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Paper Plate Spider Web & Pom-Pom Spider Craft

October 5, 2017 by OneMommy

The leaves are changing colors.  They inspire so many fun fall crafts.

Fall is also the perfect time for kids crafts that involve creepy crawly spiders.

This simple paper plate spider web craft, and adorable pom-pom spider craft make fun crafts for preschoolers and older kids, too.

pom-pom spider and paper plate web craft

 

When it comes to spiders, I’m not a huge fan.  But there is just something about these critters that gets little ones excited.  That’s probably why spider and web crafts  are always popular this time of year.

Paper Plate Spider Web Craft

To make your own paper plate spider web you will need a hole punch, paper plates, and yarn.  We used cake-sized plates, about 6 inches wide, but you can use full-sized paper plates, too.

  • Using a hole punch, make a hole every inch or so all the way around the edge of the plates.
  • Then tape a length of yarn to the plate’s underside (2 feet is plenty for a small, 6 inch plate).   The tape will help keep the yarn in place as your child works.
  • Have your child thread the yarn through the holes to create their spider webs.
  • Once they finish, you can tie off the yarn or just tape the other end down on the back of the plate.

If you thread the yarn down a hole on the opposite side of the plate, and then up in the hole right next to the one they went down, it will have a nice criss-crossed pattern like a spider web.  Or you can just go up and down at will, which is what my little ones did… It still turns out very web like!

Pom-Pom Spider Craft

These cute pom-pom spiders are the perfect addition to the paper plate web.

To make your spider, you will need:

  • 2 pom-poms, one larger than the other
  • 1 pipe-cleaner
  • wiggly eyes
  • hot-glue gun

Hot glue the 2 pom-poms together. (You could also use craft glue, but hot-glue dries much faster.)

Cut the pipe-cleaner into 8 pieces.  You can make sure they are equal size, or you can just let your child cut them as he/she sees fit.

Bend the pipe-cleaners a bit to form legs and hot glue 4 on each side of the larger pom-pom.

Finally, glue on wiggly eyes.

kids spider craft

 

You can use your little critter to act out favorite spider songs.  My toddler had fun singing “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider” as he walked his new friend all over his spider web.

Or, bend the pipe cleaners a bit to get your spider to cling to the paper plate web.  They look cute hanging up.
preschooler spider craft

Whether you’re looking for a cute preschooler Halloween craft, or just a spider craft to go with a favorite nursery rhyme or picture book, this paper plate spider web and pom-pom spider craft is sure to be a hit.

paper plate spider web craft and pom-pom spider craft

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Post originally published October 16, 2012. 

 

Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: Halloween, Halloween craft, holiday

Comments

  1. Kristen says

    October 17, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    I made something similar to this but it was with glow in the dark Frisbee. My dad poked the holes through and we used long pipe cleaners. The girls loved them. I have no idea what even happened to them, now that you have reminded me of them…

    • OneMommy says

      October 19, 2012 at 2:35 pm

      Oh, I love that – a glow in the dark frisbee! That would be so cool!

  2. Rach says

    October 17, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    Oh man, the little boy I nanny would love this craft!

    • OneMommy says

      October 19, 2012 at 2:35 pm

      Hope you guys have fun making them!

  3. Donna DM Yates says

    October 23, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    Oohh. These are creepy. Way cute!

  4. Diana Rambles says

    September 5, 2013 at 10:10 pm

    This is an adorable idea!

  5. Lanaya | Raising Reagan says

    September 8, 2013 at 11:49 pm

    Reagan loves Itsy Bitsy Spider … great craft idea.

    Thank you for linking to Raising Imperfection.
    Please come back Friday to see if you were featured. 🙂

    ¤´¨)
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    (¸¤ Lanaya | xoxo
    Raising-Reagan.com

    • OneMommy says

      September 10, 2013 at 3:35 pm

      Thanks for hosting!

  6. Deb says

    September 11, 2013 at 9:13 am

    This looks like so much fun and reinforces many skills. Thanks for sharing.

  7. Sara says

    September 12, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    Great project! Thanks so much for sharing on Craft schooling Sunday!

  8. Kate says

    September 13, 2013 at 7:24 am

    Absolutely love this idea! I look forward to adding this to my Share It Saturday round up. Thanks for linking up and be sure to add your great ideas again. 😀

    • OneMommy says

      September 13, 2013 at 10:25 pm

      Thank you!
      And thank you for hosting!

  9. Carrie says

    September 13, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Oh, we will have to try these. We have been very into spiders after reading Charlotte’s Web. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

    • OneMommy says

      September 13, 2013 at 10:24 pm

      My sister was just telling me that they were doing Charlotte’s web at her house lately, too! Must be the seaon!

  10. pinkoddy says

    September 30, 2013 at 6:55 am

    What a great idea – and we need more threading practise.

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