Spider Craft

Posted by Jenny

I can't believe it's already October! The leaves are changing, scarecrows are up all over Cantigny, Halloween is coming soon, and there is a chill in the air! We are busy creating lessons and finding crafts for our fall classes.  I came across this awesome spider craft that is simple to make with many items that you probably already have at home!  We will be making this craft in our Sprouts class later this month and I wanted to share it with you! Happy crafting!

I found the idea for this craft on one of my favorite websites, The Crafty Crow! Thanks!

http://www.thecraftycrow.net/2009/10/spooky-spider-crafts.html

What you will need:

one paper lunch bag

markers

glue
glitter
newspaper or scrap paper
small amount of yarn
8 small twigs
hot glue gun
tape

First, color the bag with markers.  Be sure to color all parts of the bag including the back and the sides. 

Next stuff a small amount of newspaper into the bag for the head.  Gather the bag around the head shape and tie yarn around to hold in place.  Continue stuffing bag to desired size and tape bottom of bag closed when finished. You spider now has two body parts, just like a real spider! The head and the abdomen.



Now it's time to decorate! Add some designs with glue on one side of the spider.  The shake some glitter on to cover the glue.  

The next thing to do is to hot glue the twigs on for legs.  You will want to glue four twigs on each side of the body.  Just use a large blob of hot glue and the twigs should stick well. 

Yeah!!! Your spider is complete!  There are a few optional things you can do to make your spider even more fun! I used a hole punch to make a small hole in the bottom of mine and added a piece of yarn so my spider can hang off things.  You can also make an extra large spider web out of yarn on your wall for your spider to climb on!