Creepy Crawly Spider Bracelet

By: Amanda Formaro

Kids’ spidey senses will be tingling with anticipation at making these creepy crawly spider bracelets. A super easy craft to make at home or in the classroom, it’s a fun idea for insect themes as well!

What you’ll need:

• Black construction paper
• Wiggle eyes
• White paper (for “fangs”)
• Scissors
• Tape
• Yellow construction paper
• White crayon
• Glue
• Pencil

How to make it:

1. Fold black construction paper in half.
2. Along folded edge, lay child’s hand palm down (midway through palm) and trace fingers with white crayon. Cut out the outline of the fingers.
3. Unfold and you’ll have a complete image of a spider with eight legs. Turn the spider over and, with the pencil, roll the legs around it – this makes the legs curl under and gives a more creepy, crawly effect.
4. Cut a one inch strip of black paper from the remaining scraps and form it into a circle for the bracelet. At the appropriate length, tape the ends together.
5. Attach the bracelet to the underside of the spider using tape or glue.
6. Glue the wiggle eyes and “fangs” to the spider’s head.
7. Cut a small diamond shape from the yellow construction paper and glue to the spider’s back.
8. Place the child’s wrist through the bracelet.

Notes:

• You can attach the spider body to the bracelet by using a paper fastener instead of tape. Now kids can rock the bracelet back and forth since the fastener will allow the spider to move around as well.
• While making this craft, use this opportunity to practice counting the legs of the spider. Use the white crayon to write numbers on the bottom of each leg.
• To make the fangs, cut a small rectangle from white paper, bend it in half, then cut the fangs from one end. Glue the other half to the spider. The bend will make it easy to attach and will allow the fangs to hang.