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BAT WEEK IS AN ANNUAL, INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE ROLE OF BATS IN NATURE
Teach and Learn
Teaching others about bats is rewarding. If you are an educator, parent, or other bat advocate, use the resources here to help build awareness and understanding about bats and learn at home or anywhere you can enlist a new bat hero. Create opportunities to engage with others, either through virtual or in-person events and activities in any setting. Bat Week has pages you can print and share, activities for children, webinars for youth and adults, a cookbook for bat-assisted foods and beverages, and updates on the science of studying bats.
You can study and celebrate bats at any time of the year. Remember to share your love of bats with friends and family through social media and throughout your networks using #BatWeek. You can be creative. You can be involved. You can be a Bat Hero!
Fun for Kids
Bat Week Cookbook
A cookbook of goodies & treats made with bat-dependent ingredients.
Candy Bar Wrapper
Print this Sheet - Cut out the bat and use it as a stencil.
Bat Hero Coloring Page
Download and color our comic book!
Origami Bat Instructions
Make a bat out of a sheet of paper.
All About Bats
Read about the truths and myths of bats.
The Bat Brigade Comic Book
Read our exciting coming book on the Bat Brigade.
Big-Eared Bat Finger Puppet
Read about the truths and myths of bats.
BUILD YOUR BAT CAVE
Building a bat cave can be a great way to educate and energize kids to learn about bats and underground habitats, leading to conservation of both.
Meet the Little Brown Bat
Fact Sheet/Coloring Page
Murcilibro
Cuaderno de actividades (Activities booklet)
Bat Week in a box
Bat Week in a Box is a fun way to engage kids in the week leading up to Halloween by participating in fun activities and making delicious treats that are made from bat supported ingredients. You can do these from the safety of your home or school, but know that around the world, others are taking these same actions!
If you are interested in downloading just one day’s activity or recipe, you will find the links below.
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- Day 1: Fight WNS Coloring Sheet; Motivation Smoothie Bowl
- Day 2: Bat Clip by Kami Koyamatsu; Pumpkin Chocolate Fudge
- Day 3: Pollinator Guide by BCI; Candy Bats!
- Day 4: Be a Bat Hero Agents of Discovery; Batty Hot Chocolate
- Day 5: Bat Jar Lantern by Project EduBat; Five Ingredient Banana Coconut Bat Cookies
- Day 6: Be a Bat Hero Bat Brigade by Bat Week; Mango Shortbread Bars
Informative Handouts & Presentations
VIDEO: BE NICE TO BATS
A short video that reminds people that bats are important to food.
BE NICE TO BATS POSTER
Please be nice to bats
Threats to Bats
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a disease affecting hibernating bats across the United States and Canada.
View a Live Presentation
Get to Know the Faces of Bat Week
Gardening for Bats
With natural habitats declining, bats need all of us to use available green spaces to give them the food, water, and shelter they need.
Natural History of Forest & Cave Dwelling Bats
Use this information to determine how best to help different populations.
The Benefits of Bats
Insect control, pollination, and seed dispersal are just some of the ways bats help our ecosystems.
Forest Service Bat Biologist Talks to Kids
Watch our 8-minute video
Forest Service Bat Biologist Talks to Kids
Watch our 8-minute video
Bat Week Powerpoint
Powerpoint presentation on why bats are important to our ecosystem.
Youth and Student Actions
Would you like to be a “bat Hero” and make a difference for bats in your area and all over the world?- Start a bat or nature club.
- Contribute your art, poetry, and essays to conservation organizations.
- Make a video about how wonderful bats are.
- Ask your teacher to teach about bats.
- Plant a garden for bats (that attracts yummy insects).
- Ask for a bat-themed birthday party.
- Study your personal habitat and help keep it clean and green.
- Go outside. Look for bats flying in the sky at sunset. See them at work, catching insects.
- Share that you care. Just telling people that you think bats are cool is a huge help!