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

I did a post earlier this year with activities and ideas for teaching the alphabet, but a lot or learning letters and recognizing them just has to do with seeing them and working with them a lot.

That means coloring, tracing, identifying things that start with different letters and more.

One way to reinforce the letters is through little activity books like these cute printable alphabet books from Life Over Cs.

These are available for free when you subscribe to her newsletter, and I’d say that’s well worth it if you have a little one (or a group of little ones!) working on the alphabet and letter recognition.

Each mini book includes a collection of things that start with that letter to color, color and read with words that start with the letter, tracing the letter, finding the letter in a grid and other coloring pages with objects that start with that letter.

These little books are super useful reinforcing the different letters and giving kids different activities related to the letters.

If you do a letter of the day or letter of the week you can use a new book for each one, and then keep the copies in your reading center or in a basket where kids can look at them again.

And of course you can add in all the other letter activities you like, go on a scavenger hunt for items that start with that letter, read alphabet books, practice writing letters in rice or with pompoms or playdough or whatever sensory activities you like.

You can grab the free printables when you enter you email address at Life Over Cs, and check out her other great alphabet resources and activities while you are over there.

Do you have favorite activities for teaching letters to kids? I’d love to hear about them!

[Photo: Life Over Cs]

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