This handprint spider craft is an adorable and interactive activity for Halloween fun with kids.
With a few common craft materials and a easy-to-follow steps, this DIY project is delightful for holiday decorations, nursery rhyme fun, and more. Plus, this craft entails a personal touch by using your children’s handprints. Such a simple and creative way to celebrate Halloween and make a special keepsake!
I have some helpful tips to share for making this cute spider craft and ideas for enjoying as holiday decor. Your young learners (and you!) will have a blast with this handprint craft for kids.
Related: This ghost handprint craft is another fun and frugal activity for a DIY Halloween project with kids.
Enjoy a Cute Spider Craft with Kids
Are you looking for an easy activity to do with kids for Halloween time? Maybe you’re planning and preparing for lessons based on nursery rhymes (like Itsy Bitsy Spider or Little Miss Muffet)? Perhaps you need a creative way to add a personal touch to Halloween crafts that aren’t spooky?
Well, this handprint spider craft (with interactive paper plate web) is perfect for all of those things and more!
Handprint projects are engaging ways to get kids involved in crafts. By tracing or using paint (or stamp pad), you get to record of your child’s hand at that moment in time. Plus, these activities make it easy to personalize the project.
Halloween with young learners can be a bit tricky. There seems to be so much spooky stuff! This spider craft isn’t scary at all. In fact, it’s adorable and ideal to use as Halloween decorations for all ages.
As I was going through my boys’ boxes of crafts and projects from over the years, I stumbled on a variation of this handprint spider craft that we enjoyed in our homeschool. I decided to recreate the craft and share it with you!
Suggested Supplies for This Spider Craft
I suggest that you prepare these materials for this easy (and relatively mess-free) Halloween craft. You probably have most (if not all) of these common craft supplies in your home or classroom.
- white paper plates
- black marker
- clear glue
- black glitter
- string, yarn, or twine
- black construction paper
- googly eyes
- scissors
- optional: glitter glue
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How to Make This Handprint Spider Craft
01
Make spider
Trace your child’s hand on black paper. Fold the paper in half and cut out the handprint to get two total handprints.
Flip one handprint opposite of the other. Overlap the palms of the two handprints so the fingers stick out in opposite directions. Cut thumbs off of handprints.
Glue handprints together. Glue googly eyes to the spider.
02
Draw web
Using a black marker, draw a spiderweb on the plate. One option is to start from a single point and draw webs out to several different points across the plate. Then, connect the webs together by drawing lines or arcs across. Let the ink dry.
03
Add glitter
Trace along the horizontal arcs with clear glue. Make several dots around the outside of the plate. It’s okay if the excess glue connects some of the dots.
Before the glue dries, pour glitter across the plate. Shake off excess.
Option: Use glitter glue to avoid mess!
04
Attach string
Punch a small hole in the plate at the corner of the web. Lace string through. Tie a knot or two to keep the string from pulling back through.
05
Add spider to string
Poke a small hole in the spider. Attach the string and tie knot to secure.
06
Add spider to string
Kids can pull the string to make the spider move up and down on their paper plate web.
Enjoy!
Enjoy More Fun with Cute Spiders
If your kids like spiders (my Bear who is now 13 used to absolutely adore them!) or you just want some kid-friendly ways to keep your spider fun going, I think books, games, and accessories are the way to go. Here are some materials that my boys and I like:
Spiders (New & Updated Edition)All Things Spiders For Kids: Filled With Plenty of Facts, Photos, and Fun to Learn all About SpidersNational Geographic Readers: SpidersThere Was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed a SpiderThe Very Busy SpiderThink Fun Spiderweb: A Bug-Catching Logic Game for Ages 8+Spider Stickers (500 pcs), 10 Sheets Graphic Cartoon Aesthetics Decal Roll Self Adhesive Seals for Kids Girls Boys Teen Birthday Party Decoration Water Bottle Laptop Scrapbook Cards EnvelopeLOFIR 100PCS Realistic Giant Toy Spider Model for Halloween Decor Spider Ring Prank Props & Party FavorSpider Plastic Ring
Ideas for Making and Using Your DIY Spider Crafts
With just a few extra items, you can easily customize your spider handprint crafts. These DIY projects are terrific for all sorts of holiday fun.
Add a colorful touch to your paper plate webs by using coloring tools (markers or crayons) or glitter glue. Also, you could use different colors of yarn or string.
Try having your students spread their fingers out prior to tracing and cutting out if you’d like a different look for the spiders.
This Halloween craft for kids is a smart option for creative projects and holiday activities, especially for working with young learners. You can prepare the paper plate webs ahead of time and simply trace, cut out, and create the spiders for a mess-free craft.
⭐ I hope you and your kids have a great experience making these spider handprint crafts! What ideas do you have for making and enjoying these crafts? I’d love to hear about your experiences – please share in the comments area at the bottom of this post 🕷️ 🕸️
