Spider Craft

This is a great project for children 4 years of age and older.

Items needed to make Spider:

One 2 inch Styrofoam ball preferably white or black
One 1 inch Styrofoam ball preferably white or black
Three 24 inch black pipe cleaners
2 wiggly eyes
black acrylic paint (if Styrofoam balls are not black)
silver glitter
spay adhesive craft glue
hot glue and hot glue gun or a fast drying craft glue

1. Paint both Styrofoam balls black and let dry. (if Styrofoam balls are already black skip to step 2)
2. Glue the two Styrofoam balls together. (Younger children may need help specially while using hot glue gun)
3. Glue on the two wiggly eyes on the 1 inch Styrofoam ball adjacent to the larger Styrofoam ball.
4. Cut 2 of the black pipe cleaners into eight 6 inch lengths for the legs. (may be easier if cut ahead of time, when younger children are involved)
5. Using the last 24 inch pipe cleaner cut a 3 inch piece of it to create the fangs of the spider.
6. Bend the fangs pipe cleaner in half and press the round end of the pipe cleaner into the smaller Styrofoam ball underneath eyes.
7. Press 4 of the 6 inch pipe cleaners into the larger Styrofoam ball, starting by the head of the spider and going to the back of the spider, making sure to stay in a horizontal line along what would be the ribcage of the spider.
8. Turn Spider 180 degrees and press the remaining four legs along the other side of the spider starting at the head and working your way back.
9. Bend each leg in the center at an approximant 45 degree angle.
10. Spray the spider with spray adhesive craft glue and sprinkle with silver gliter or decorate as desired.