How to Draw a Kid in a Bat Costume (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a spooky-cute kid in a bat costume using simple shapes like ovals, rounded boxes, and triangles. This easy step-by-step guide is perfect for your first costume drawing, complete with a trick-or-treat bucket.
- Build your bat costume drawing using basic ovals, rounded boxes, and triangles.
- Form a friendly bat with a round head, pointy ears, and wide wings.
- Include a small trick-or-treat bucket to add a Halloween story.
- Start with this drawing as it's simple and great for beginners.
A kid in a bat costume is a silly, spooky-cute drawing built from ovals, rounded boxes and triangles. The round head, pointy ears and wide wings make a friendly little bat, and the small trick-or-treat bucket adds a Halloween story. It is a good first costume drawing because every part is simple.
- Easy
- 12 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a kid in a bat costume step by step
How to Draw a Kid in a Bat Costume · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch these 2 ovals. They only show where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase them at the end.
Step 2: The round head
Draw a big, round head shape that is open at the bottom, like a wide arch. Make the top fairly flat, with a small dip on each side where the ears will go.
Step 3: Pointy bat ears
On each top corner of the head, draw a small triangle that points up and a little outward. The bottom of each triangle sits on the head.
Step 4: The body
Under the head, draw a soft rounded box that is a bit narrower than the head. Start with a gently curved line across the top, then curve the sides down and flatten the bottom.
Step 5: Bat wings
From each side of the body, draw a long curve sweeping up and out. Then bring the bottom edge back toward the body with a wavy bump, like a little scalloped cape.
Step 6: Wing tip circles
At the top end of each wing, draw a small circle, like a little ball on the tip. Make both circles about the same size.
Step 7: Eyes and mouth
Add two small round dots for eyes in the middle of the head. Under them, draw a tiny short squiggly line for a mouth.
Step 8: Two oval feet
Under the body, draw two flat ovals side by side so they almost touch in the middle. Add a short line from each oval up to the bottom of the body.
Step 9: The treat bucket
Next to the kid, draw a small bucket that is wider at the top than the bottom. Add a curved band across the top edge.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your kid in a bat costume? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a ghost or how to draw a jack-o'-lantern next.
Tips for drawing a kid in a bat costume
- Draw the head first and leave a small dip on each side where the ears go. If the ears are the same size and tilt the same amount on both sides, the face looks balanced.
- The wings are the trickiest part. Draw the top curve first in one smooth sweep, then add the wavy bottom edge on each side.
- Keep the feet ovals close together and slightly flat. Letting them almost touch makes the kid look steady and cute.
Free kid in a bat costume coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this kid in a bat costume coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your kid in a bat costume drawing
Try purple or dark gray for the ears and wings, with a lighter color for the face and body, and orange for the bucket. For a creative twist, add stars and a yellow moon in the background.
Kid in a bat costume fun fact for kids
Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. Many of them find their way in the dark by making squeaks and listening for the echoes, which is called echolocation.
Questions about drawing a kid in a bat costume
What shapes do I need to draw a kid in a bat costume?
You need a big rounded shape for the head, a rounded box for the body, two triangles for ears and two small ovals for feet. The wings are long curves with small circles at the tips, and the bucket is a small trapezoid.
How do I make my bat costume kid look cuter?
Keep the eyes small and set them wide apart, with a tiny mouth below. Making the head extra round and a little bigger than the body also helps.
How do I draw bat wings that look even?
Draw one wing first, then copy its height and the position of its wavy edge on the other side. Checking that both wing circles are at the same height helps a lot.
