Xonar the Bat Paper Toy

Is it too early for some Halloween papercraft? Nah. This cute bat paper toy goes by the name "Xonar". Get it? Xonar sounds like "sonar", which bats use to hunt and navigate. 😉 The cool thing about this paper toy is that it is double side. Xonar has a different facial expression on the other side. The PDF template for this bat may be downloaded from salazad.com. Happy Halloween!

Other Bat Papercraft:

Realistic Fruit Bat
Chemical Nine Happy Bats
Origami Bat
Black Bat Printable

Printable Happy Bat

Here is an easy happy bat papercraft for children to make at Halloween. The bat has just one piece which is folded and attached together without glue to make what you see. In addition to the black bat pictured, there is also a white bat available. PDF templates for both bats are available at the Krokotak website.

Previously posted happy bats:
Happy Bat Paper Toy
Marcelo the Friendly Bat Paper Toy

Halloween Origami: Bat

What better Halloween origami than a bat? Whoever folded this one did an exceptional job. I especially like how the eyes were achieved by creating voids at the folds in the head. The fold pattern for this bat is based on a pattern created by Georte Rhoads. Step by step instructions on how to fold the bat may be viewed here.

Happy Bat Papertoy

Over the years, designer Brian Ratliff has created a dozen different Halloween themed paper toys. My favorite of the bunch is this happy bat. Also included in his spooky collection are Dracula, a wolf man, a mummy, a witch and some irritable owls. Templates for each of the paper toys may be downloaded at Brian's blog, Chemical9.

Origami Bat

It's October again. You know what that means... Halloween papercraft! Here's an excellent origami bat folded from a single square of paper. The pattern for the piece was created by published origami artist, Noboru Miyajima. An illustrated folding diagram for the bat may be downloaded here.

Papercraft Rainforest Animals

These free paper model animals are offered by the Scholastic company (a distributor of children's books) as a way to educate kids about the rainforest biome. The six models offered include a parrot, a chameleon, a fruit bat and three different colored tree frogs. The templates for the animals are in PDF format and may be downloaded here.