At my office we had a real bat come out of the ceiling for one of our new young guys. Tomorrow is his last day and I thought I would make him a bat puppet to take to his new job since he has to vacate his Bat Cave.  Threw it together in two evenings from scraps but I am very pleased with it, and surprised that it was so easy.  We should all get a good laugh when we give it to him tomorrow and he will know he will be missed.  Bats are big in Austin, we have one of the largest urban colonies I hear.

That's great. I am sure he will treasure it and the fond memories he probably had with you.

Well I wondered if he would love it or think I was crazy, but he did love it so much.  He said he would "cherish" it.  That works for me. He named it Batty.

Ha, I thought he would like it

I like him a great deal. Other than perhaps at Halloween, a bat is not one f the more common critters I have seen made.