Have some spooky Halloween fun with these creepy crawly ideas featuring our favorite eight-legged arachnids. Some of these are just plain fun to craft and play with while others involve a little creative art, or make creepy (and cute) decorations to get the whole family in the Halloween spirit.
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Spider Paper Plate (via Annelily Design)
This easy paper plate craft turns into a yarn web for spiders to land on and is a fun fine motor skills activity for little ones.
Spider Art Resist (Blog Me Mom)
Have kids paint on black watercolors to reveal a magic spiderweb. This is a quick art project that gets you right in the Halloween mood.
Spider Fine Motor Table (via Twodaloo)
Set up an entire learning station centered around all things spiders! This educational activity helps provide context to books and pictures while practicing fine motor skills.
Cardboard Spiders (via Mollymoo)
Recycle some small boxes to make cute and crafty spiders that kids can draw in the details themselves.
Sewn Spiders (via Wild Olive)
Quite possibly the cutest spiders ever, these little sewn up arachnids are adorable hanging on a net or dangling from the ceiling.
Glittery Spider Web (via Buggy and Buddy)
This sparkly spider wall decoration leads to some hands-on fun for kids that will get them excited for Halloween in no time. Dangle a spider from this web to make it extra spooky.
Cornhole Spider Game (via Crafts Unleashed)
Put together an easy spider game for your next Halloween party. Kids will have fun tossing these cute pom pom spiders in the holes.
Spider Sacks (via Modern Parents Messy Kids)
These yarn wrapped spider “sacks’ make fun decorations that look especially creepy with spiders crawling over them.
Paper Spiderwebs (via Omiyage)
Learn how to cut out the perfect paper spiderweb in all different vibrant colors you can hang up or display as a festive Halloween mobile or garland.
Pipe Cleaner Spiders (via She Knows)
Kids will enjoy making these simple pipe cleaner legged spiders that would make cute play insects or party favors.
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