Egg Carton Spiders

This is a fun little activity to do with your child around Halloween.

AGE RANGE

I got this idea from Preschooler's Busy Book. The book is written for ages 3-6. I did this with my 4 year old and 2.5 year old, so I know it can be done with a 2.5 year old. I would say if your child enjoys painting or coloring, she will enjoy this activity.

SKILLS DEVELOPED

• Science (if you talk about spiders)
• Art
• Fine motor skills

SUPPLIES

• Cardboard egg carton
• Scissors
• Pipe cleaners
• Paint, markers, or crayons
• Construction paper for eyes (or a marker)
• Glue (if you used construction paper)
• Thread or yarn (optional)

PREP

• Cut out the cup sections of the egg carton
• Get out supplies
• If you are painting and you are like me, prep the area (art smock/T-shirt/down to underwear and a vinyl tablecloth)

ACTIVITY

• Have your child color/paint the egg cup
• After the egg cup dries, insert pipe cleaner into the cup to be legs. I poked holes in the cup so the kids could insert it themselves and work on their fine motor skills
• Bend the pipe cleaner so it looks like legs
• Draw eyes or attach eyes out of construction paper
• Optional: attach string to the top so you can hang it somewhere

PHOTOS





This is kind of cheesy and they don't look a lot like spiders...but it is a fun thing to do.