Silly Wiggly Spiders

We are so lucky to be able to meet bi-weekly at the Calgary Public Library for a morning of storytime, fingerplays, and crafts. It's a great way to expose little ones to the library, and for our moms to do some socializing too. We typically choose books and crafts that relate to momstown's theme of the month (we've been learning about scarecrows this October), but this week's library playdate had a special Halloween theme. We read some of our favourite Halloween stories, and sang some not so spooky songs, and then it was time to make our own Silly Wiggly Spiders to take home:

Here's how to make a silly, wiggly spider:

1. Cut a 15 cm diameter circle out of black construction paper. This will be the spider's body. Cut a slit in the circle from the edge to center.

2. Cut out 8 thin strips of black construction paper (we did all of the cutting for our little ones in advance), and use a glue stick to glue the legs onto the spider.

3. Insert a length of black yarn through the slit in the spider's body, and attach it to the body with tape.4. Turn the spider over, and glue two white circles onto the front of the spider to form its eyes (googlie eyes would also work well). Accordion fold the spider's legs to give them dimension.

5. Tape the slit in the spider's body closed, overlapping the edges slightly so that the spider's body has dimension.6. Hold onto the string, and take your spider for a walk. Our creepy critters and their kid companions traveled all over the library. Wiggling the string and pulling it up and down are especially fun.

For more fun Halloween inspired crafts, creep over to the momstown arts and crafts blog. Happy haunting!