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The Very Busy Spider Craft and More Spider Activities

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These spider books will inspire some wonderful spider activities for your kids

So don’t often post kids activities because our projects never turn out picture-esque, but I figure that our kids had a lot of fun making these and I hope to encourage all of those non-crafty moms to just get messy. That’s what we did, and the kids love their projects.

We read The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle, we love him, and the kids decided they wanted to make their own spiders. My son is my little biology lover and loves all creatures great and small.

He spends his time reading animal books and recites random animal facts throughout the day.Try The Very Busy Spider craft to bring this book alive, these other spider books will inspire some wonderful spider activities for your kids

The Very Busy Spider Craft Supplies

  • Construction paper– red, green and black
  • white crayon
  • yellow and black paint
  • a fork
  • googly eyes
  • button or orange construction paper

We drew on the black construction paper with the white crayon to create our web. We cut out the shapes for the body using green for the head, and red for the body and legs. I cut the legs out as one long strip and then cut it if I need to bend the legs. We used a fork to add the yellow paint to the body and head to give it a messy multi colored appearance.

My kids didn’t care to pull the paint out with the fork, they just wanted to cover it with as much paint as they could. They used black paint for the legs to give it a hairy appearance.

Recommended Spider Books

  • Charlotte’s Web
  • Diary of a Spider
  • The Itsy Bitsy Spider
  • Are You a Spider?
  • National Geographic Readers: Spiders
  • Spiders

The Very Busy SpiderThe Very Busy SpiderThe Very Busy SpiderSpiders: Amazing Pictures & Fun Facts on Animals in Nature (Our Amazing World Series)Spiders: Amazing Pictures & Fun Facts on Animals in Nature (Our Amazing World Series)Spiders: Amazing Pictures & Fun Facts on Animals in Nature (Our Amazing World Series)Aaaarrgghh! Spider!Aaaarrgghh! Spider!Aaaarrgghh! Spider!Are You a Spider? (Backyard Books)Are You a Spider? (Backyard Books)Are You a Spider? (Backyard Books)Walter's Wonderful Web: A First Book About ShapesWalter’s Wonderful Web: A First Book About ShapesWalter's Wonderful Web: A First Book About ShapesBugs, Spiders and Insects!: A Fun Activity Book for Kids and Bug Lovers!Bugs, Spiders and Insects!: A Fun Activity Book for Kids and Bug Lovers!Bugs, Spiders and Insects!: A Fun Activity Book for Kids and Bug Lovers!

Spider Activities for kids

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Our theme for the Bookspiration Club this month was spiders, so check out these other books and see what activities these wonderful ladies have come up with.

More Spider Activities

Spider Web Color Wheel Craft – by Artsy Momma
Spider Coloring & Activity Book {Free Printable Book} by The Natural Homeschool
Itsy Bitsy Spider Activities by Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading
Glittery Spider Webs by Simple Fun for Kids
Silly Spider Craft by Easy Peasy and Fun
Counting Spiders Preschool Math Game by Schooltime Snippets

Create your own creepy simple spider craft, a perfect kids activity for young kids

Simple Spider Craft

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