| These adorable little peg bats look really cute on | | | | the wooden parts with the matt black paint. They |
| the washing line, but when you have pegs as cute | | | | will probably only need one coat, but you do need |
| as these bat clothes pegs you also are really | | | | to paint all sides so you will have to wait for one |
| good to decorating your house for Halloween. You | | | | side to dry before painting the reverse side. |
| can use them to peg up you Halloween cards to a | | | | Once the wooden part of the pegs are dry, put |
| line of string, or you can peg them to the curtains | | | | the pegs back together again. You might need an |
| or lampshade. You could even use them to | | | | adult to help you reassemble the pegs, as the |
| enhance your Halloween costume, or to decorate | | | | springs can be very strong. You made need to |
| your hair. There are so many possibilities, these | | | | touch up the black paint on some of the pegs. |
| clothes peg bats are bound to drive you | | | | Cut out bat wings from the foam. You need two |
| completely batty! | | | | wings for each bat. |
| To make Bat pegs you will need... | | | | Dab some clear drying PVA glue along the bat |
| Wooden sprung clothes pegs (one peg for each | | | | wing and stick it to the side of the peg. The top |
| bat) | | | | of the wing should be lined up with the spring in |
| Matt black enamel paint (The sort you pain Airfix | | | | the peg. Leave this peg to one side to give the |
| models with) | | | | glue chance to dry before sticking the other wing |
| A sheet of black foam | | | | on. Once both the wings are on, peg the bat onto |
| Wobbly eyes and PVA glue | | | | a cup or something and leave to dry. |
| A bat wing template is freely available to print off | | | | When the wings are dry, glue on some wobbly |
| on the site. | | | | eyes to your bat, just above where the spring in |
| First you need to take the pegs to bits. Keep the | | | | the peg is. Once the glue is dry, you bat is ready |
| metal springs in a safe place for later. And paint all | | | | to hang around and look spooky. |