Spiderweb Crafts for Kids – Halloween Activity

There are so many ways to go when it to comes Halloween crafts for kids to make, I was feeling a little overwhelmed at how to narrow it down into a post that made sense. So instead of trying to tackle all the possibilities, let’s just look at one: spiderwebs.

I know that doesn’t sound that interesting, but there are actually lots of fun ways to make spiderweb crafts.

There’s of course the classic craft stick spider web with yarn (Buggy and Buddy), or a yarn spider web made with an embroidery hoop (One Little Project). You can do the same thing with twigs and yarn (The Kitchen Table Classroom) for a more natural look. Bonus: get some glow in the dark yarn for these projects!

You can fold and cut a spiderweb in the style of a paper snowflake (One Little Project) or print out and punch a spiderweb template that gives kids practice with lacing and counting (PJs and Paint). Or use a paper plate with holes punched in the edge for kids to make a lacing spider web (Mom Endeavors). You can even make a handprint spider to go on it.

Speaking of paper plates, they’re a great medium for spider webs of all sorts, including this fun and easy crayon resist spiderweb (ABCDee Learning). Or you can do it on watercolor paper (Taming Little Monsters). Or try tape resist and watercolors or regular paint made small (Our Kid Things) or large (Busy Toddler). I love this one as collaborate classroom art, or something you can keep up in your art area at home for kids to come back to through the season.

You can make a spider web suncatcher out of tissue paper (Happy Toddler Playtime). Or try a spider web salt painting (Crafted with Bliss). I love this multicolored version.

And once you’ve crafted all these spider webs, you can try your hand at preserving a real spider web with these tips from Mad about Science. Because nature is art, too!

Spider Activities for Preschoolers

Roll and Count Game with Spiders

Itsy Bitsy Spider Finger Puppet

Handprint Spider

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Spider Crafts 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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