21 Bat Coloring Pages
There are more than 1,400 kinds of bats, making up about one fifth of all mammal species. Some, like little brown bats, eat thousands of insects a night, while fruit bats help spread seeds and pollinate flowers. Bats rest upside down because it lets them drop into flight quickly. This set puts bats in fun and cozy scenes. Bats hang upside down from a branch, roost in a tall cave, perch on a bell tower, a clock tower or a lighthouse, and fly beside a mushroom house. Others float on a balloon string, sit on a pumpkin stack, cling to a cactus, rest on a bookshelf, climb a ladder of stars and visit a sunflower at night. A baby bat keeps things simple for small kids. Real bats are usually brown, gray, black or ginger, but purple or blue bats look great for Halloween. Wings are thin skin stretched over long finger bones, so kids can color between the finger lines like panels. These pages work for fall and for nature lessons.
Standing, sitting and hanging bats
Cute Bat Character sits with paws on its belly and wings stretched out, one of the simplest sheets for ages 3 to 5, and the big eared standing bat is just as easy. Bat Hanging and Cute Bat both show the upside down pose bats use to rest, one asleep on a branch and one wide awake with spread wings, and they suit kids around 4 to 7.
Learn why bats sleep upside down
Bats hang upside down because it lets them drop straight into flight, and their feet lock in place so they can sleep without falling. After coloring Bat Hanging, turn the sheet around so kids can see the bat the right way up, then talk about how bats find insects at night using echoes. They can make a clicking sound and pretend to hunt moths around the room.
