Halloween Crafts – Spooky Spider Gloves
Spooky Spider Gloves
This is a really cute idea for some spider decorations for your next Halloween party. For this craft, you will need a pair of black gardening gloves or work gloves, a black marker, 8 ten-inch pipe cleaners, craft glue, small Styrofoam ball (3 inches in diameter), scissors, and white fun foam.
Start by placing one pipe cleaner inside each finger of both gloves. Don’t put a pipe cleaner into the thumb portion of the glove. Trim off the pipe cleaners so that they are even with the cuff. Pull the cuff of one glove halfway around the Styrofoam ball keeping the pipe cleaners on the bottom. Take the other glove and pull around the other half of the ball. Be sure both thumbs are on the same side of the ball.
Overlap the thumbs in front of the cuff and glue together. Then glue the thumbs to the cuff. When you are gluing them to the cuff, it is often easier to just pin the thumbs to the cuff before gluing and then let the glue dry and remove the pin.
Cut eyes out of fun foam and make pupils with the black marker. To make it even easier, you may want to just glue on googly eyes. Glue the eyes on just above the thumbs on the cuff. Shape the spider’s legs by bending the pipe cleaners inside the gloves until it looks the way you want it to.
Halloween Crafts – Egg Carton Spider
Egg Carton Spider
You can also use an egg carton to make a spider. For this craft, you just need to cut out one of the egg cups from the carton. Paint your spider black and wait for it to dry. Paint on eyes or glue googly eyes on him.
Use the tip of pointed scissors to make four small holes on each side of the egg cup. Insert a pipe cleaner in each of the holes and twist the pipe cleaners from the inside to form a knot of sorts so the pipe cleaners do not come out of the holes. Then bend the legs so your spider will stand on his own.
Outdoor Halloween decorations – Spooky Giant Spider
Spooky Giant Spider
This craft will take a trip to the local hardware store for supplies, but it will be well worth your time! Make a couple of them and hang them on your house as if they were attacking you! Here are the supplies you need:
- Craft knife
- Empty, clean gallon milk jug
- Black duct tape
- Four 6-foot black foam pipe insulation tubes ½” in diameter
- 2 plastic eggs (from Easter)
- Green tape
Use a craft knife (adults only) to cut off the spout of the milk jug and completely cover the jug with black duct tape. To create the 8 legs, tape the center of each of the 4 pipe insulation tubes across the handle side of the jug. Tape the tubes to the sides of the jug as well, to keep them bent.
With scissors, cut and remove a 1-inch-deep notch from the middle of each leg, then bend the insulation at the notches and tape the bent joints in place. For eyes, stick black tape pupils on the 2 broader ends of a pair of plastic eggs. Tape the eyes in place on the jug.
Finally, decorate the top of the spider body with green duct tape, and your oversize arachnid is ready to tape or tie in place on a front porch or door. This looks especially good with purchased spider web that you can get at most discount stores or craft stores.
Halloween Crafts – Palm Print Spider
Palm Print Spider
Although this craft is easy, it can be messy which means if you are using this craft for a lot of children, be prepared to supervise them closely. But what makes this such a cool craft is that it is not only easy, but it commemorates the child’s hand for years to come.
Supplies are few. All you need is a white paper plate or orange construction paper, black paint, black yarn, scissors, and white paint or googly eyes. Make sure the black paint is washable! Empty some paint onto a paper plate and have the child place his or her hand into the paint. You will want to be sure that the entire palm is covered with paint, but not so much so that it will be “gloppy”.
Have the child press his or her hand firmly on the paper or paper plate with fingers slightly splayed out and pointing to the right. Re-coat the hand and make an identical print with fingers pointing to the left. Make sure the palms overlap completely.
Once the spider is dry, you can draw on a face with white chalk or white paint or glue on googly eyes. Have the child cut the spider out in a circle pattern if working on orange construction paper. Make a hole with a hole punch at the top of the creation and hang.
Halloween Crafts – Walnut Spiders
Walnut Spiders
I have a walnut tree in my yard and every fall, I find myself with bags and bags of walnuts all over the yard. I always wanted to find something to do with this bounty besides just taking the meat from the inside. Here is a great idea for a party table decoration using the leftover walnut shells.
For this craft, you will need several walnut shell halves, some pipe cleaners (preferably black), black paint, clear tape or glue, white sticky labels or hole reinforcements, scissors and markers. Begin by painting the walnut shell black and let dry completely.
Attach pipe cleaners to sides of shell for spider legs. They can be attached with glue or tape. For a more permanent attachment, have an adult drill small hole in each side of the shell and poke the pipe cleaner through.
Decorate the body with eyes using the stickers or hole reinforcements and markers. Make the spiders look scary or funny. You can also attach purchased googly eyes with glue to make them fun. Then place these all over your treat table for a fun look!
Halloween Crafts – Paper Plate Spider
Paper Plate Spider
This craft can be done with children as young as two years old. You may have to provide some assistance with the scissors depending on the child’s skill level. Supplies you will need include:
- White craft glue
- White paper plate
- Black construction paper
- Black marker
- Long piece of string
- Scissors
Start out by cutting the construction paper into eight long strips. Fold the strips back and forth onto themselves accordion style for the legs. Poke two holes through the center of the paper plate and thread string through the holes. This is how you will hang the spider.
Glue the spider legs around the edge of the paper plate – 4 on each side. Let your child use the black marker to color the entire plate black. Cut out eyes and fangs from white construction paper and glue them on for the face. You can also use purchased googly eyes if you want.
Hang from the string, and you have a fun Halloween spider decorating your home!
Halloween Crafts – Clay Pot Spider
Clay Pot Spider
This is an incredibly easy craft that can be done by children of all ages. You will need a small terra cotta pot, black pipe cleaners, black paint, googly eyes or white paint for eyes and mouth, hot glue gun, and clear acrylic sealer spray.
Start by wiping down the terra cotta pot with a damp cloth. Make sure it is completely clean and let it dry completely. Use the black paint to paint the entire pot black. Once the black paint is dry, you can paint on a face or glue on the googly eyes and then paint on fangs. Once it is completely dry, spray with acrylic sealer.
Cut eight pieces of pipe cleaner to about 5 inches long. Use the hot glue gun to glue four pieces on each side of the pot for the legs. After the glue is dry, bend the legs for the desired effect.
Halloween Crafts – Bats and Spiders
Egg Carton Bat Craft
You will need a clean egg carton for this Halloween craft. Either a styrofoam or a cardboard one will do, but if you want to hang the finished bats outside from the trees, the styrofoam egg cartons will hold up better.
Cut out three of the egg cups keeping them attached together. Cut out the front and back of the two outside cups. These will form the bat’s wings. Paint the bat black with craft paint. If you want to hang them outside, you will want to use waterproof paint. Once the paint is dry, paint a scary face on the bat with white paint or glue on wiggle eyes.
Use a pair of scissors to poke a hole in the top of the middle cup. Take a piece of string and make a knot large enough that it won’t pull through the hole and put the string in the hole. Now you have your egg carton bat ready to be hung from wherever you want. Make several of these for maximum spookiness!
Egg Carton Spider Craft
An egg carton can also be used to make a spider. For this Halloween craft, just cut out one of the egg cups from the carton. Paint the spider black. Paint on eyes or glue wiggle eyes on your spider.
Use the tip of pointed scissors to make four small holes on each side of the egg cup. Insert a pipe cleaner in each of the holes and twist the pipe cleaners from the inside to form a knot so the pipe cleaners do not come out of the holes. Then bend the legs so your spider will stand on his own.
Spider Web Patterns
