Popsicle Stick Spider Webs

Supplies:

• 3 popsicle sticks per child

• Black or white paint and brushes

• White wool or string

• Black pipe cleaners (for spiders)

• Googly eyes (optional)

• Scissors

• Glue or hot glue gun (for staff use)

Steps:

1. Paint the Sticks

   • Give each child three popsicle sticks.

   • Paint them black or white and leave them to dry completely.

2. Make the Web Base

   • Once dry, glue the three sticks together in a cross shape (like a snowflake ✳).

   • Let the glue dry so the sticks hold firmly.

3. Wrap the Web

   • Tie one end of the white wool around the middle of the sticks.

   • Start wrapping the wool around one stick, then move diagonally across to the next stick, looping around as you go to create a web pattern.

   • Keep wrapping until it looks like a spider web — not too tight, and leave some gaps!

   • When finished, tie off the end and cut off any extra wool.

4. Add the Hanging String

   • Cut a short piece of wool and tie it to the top so the web can hang.

5. Make the Spider

   • Cut one black pipe cleaner in half.

   • Twist the two halves together in the middle to make a body, then bend the ends to form eight legs.

   • (Optional) Glue on two googly eyes.

6. Attach the Spider

   • Tie or glue the spider to hang from the bottom of the web with a small piece of wool — as if it’s dangling down!