Spider Crafts for Kids

September 27, 2025 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Spiders are amazing all year, but we generally only make spider crafts during Halloween season. Whatever time of year it is when you read this, it’s always a good time to remember that spiders (generally) aren’t scary! Let’s take a look at some fun spider crafts for kids.

A cardboard tube and pipe cleaner spider is a classic, and this one from Creative Family Fun is a good one. Other than painting the tube it’s a pretty quick craft, too, and even little kids can help make it.

Use a tube or make your own out paper to add to this printable spiderweb scene from Krokotak. This is such an easy one but kids will have fun building a scene around their spiders.

Or how about a pompom spider? This idea from Easy Peasy and Fun uses pipe cleaners and a black pompom to make the spider, and has the added (cute!) aspect of a spider web made on an embroidery hoop.

You can also make an easy spider out of a paper cup, like this one from Raise Curious Kids. Thriving Parenting has a similar one that has lots more eyes if that’s something your kids will enjoy (it definitely ups the creepy factor!).

Or give your spider a 3-D look with paper with this idea from Arty Crafty Kids that includes a printable template for making the head and the back pieces.

If your kids love “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” they’re going to love making this climbing spider craft from Mom Brite. There’s even a lesson in friction in here, so you can turn craft time into science time as well.

Make a printable paper spider that kids can decorate and assemble with this free template from Learn Create Love. This way kids can decorate their spiders any way they want, get cutting and assembly practice and they can put their spider in a scene they draw or paint, too. So much fun!

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Shark Week Learning for Kids

Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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