{"id":25532,"date":"2016-10-18T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com?p=25532&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=25532"},"modified":"2025-03-16T03:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:21:55","slug":"trash-bag-bat-halloween-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/2016\/10\/18\/trash-bag-bat-halloween-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make 5 Minute Trash Bag Bat Halloween Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25556 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-SQ.png\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These full size bats are the easiest Halloween decorations to create and you probably already have what you need to make them sitting right in your cupboard. A large black trash bag will make one full size bat with nothing else but a little dab of paint for the eyes. You can hang them inside or outside or make a garland out of them.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve also got a nifty little tutorial on making the cute\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2014\/10\/06\/2-x-4-black-cat-trio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Cat Trio Halloween Craft<\/a> you see shown on the mantle. And if you&#8217;re looking for more DIY Halloween decoration ideas, check out our\u00a0 <a class=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2014\/09\/29\/eerie-black-candles-from-tp-rolls\/\" target=\"_self\">TP Roll Black Candles Halloween Decor<\/a> and our <a class=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2014\/10\/06\/spooky-speciman-jars-soda-bottle-craft\/\" target=\"_self\">Specimen Jar Halloween Decor from Plastic Bottles.<\/a><\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Halloween Decorations Supplies<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2dRHbgr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30 to 32 gallon black trash bags<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2dJxr8n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White paint<\/a>\u00a0 or <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2erVx8U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wiggle Eyes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2dJwbT5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Double Sided Tape<\/a> for hanging<\/li>\n<li>Pattern download below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Pattern Download<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25549\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-1.png\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"300\" \/><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=25537\" class=\"sdm_download green\" title=\"Trash Bag Bats\" target=&quot;_blank&quot; download>Download Now!<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1>Instructions<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Grab your basic supplies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25538\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-2.jpg\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pull one bag off. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25539\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-3.jpg\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fan it in the center with about 1&#8243; folds. This does not need to be exact.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25540\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-4.jpg\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tie it around in a very loose knot. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25541\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-5.jpg\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carefully and lightly pull your knot together. As you do you&#8217;ll notice one side has a triangle shape. You may need to adjust the bag a little to make the shape clear. Again, this has to be a loose knot. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25542\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-6.jpg\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fan the sides of your bag out.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25543\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-7.jpg\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Print the pattern provided, if needed. Cut it out and use it as a guide for your wing curves. It might help to tape it lightly in place before cutting. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25544\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-7b.jpg\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 This is the bat after cutting. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25546\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-9.jpg\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add two dots of white paint for eyes. You could also use wiggle eyes!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25547\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-10.png\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For hanging, use double sided tape. They are very light weight!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25548\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-11.jpg\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25559\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations-13.png\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"507\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25558\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Trash-Bag-Bat-Halloween-Decorations.png\" alt=\"Need quick, low cost awesome looking Halloween decorations? Go to your cupboard, grab some black plastic trash bags &amp; make a large creepy bat in 5 minutes!\" width=\"630\" height=\"1398\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These full size bats are the easiest Halloween decorations to create and you probably already have what you need to make them sitting right in your cupboard. A large black trash bag will make one full size bat with nothing else but a little dab of paint for the eyes. You can hang them inside [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1603,1637],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1-blog","category-halloween"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30354,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25532\/revisions\/30354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}