These egg box spiders make great Hallowe'en decorations. Hang them up around a room or display them on a window sill or as table decor to create a fabulously spooky atmosphere!
You’ll also find a wonderful selection of Hallowe'en dressing up costumes in the shop which are perfect for your Hallowe'en party!
You will need:
- egg box
- black paint and paintbrush
- scissors
- push pin
- pencil
- thread (optional)
- black pipe cleaners - you'll need 2 per spider
- wiggle eyes
- glue
How to make:
- Cut out the egg cup shapes from the egg box as shown above. Neaten the edges.
- Paint both the outside and inside of the egg cup shapes black. Leave to dry.
- Using a push pin or something similar, make 4 holes along 1 side of the lower edge and another 4 holes on the other side. These will be for the pipe cleaner legs.
- Carefully widen the holes a little bit with a pencil to make it easier to push the pipe cleaners through.
- If you want to hang your egg box spiders up then make 2 small holes with a push pin in the top of the spider.
- Thread a length of thread through the holes and tie the ends together to form a hanging loop.
- Cut your pipe cleaners in half to create 4 shorter lengths.
- Push each pipe cleaner length through one hole on the spider and out through the matching hole on the other side. Repeat for the other 3 legs.
- Now bend the pipe cleaners so they look spider-like. I bent each pipe cleaner leg in the middle and then made a little bend at each end to create the foot.
- Glue on 2 wiggle eyes.
For more Hallowe'en inspiration, why not have a look at mixing Oobleck slime, baking some pumpkin muffins, making some spooky frozen yoghurt bark and creating a paper plate cauldron for trick or treating?
Happy Hallowe'en!
