Get ready for another easy Halloween craft for kids! Today we’re whipping up some fun & simple pipe cleaner spiders that you can use as spooky decor! I love spiders. My sister hates them and would rather burn her house down than deal with one. No, I don’t think she would actually burn her house down on purpose. Maybe on accident, though, trying to get away from one. Meanwhile, I’m over here like, “Save every spider and put it outside. It doesn’t deserve death.”
Anyways, we have the fall slowly approaching which means time for creepy crawly decorations and crafts. Since I’m not super creative and have to stick to simple things, I’ve created these little pipe cleaner spiders that take only a couple of supplies and are easy for kids and adults like me who can’t craft. Even if you’re a guru crafter, they’re still fun and can be glued to party bags, hung from the ceiling, whatever you can think of. Here’s how to do it!
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Pipe Cleaner Spiders Easy Halloween Craft for Kids
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Items Needed:
- Glue Gun
- Scissors
- Pipe Cleaners
- Small Crafting Eyes
Directions:
- Begin by cutting a piece of pipe cleaner about 3 inches long.
- Fold it in half.
- Set a full-length pipe cleaner underneath it and then cross one side of the pipe cleaner to the opposite side and do the same with the other end of the pipe cleaner. This will result in the pipe cleaner latching on and being twisted around the 3-inch piece you cut.
- Do this 3 more times to make all the legs.
- Bend the ends of the legs to look like a spider’s and then cut off the excess.
- Make sure the legs are closer together like a spider’s would be and then fold over the end of the 3-inch piece that serves as the bottom in order to keep your legs on and then cut off the excess if it crowds the head area.
- Use your glue gun to glue on the eyes for whichever end you choose to be your front and you’ve got a spider!
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Pipe Cleaners spiders
- Glue Gun
- Scissors
- Pipe Cleaners
- Small Crafting Eyes
- Begin by cutting a piece of pipe cleaner about 3 inches long.
- Fold it in half.
- Set a full-length pipe cleaner underneath it and then cross one side of the pipe cleaner to the opposite side and do the same with the other end of the pipe cleaner. This will result in the pipe cleaner latching on and being twisted around the 3-inch piece you cut.
- Do this 3 more times to make all the legs.
- Bend the ends of the legs to look like a spider’s and then cut off the excess.
- Make sure the legs are closer together like a spider’s would be and then fold over the end of the 3-inch piece that serves as the bottom in order to keep your legs on and then cut off the excess if it crowds the head area.
- Use your glue gun to glue on the eyes for whichever end you choose to be your front and you’ve got a spider!
Simple, right? This easy Halloween craft for kids makes the perfect party activity. The supplies are inexpensive and the cleanup isn’t too crazy. If you’re looking for more fun ideas, check out these DIY Ghost Suckers!
Do you have any favorite easy Halloween crafts for kids? Have you ever made pipe cleaner spiders before? Tell us in the comments!
Those are adorable! I need to make some to just make my son run from his video game system! :) Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
Those are the perfect craft for my littles. I love quick crafts that make the holidays feel extra special.
Love this! What an adorable idea. my kids love crafts for the holidays, and this year i’d like to do as many as we can! this will be one of them!
I love crafting easy Halloween decorations with kids. And we’ll surely make a lot of those cute spiders!
Those are so cute! Making crafts with my kids is one of my favorite things to do.
pIpe cleaners ar eso fun for crafts. Those are so cute.
These are some cute decorations. I love Halloween and all the simple decorations. It’s the easy decorations that make Halloween so much fun!
What a sweet Halloween craft idea! These seem so simple that my kids can easily make a bunch and add them to our spooky outside decor.
I love that you can do so much with pipe cleaners. These would be perfect for Halloween, and you could always been the pipe cleaners so they can “sit” on things!
These are too cute! I like the orange.
I absolutely love easy craft, especially Halloween. I try to make something new each year with my son, and this one has definitely made the list this year! My son is so intrigued by these DIY’s, but his favorite is just plain ole carving pumpkins though.
What a cute and fun craft. I will have to makes these when I make decorations with my niece and nephew. My son always liked to make ghost.
I used to do crafts like this with my kids all the time. Pipe cleaners are so versaTile.