Bat Paper Airplane

Make a paper airplane that flies (and actually flaps it's wings!) like a bat.

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things you will need

  • 1 x A4 piece of paper 
  • 1 x 30cm ruler

Top Tips

  • Use paper about 90 to 110gsm thick.
  • If you live somewhere wet like us (North Wales, UK), use tracing paper. Normal paper gets wet quite quickly i.e. after a few bat landings on wet grass.
1

Make the first fold

Fold the paper in half width ways.

2

Add two folds

Open the paper back up again and fold in both sides towards the centre fold.

3

Make the wings

  • Fold back the right hand flap – top left hand corner to bottom right.
  • Repeat for the left hand flap – top right hand corner to bottom left.

Top Tip

Use a ruler to help make the creases before folding the flaps over.

4

Make a point

  • Take the top right hand corner and fold towards the centre fold.
  • Repeat with the top left hand corner.
5

Turnover and fold the point

  • Turn over the piece of paper.
  • Take the point and fold it back on itself, so it meets the opposite edge of the paper.
6

Fold in the sides

Fold in the top right and top left hand corners to meet the base of the upside down triangle.

7

Fold back the point

Fold the upside down triangle back on  itself, so that it is now pointing upwards.

8

Turnover and fold the triangle over again

  • Turn the paper over.
  • Fold the peak of the triangle towards you.
9

Make the launcher

  • Fold the bat in half.
  • Fold each bat wing back on itself, approx. 1cm from the middle crease. This will create something for you to hold when you’re ready to launch the bat.
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Ready to fly

  • Your bat airplane is now ready to fly.
  • Hold underneath the front of the bat and launch your bat into the sky.
  • To make the bat wings flap, it will need a good ‘ole throw.

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