Dear Reader,
Years and years ago, I made bat decorations with my now-teenager. I kept them for quite a while, putting them up year after year. Sadly, since they’re made from paper pulp, so they got pretty bent and hashed. In thinking of some fun Halloween activities, I decided to have a go at egg carton bats again!
The nice thing is, since teenagers seem to thrive on nostalgia, I was able to get my teen in on the activity, too, and the 3 of us had very different interpretations of how to paint them! My teen used her creative talent to mix purple and black into interesting combinations (there’s an ombre one and one with a mottled black over purple, just so you get the idea). I am boring and stuck with all black – a classic. And the preschooler? Well, apparently painting is boring. she was done within 5 minutes and wishing we’d let her glue eyeballs on it already.
I broke out some moon and lightning confetti in hopes to increase her patience. I don’t think it worked very well, but it did give her something else to do while the teen and I finished. I have had this confetti since high school. Back in the dark ages before texting, I used to stick confetti in my passed notes at school. Sadly, after the bats, it got pushed onto the floor, and it had to be vacuumed up before toddlers could eat it.
I wish the preschooler had had more patience, but I guess that will come with more time. At least, I hope. She is kind of my queen of “onto the next great adventure!” so one of the hardest things for her is being patient and holding still.
After we were all done, I strung strings through them and hung them over our piano. I have tons of decorations in storage, but since the basement is under construction, I just don’t think I’m gonna put anything else up this year. At least we have obviously home-made bats to show off, eh?
