![]() >NUL REG ADD HKCU\Console\Flappy /V FontSize /T REG_DWORD /D 0x00180008 /FįOR /F %%A in ('ECHO PROMPT $E^| CMD') DO SET "ESC=%%A" >NUL REG ADD HKCU\Console\Flappy /V FaceName /T REG_SZ /D "Lucida Console" /F I was too lazy to do any frame capping, but I did add some clouds and randomized bird colours just to keep it faithful to the original. Depending on your computer, it may be faster or slower, but you can always change the values in the %every% macro to make it faster or slower ("every" N frame do this, so every 2 frames is faster than every 3 frames). Either way, this flapping bat craft has been a hit with my girls this Halloween and I’m hoping any visitors enjoy it too.I haven't done anything in Batch for a while, so I thought it'd be fun to remake another simple game : Flappy Bird. Perhaps we can make one each year and end up with a colony of coloured bats at our front door. I’m hoping we can store this somewhere and bring it out every year. Pull on the string to make your bat flap its wings! Attach one long piece of string to each side of the stick to make a handle.ġ2. We ended up having to replace the bead with sinkers.ġ1. ![]() Tip: If the wings aren’t sitting straight, you’ll either have to tie the fishing line again, so that it balances or replace the bead with something heavier like a sinker. Try to make sure you tie it in a similar length to all the fishing line so it balances. Tie the other ends of the fishing line to the stick ( see image above). I tied a knot three times in the same spot on fishing line under the wings to make it hold, similar to how you’d secure your cotton if you were hand stitching.ġ0. I threaded the fishing line through a needle and then the needle through the wings. Thread two pieces of fishing line on each wing, about 2cm from the body (see image). Cut four equal pieces of fishing line approximately 20 cm long. You can also paint on some eyes here too.ĩ. Once the glue is completely dry, paint the bat with black paint (or any colour, really). Cut the ends off a paddle pop stick to make two ears. ![]() I slipped paper clips over the two sides of the bat body to ensure they stuck together very well.ħ. Tie a bead or sinker on the end of the fishing line and tuck the other end of the fishing line into one of the slots in the bat body. Cut a piece of fishing line about 20 cm long. Slip the wings through the slot you cut in the body and glue them down (see the image below)Ħ. Fold in the rectangle edges of the bat wings.ĥ. Put some more cardboard underneath to ensure you don’t cut the workbench.Ĥ. Put the template back over the bat body cardboard and using scissors or a stanley knife, cut along the length of the line. Cut out the template and use it to cut two wings and two bat bodies out of the cardboardģ. How to make the flapping bat craft Make your batġ. Light cardboard (we recycled some of our bigger birthday cards).The oooo and aaaahs you’ll get will be worth the effort. Watch as the children pull a chord and the bat flaps its wings and looks like it’s flying. Once you’ve made it, which is pretty simple by the way, then hang it up in your doorway. The kids will have a spooktacular time interacting with it. ![]() You’ll love having your own flapping bat craft at your door this Halloween.
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