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

Cut your chosen tissue colors down into 1×1’ squares.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

Ball up each little square of tissue into a tight little ball.

Cover one section in glue.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

Press into the corner on the glued part, repeat until you have filled the entire section.

 I found it best to fill in the details of the black first then fill in with the red.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

Move onto your next color and keep going until it is completely filled in.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

Cut two pipe cleaners in half.

Glue pipe cleaner arms and legs to the back of your crayon using the halves, bend the ends into hands and feet.

Fun and Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kindergarten

Optional- add a loop of yarn or string to the back and glue into place for hanging on the wall.

While this took a while to make, balling the little bits and placing them was a bit time consuming, I am pretty sure we will revisit this craft and make several crayon colors.

Math Made Easy: Engaging Addition For Kindergarten Dice Activities

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We’re teaching addition for kindergarten by grabbing a handful of dice and spending just a few minutes a day playing games. Also, grab my other tips, ideas, and crafts for kindergarten on my page Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum.

Simple kindergarten math lays the foundation for essential mathematical concepts which children will build upon throughout their lives.

Math Made Easy: Engaging Addition For Kindergarten Dice Activities

You don’t need a curriculum for math at this level.

There are some key concepts for a child to learn that they can do with just a handful of items and a few minutes playing with you every day.

Besides you want to teach math in an interactive way and make learning a game.

KINDERGARTEN MATH GAMES

First, look at some of these other fun math games for kindergarten.

Add one or two your learning day.

7 Kindergarten Math Games & Resources

Add some of these fun kindergarten math games and resources for hands-on math.

Next, look at these math concepts.

You start teaching them in kindergarten but are also covered in several grades afterwards. So, focus on introduction at this level.

BASIC KINDERGARTEN MATH CONCEPTS

  • Counting to 100.
  • Using strategies like counting on, counting back, and using number lines to solve problems.
  • Skip counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s.
  • Counting objects in a set.
  • Representing numbers with objects, tally marks, and numerals.
  • Understanding the concept of “more than,” “less than,” and “equal to.”
  • Recognizing Numbers 0-10.
  • Associating numbers with quantities.
  • Recognizing and writing numbers 0-10 from memory.
  • Ordering Numbers -Placing numbers 0-10 in order from least to greatest and greatest to least.
  • Understanding the concept of ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.).
  • Comparing two numbers 0-10 to determine which is greater or less.
  • Using symbols (<, >, =) to represent comparisons.
  • Addition and Subtraction within 10-Solving simple addition and subtraction problems using objects, pictures, and number sentences.
  • Understanding the concept of “part-part-whole” relationships.
Math Made Easy: Engaging Addition For Kindergarten Dice Activities

Of course you will also introduce your child to coin recognition, simple measurement, and other math.

But today we are focusing on concepts like subtraction and addition for kindergarten

With a jar full of dice, some manipulatives like little crackers, pompoms, or coins, and some paper and markers you can teach your child many of these important concepts.

Too, you only need to spend about 15-20 minutes a day ‘playing’ games.

MORE KINDERGARTEN HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

ADDITION FOR KINDERGARTEN GAMES

First, I like to have a combination of dice with dots as well as those using numbers to practice with.

Then, these glow in the dark ones would also be super fun!

You could use these oversized dry erase dice for any of the games below and customize the numbers for whatever you are working on.

  1. Add it Up- Simply roll two dice and add the numbers together. Once this is mastered you can move on to more than, less than, and equal to. You could also have them practice subtraction this way.

Skills learned: Number recognition, writing or mental math

  1. Math Bingo- Use 1×1” grid paper and trace a 5×5 box, make the center square free. In the rest of the boxes write random numbers from 1-12. Give your child two dice and something small to cover the numbers. They roll both dice and either cover the number on each dice or add them together to get a higher number and cover that. They keep rolling until they get a bingo.

            Skills learned: Number recognition, addition.

Math Made Easy: Engaging Addition For Kindergarten Dice Activities
  1. Dice War- Each person gets 5 dice and each rolls one at a time,the higher number wins, the winner takes both dice and they are added to their pile until someone has all the dice.  In the event the same number is rolled just roll again until there is a winner. Once your child has mastered this you can have them tell you the total of the two

MATH ADDITION FOR KINDERGARTEN

            Skills learned: Number recognition, addition, comparing, more and less.

  1. Race to 20– Write the numbers 1-20 on 1”x1” graph paper and have your child roll one die, they then begin at one and count on using a manipulative to cover that number. For example, the first roll is a 6 they cover to that, the next is a 4 they cover the next 4 (which would be up to 10) and continue until they have added numbers up to 20.

            Skills learned: Number recognition, adding, counting on.

Math Made Easy: Engaging Addition For Kindergarten Dice Activities
  1. Fill The Cup: Provide your child with a cup, pom poms, and one or two dice. Have them roll and add the matching number of pom poms to the cup. They continue until the cup is full. You can let them add one at a time or make them add the two together first.

           Skills learned: Number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, quantity.

Math Made Easy: Engaging Addition For Kindergarten Dice Activities
  1. Roll It Write It: Have your child roll one die and then write the number as many times as you would like them to practice on wide paper. For children just beginning to write you may want to write with a highlighter and let them trace it with pencil.

           Skills learned: Recognizing and writing numbers.

Math Made Easy: Engaging Addition For Kindergarten Dice Activities
  1. Odd or Even: Have your child roll the dice and tell you if their number is odd or even.

            Skills learned: Number recognition, odd/even.

Math Made Easy: Engaging Addition For Kindergarten Dice Activities
  1. Stack it Up-Have your child practice stacking numbers 1-5 in order of greatest to least and least to greatest.  An alternative play to this is giving them a handful of dice and having them sort and stack all odd or all even numbers.

Skills learned: Number recognition, order.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

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Are you looking for the first day of kindergarten homeschool ideas? Also, grab my other tips, ideas, and crafts for kindergarten on my page Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum.

Look no further, I have a couple of free printables including a scavenger hunt and kindergarten memory book.

And more ideas to make their first day amazing.

It’s important to create a positive and supportive learning environment right from the start.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

One way to do this is to establish some first-day-of-homeschool traditions.

They can help to make the first day of homeschool special and memorable.

Just because your child is not going back to a brick-and-mortar school does not mean they don’t deserve the excitement of the first day.

Small things like a fresh pair of clothes and new school supplies are fun ways to celebrate.

But don’t worry, there’s many ways to make it memorable without spending a ton of money.

These traditions can also help to set the tone for the rest of the year.

They make your child’s experience relaxed and special right from the get-go.

FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN HOMESCHOOL IDEAS

Enjoy a slow start. Instead of jumping right into a full day explore the new curriculum and/or supplies together.

Talk about expectations for each day, ask your child for some input on what they would like to learn, fun trips to take, and then just complete a few pages.

Start off your first day with a yummy breakfast.

Homemade muffins and bacon are a favorite treat here.

I made a big batch of muffins by mixing pancake mix, separating it into smaller bowls and then adding blueberries to some, chocolate chips to some, and extra vanilla and cinnamon to the third batch.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

If you want a unique tradition from German culture you can put together a Schultute cone full of supplies as a special treat.

Begin their school year with a fun field trip to the zoo, state park, or a museum in your area. Read a book about what you saw while you were there when you got home.

Make a DIY Back-to-School Time Capsule to commemorate the special occasion, years from now it will be such a precious memory.

KINDERGARTEN FIRST DAY OF HOMESCHOOL IDEAS

  • Print these free back to school signs and have a photo shoot so that you can see how much they have changed and grown at the end of the year.

This set includes the first day, last day, and individual grade levels for all ages.

Include their curriculum, favorite read alouds, and extracurricular interests in their photos.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards
  • Take a trip to the library and get their first library card if they have not already done so. What a special memory for the first day of their home learning years.

 Choosing their own books to take home and learning to care for them.

There are so many fantastic learning board games that cover every subject your child might need to cover-math, science, history, geography, language arts, and they also teach social skills and more.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards
  • Make some handprint art to commemorate how little their hands were. I have lots of great handprint art ideas to choose from-summer themes to 3D volcano creations.
  • Decorate a bit.

Make a big deal out of the first day by adding in some inexpensive decorations like a banner on the mantle.

Or a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils here and there, or a notebook paper runner for the kitchen table help set the scene in a super fun way.

  • Give a back-to-school themed gift.

If you are doing a co-op a cute backpack for supplies is really fun, a character themed pencil pouch they would love, fresh art supplies, or a new water bottle for field trips even.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards
  • Have a homeschool supply scavenger hunt, below I have a two free printables and ideas for making a memorable scavenger hunt

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FREE SCAVENGER HUNT CARDS

So, this two part printable gives you a quick and easy scavenger hunt for your child to round up some fresh new school supplies.

 Using a little brain power and their feet also helps wake them up for the day.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

Hide their new supplies in each of the designated areas while you are enjoying your quiet morning cup- by the coffee pot, under the table, near the toothbrushes, etc

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

Read each clue out loud to your child or have an older sibling read them.

Help your child discover each of their new school supplies they will need to get started and then round them up at the kitchen table (or wherever you are going to be working together) and get your day started.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

Give your child a basket to gather up their supplies

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

FREE MY KINDERGARTEN BOOK

After they complete their scavenger hunt they can use the supplies to fill in this little keepsake printable book.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

It has a place to write their name, put a handprint, draw their family, tell what they want to be when they grow up and more.

Cut each page in half and have your child complete the pages and then assemble the book by stapling down the left side.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

You don’t have to complete it on day one.

First Day Of Kindergarten Homeschool Ideas | Free Scavenger Hunt Cards

You can use the whole first week to fill out the pages and savor these moments with your brand new kindergartener.

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8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

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Stellaluna kindergarten activities are fun and make for great literature-based science lessons as well. Also, grab my other tips, ideas, and crafts for kindergarten on my page Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum.

I am bringing you a simple and inexpensive coffee filter bat craft.

Too, I have 8 more activity ideas and some cool resources for Stellaluna inspired fun.

If you don’t already have the book I highly suggest you grab a copy.

It is a sweet read all year long and will become a favorite classic of both you and your child.

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

Bats are amazing flying mammals that come in all shapes and sizes.

They live all over the world, except for Antarctica.

They are nocturnal.

That means they sleep during the day and fly around at night and use their special echolocation ability to navigate and find food in the dark.

Bats eat mainly insects and fruit.

They are a very important part of our ecosystem because they help control the insect population and pollinate plants.

Bats don’t have to be scary if you know why they are good to have around.

We will dive into nature study, STEM, reading, life skills, and more as we learn about this sweet little bat and her journey.

Bat Books for Kids

Also, add some bat books to your reading list.

I prefer living books then add reference books.

9 Books and Resources for Kids Who Love Bats

Add some of these fun books and resources about bats for a hands-on day of learning.

Stellaluna is a story about a baby fruit bat who gets separated from her mother and ends up in a nest of baby birds.

The baby birds are afraid of Stellaluna at first because she looks different from them.

But Stellaluna is a kind and curious bat, and she soon makes friends with the baby birds.

Stellaluna learns how to eat like a bird and fly like a bird.

But she also misses her mother and her bat family.

One night, Stellaluna hears her mother’s call and flies to her.

Stellaluna is so happy to be reunited with her family, but she also knows that she will always be friends with the baby birds.

Stellaluna Kindergarten Questions

Here are some questions you can ask your child after reading Stellaluna:

  • What is the moral of the story of Stellaluna?
  • Why were the baby birds afraid of Stellaluna at first?
  • How did Stellaluna make friends with the baby birds?
  • What did Stellaluna miss about her mother and her bat family?
  • How did Stellaluna feel when she was reunited with her family?
8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities

  1. Make Flying Bat Straw Rockets for fun but also to teach some simple STEAM concepts like measuring the distance your bat flies and do different models make a difference?
  2. I have not just 1 but 4 Fun and Engaging Bat Activities for Kindergarten including studying bat anatomy and a really cute bat sensory bin.
  3. Not only does learning How to Build a Bat House For Kids teach your child empathy and kindness for small creatures but it wonderfully works in a natural life skill with a built in shop class.
  4. Create this easy peasy Flying Paper Tube Bat Craft by upcycling something that would end up in the trash.
  5. Incorporate the simplest of math activities by printing and using these Bat Shape Mats to use with play dough.
  6. I just love this Mosaic Bat Craft For Kids that can be used as an art project or take the next step and label the parts of the bat in this mosaic creation.
  7. Take it to the next level and create a diorama with 5 Easy Bat Stem Activities and Create a STEM Bat Habitat.
  8. Watch Science Tek Bats on PBS to learn more about the important role bats play in their ecosystem.
  • Besides just being a fun craft, you can use your coffee filter bat to talk about the parts of a bat, and also teach or reinforce positional words as you move it-over, below, on, beside, etc… on the stick.

In Stellaluna the little bat is not sure about the way he is supposed to hang…or sit.

This is a wonderful time to talk about bats and how they fly, hang, and more.

MORE KINDERGARTEN HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

Finally, look at how to make this bat craft.

How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

You will need:

  • Coffee filters
  • Brown liquid watercolor
  • Wooden clothespin
  • Brown pipe cleaner
  • Google eyes
  • Glue
8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

First, add a little water to liquid watercolor in a bowl to thin it out.

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

Soak clothespins in watercolor for a few minutes, flipping it to a new side every so often.

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

Have your child paint or dip coffee filters into the watercolor until soaked, squeeze out excess and allow to dry completely.

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

Fold dry filters in half and then in half again, cut a couple of half circles up the sides to create the wing shape.

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

Open the wings so the filter is just folded over once, gather a bit and insert in the open clothespin.

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

Cut ½” pieces of pipe cleaner to use as little clutching feet.

Use pieces of leftover scraps from the filter to cut small ears, hot glue to one side at the top.

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

Flip over and hot glue eyes and the small pieces of pipe cleaner for feet onto the other side.

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft

Your cute little bat is ready to take flight or hang out on a little limb you grabbed from the yard.

8 Stellaluna Kindergarten Activities | How To Make A Coffee Filter Bat Craft