A collection of easy spider crafts for kids to make featuring: Easy Spider Crafts for Kids, Paper Spider Crafts, Spider Web Art and Crafts, and Spider Crafts for Preschoolers.
Today I have the pleasure of presenting a collection of the best Easy Spider Crafts for Kids to Make.
Spiders are a great subject for children’s arts and crafts, and they can be made in all sorts of the fun and wonderful ways using a plethora of materials you’re likely to already have at home!
And while they might all be different in presentation and process, these spiders have one thing in common – the spiders crafts are easy for kids to make.
To make it easy for you to find the spider art and craft idea you’re looking for, we’ve broken the collection down into four main categories: Easy Spider Crafts for Kids, Paper Spider Crafts, Spider Web Arts and Crafts and Spider Crafts for Preschoolers.
Easy Spider Crafts for Kids to Make
Easy Pom-Pom Spider Craft – by The Best Ideas for Kids
Made with pom-poms and pipe cleaners, this super cute spider is perfect for little hands to make and supports fine motor development. An ideal spider craft for a preschool setting!
Pine Cone Spider – by Fireflies and Mudpies
Spooky, creepy and strangely cute! I just love how this nature spider craft turned out.
Paper Cup Spider – by Non Toy Gifts
To make these cute and colorful spiders, all you need is a few paper cups, googly eyes, pipe cleaners and one very special extra!
Spider Pencil Topper Craft – by Happiness Homemade
Children love pencil toppers and this adorable eight-legged creepy crawly is not only easy for kids make, but looks super cute as well. Made with just a few materials, this is a lovely craft for Halloween party.
Itsy Bitsy Spider Climbs up the Spider Web – by Arty Crafty Kids
Our paper itsy bitsy spider craft can be done in the home or classroom with preschoolers and school early years to support Autumn learning or as a fun Halloween activity. It’s also great to use as an interactive prop alongside the itsy bitsy spider rhyme.
Spiders Made with Yarn
Homemade Pom-Pom Spider Craft – by Red Ted Art
Homemade pom-poms are childhood classic and Red Ted Art has a fantastic tutorial for teaching kids how to make to a pom-pom. It just so happens, this pom-pom transforms into a super cute spider!
Yarn Spider Craft Idea – by Hello Wonderful
These fabulous balls of yarn spider’s take only a few minutes to make and are super effective. Dangle them from a homemade web, doorway or pop them onto a straw/stick to transform them into walking spider puppets
Yarn Spider Craft Idea + DIY Spider Web Frame – by The Craft Train
Our next spider craft idea for kids features another yarn spider within a popsicle stick web frame. The Spider is made with a different technique to the previous suggestions and is just as simple.
Spider Magnet Craft – by Rhythms of Play
Transform magnets into spiders! A lovely craft for displaying spider arts and crafts on the fridge!
Easy Spider Ring Craft – by Fantastic Fun and Learning
Save this one for Halloween! A fun and easy craft to wear and complete a spooky costume.
Paper Spider Crafts for Kids
This collection of paper spider craft ideas for kids demonstrates the versatility of our favorite craft material. Here we will show you how to make several different spiders with paper; using both 2D and 3D techniques.
3D Paper Spiders for Kids to Make
Arty Crafty Kids will learn how to make spiders that pop; featuring three different and unique designs that demonstrate how to make both realistic spiders and cartoon styled spiders.
3D Paper Ball Spider – By Red Ted Art
This delightful paper spider can be recreated with just a couple of basic paper shapes and few folds here or there. A great craft for young children who are developing their paper cutting skills.
3D Paper Spider Craft – By The Craft Train
Older children with a keen interest in creepy crawlies will learn how to make their favorite spider in paper form. Each of the spiders showcased within this tutorial are inspired by native spiders found in Australia. Complete with a printable spider web, this is a fantastic paper spider craft for the classroom!
3D Paper Spider Craft – by Arty Crafty Kids
” These cute and friendly spiders are easy for kids to make and will look fabulous dangling from a homemade web decoration at home or within the classroom.
To make these spiders children will put their cutting, sticking and threading skills to the test; giving preschoolers and young children’s fine motor skills a thorough workout.
The end result will be a colorful display of eight-legged spider friends who will bring smiles not screams to visitors faces…”
Tissue Paper Spider – by Crafts on Sea
This super easy paper spider craft is perfect for preschoolers. The scrunching of the tissue paper is great for building up those all important hand muscles and it’s a craft that’s achievable for the very smallest of Arty Crafty Kids, making it an ideal craft within a toddler group or preschool setting.
Handprint Spider Art – by The Best Ideas for Kids
Here’s another art and craft idea that’s perfect for young children and preschoolers. With a simply designed web and a set of handprints, this spider activity for Autumn and Halloween doubles up as a charming little keepsake.
Spider Bookmarks – Big Family Blessings
We do love a little origami and with a few basic folds paper transforms into adorable spider bookmarks! Cute, easy and fun to make.
Bobble Paper Spider Craft Idea for Kids – by Arty Crafty Kids
With its added bobble, kids will delight at how the spider appears to move and wobble on its colourful web; bringing an interactive and engaging quality to the craft.
Easy Paper Plate Spider Craft – by Glue Sticks & Gumdrops
Paper plates are a fantastic material for crafting; inexpensive, versatile and children love creating with them!
These adorable paper plate spiders are SO easy to make. Preschoolers and kids will have no problem making their own paper plate spiders with this easy to follow tutorial.
Spider Web Crafts for Kids
We have covered easy spider crafts and paper spider crafts, now we’ll be turning our creative ideas to spider web art and craft ideas.
This collection of spider web crafts for kids are bright, fun and make use of lots of different mediums to challenge and inspire children’s creativity!
Arty Spider Webs for Kids to Make
String Art Spider Webs – by Arty Crafty Kids
Spiders – they have a bit of a bad rep for being scary and hairy; but let’s not forget, they’re one of natures most artistic builders. So if you’re looking for an easy but expressive craft, inspired by nature, our string spider web art is perfect.
Spider Web Coloring Page – Picklebums
This is a spider web coloring page with a difference – it encourages children to create doodles and pattens within the segments to make the spider’s web truly unique. This simple yet effective use of the spider web as a drawing prompt is perfect for inspiring children’s creativity.
Watercolor Resist Spider Web Art Idea – Projects for Kids
I love the Halloween twist of incorporating related words into this arty spider web. Perhaps children could explore this technique further by adding their names?
Oil Pastel Resist and Watercolor Spider Web Art – Arty Crafty Kids
Resist art is simply magic and creates a sense of wonder for children exploring the art technique for the very first time. The spider web is the perfect for subject for this process and children will love how the web reveals itself with the spread of watercolor paint.
Colorful Spider Web Art with Kids – by Projects with Kids
If you’re looking for a simple and colorful spider web activity for kids, then this is fabulous option! This tutorial demonstrates how to use contrasting colors to create impact.
Spider Web Crafts for Kids to Make
Now that you’ve seen a collection of spider web art ideas, let’s move onto some Spider Web Crafts!
Spider Web Weaving Craft for Kids – by Left Brain Craft Brain
This hands-on spider web project introduces children into simple weaving techniques, while challenging dexterity and coordination. The results are fantastic are offers children a practical insight into how spiders form their webs.
Paper Plate Laced Spider Webs – by Mom Endeavours
These paper plate spider webs are perfect for preschoolers to make. The emphasis of the craft is placed on threading rather than pattern formation, which is best suited to very young children.
The spider web craft also features a cute handprint spider, which completes the project beautifully.
Popsicle Stick Spider Web Craft – Little Bins for Little Hands
This spider web craft is described as “easy, do-able and the perfect size for little hands” – they look fabulous on display and would be an ideal craft for a group of children to tackle.
Spider Crafts for Preschoolers
Spiders are a popular topic within preschool settings. They fit in nicely with mini beast topic, which often references Eric Carles “The Very Busy Spider“, Halloween arts and crafts ideas, and are often the subject of craft at the beginning of Fall when the dew captures webs and spiders seek the warmth of our homes.
Preschoolers are also of an age where they just love spiders!
This collection focuses on spiders crafts that preschoolers can actually make, play with and explore.
Bottle Top Spider Craft – by Homeschool Preschool
Give bottle tops a new lease of life and transform them into some eight-legged friends! Add googley eyes and pipe cleaner legs to the bottle top, and ta-da, a spider has been made!
Easy Button Spider Preschool Craft – by Arty Crafty Kids
If you need a quick and easy spider craft for your preschooler, then take a look at this rock-star button spider make!
S is for Spider: Spider Headband Craft – by Fantastic Fun and Learning
Preschoolers will smile and giggle at their spider headband creations as the goggley eyes and spindly paper legs move with their movement. A lovely spider craft for preschoolers.
Silly Spider Art Project – by Fantastic Fun and Learning
I love how potato masher prints can be transformed into the silly spiders. This is another craft will be popular with your preschoolers!
Rock Spiders by Dollar Crafter
Pet rock crafts are always popular with preschoolers. This little spider edition to the pet rock scene will not disappoint.
Easy Spider Art for Kids – by Crafts on Sea
Print with pom-poms to create these simple spiders with your preschoolers. Simply create the prints and add rectangular paper legs – easy, peasy!
Silhouette Halloween Spider – by Arty Crafty Kids
Using this simple but highly effective art process, Arty Crafty Kids will have the best time painting and exploring color to bring their silhouette characters to life!
Cardboard Spider Fun – by Get Your Holiday
Stomp stomp with spider feet! Your preschooler will absolutely love making prints with this unique and fun craft.
Popsicle Spider Crafts for Kids – Little Bins for Little Hands
This craft combines two of our favorite craft materials; pom-poms and popsicle sticks. A lovely craft for preschoolers to assemble and make in all sorts of different colors.
More Spider Activities for Kids
Explore the Arty Crafty Kids members area to access all our Spider Art and Craft printable resources, along with a treasure trove of activities and coloring pages for arty Crafty Kids!
