My craft room is a disaster. We moved all kinds of things in there during the kitchen renovation. The living room also got tons of stuff stored in it. I’m still working on getting it all put away and hoping to actually decorate for Halloween this year. Me working on the kitchen doesn’t stop my children (particularly O-Man) asking for Halloween decorations. When O-Man and I ended up in a dollar store, I knew we could handle a few quick and easy Halloween dollar store crafts! And, with an upcoming dollar store craft challenge, I was ready to get crafty!
Door Mats
While in the local dollar store, O-Man, of course, wanted everything plastic they had. I don’t really want our house to look like the dollar store had exploded on our house.
One of the things I had planned to get at the dollar store was doormats. IronFish has been working at cleaning up the yard and I wanted a few to put by the back door. When they get muddy and gross, I can just toss them.
That’s when it occurred to me… these cheapy mats would be easy to cut into any shape!
Why not a bat?
I found a simple bat image, enlarged it as large as possible, and printed it out.
With the pattern pinned to the mat, I cut around the shape with a sturdy pair of scissors.
Indoors or Outdoors!
I was able to cut 5 bats out of each mats. Simple and fun to use down a hallway.
Or along the walkway.
Leading to or from the house this Halloween.
Pin and Share
As always, feel free to pin and share. And stay tuned for more dollar store Halloween crafts later this week!
I’m doing something similar, except putting about 20 of them on a wall. Great cutout that you chose. Looks good.
I have that mat! But I used it for something else. This was a fun idea- love the bats! Visiting from the blog hop!
At a dollar, get more, lol
Cute idea. 🙂
Thank you!
These are so cute! I love how they look on the driveway especially!
I can’t wait to put them all over closer to Halloween!
What a great idea! I never would have thought of this.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy Halloween!
Thank you!
Your DIY Bat Rug is a great idea for Halloween! I could maybe even attach the bats (somehow?) temporarily to my plain rectangle outdoor rug. Pinning! #HomeMattersParty
Oh, what a great idea!
This is my favorite post of all Halloween posts- so easy, cheap, and tossable! My kids will love this!
We have them in the house right now and my kids keep moving them around, they are fun!
Wow, I love this idea. So cool, Emily. #HomeMattersParty
HA! What a fun idea! I love them on the walk outside. Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
I am going to look for those mats and buy several the next time I am at the dollar store. You have given me lots of new creative ideas. #HomeMattersParty
Cheap and fun!
Such a fun and simple idea! Love that. Pinned.
Such a cute idea! I love the bats!
This is so easy yet effective! Love this, will remember for when the boys start having their own parties! Thank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales. I hope to see you back next week.
So clever and thrifty! And it’s a craft I think I can actually pull off. I think I’ll go for these this year.
OH I love it!!!! I will be doing this. It is so simple! #triumphanttales
That’s so fun! I love the idea!
Last yr I got bloody footprints stickers to review. I put them in the work’s bathroom. OMG a lady freaked out – demanding they leave right away. They were pulled up and thrown out. I’m like – what a waist! Someone doesn’t know how to have fun!
what a spoilsport!
That is CUTE!! We would love for you to share at Let’s Party! https://themarkandjanshow.com/2018/10/09/lets-party-37 Looking forward to seeing you there! #LetsParty #TheMarkandJanShow
Oh my these are cool, you know what im going to be upto this weekend
Those are too stinkin’ cute! And what a great idea! Love it!
Oh what a cool idea for making bats #TriumphantTales
this is so cute. what a great idea to show the trick or treaters the way to the door. Thanks for sharing at the Snickerdoodle Create Bake Make Party.
I love this. It is so adorable and really put things in the feelings of the season.