Making a Marble Painted Paper Spider Web

Marble Painted Paper Spider Web - hot glue other insects inside of the web

Most kids are fascinated by insects and enjoy learning about them. Some may be more reluctant to get close, while others can't wait to. Spiders are technically considered to be arachnids and not insects, and students love to learn that too. I still include spiders in my spring insect theme, as well as during Halloween. One of the easiest and most fun activities I have students do is this marble painted web. They get to use items to paint with that they have probably never used before. That's always exciting! The webs look pretty great hanging up too!

Craft: Marble Painted Paper Spider Web

tiffanytallent1981
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November 2, 2018

Marble Painted Paper Spider Web - long dangling strand of yarn with spider hanging below the web Most kids are fascinated by insects and enjoy learning about them. Some may be more reluctant to get close, while others can't wait to. Spiders are technically considered to be arachnids and not insects, and students love to learn that too. I still include spiders in my spring insect theme, as well as during Halloween. One of the easiest and most fun activities I have students do is this marble painted web. They get to use items to paint with that they have probably never used before. That's always exciting! The webs look pretty great hanging up too!

Total Time: 15 minutes to make and a couple hours to dry

Yield: 1 web

Supplies:

1 black sheet of card stock or file folder for extra thickness
1 pencil
1-3 marbles
scissors
white finger paint
pie pan
white string, yarn, or dental floss (12-18 inches)
1 plastic spider
1 plastic insect
hot glue gun
Scotch tape

Steps:

Trace the bottom of the pie pan onto black paper and cut it out.

Marble Painted Paper Spider Web - trace around the pie pan on black paper

Marble Painted Paper Spider Web - cut out

Lay the black circle inside the pie pan. Dip one marble into white paint and drop it on the black circle. Roll the marble around in the pan to create white lines.

Marble Painted Paper Spider Web - place black circle in the pie pan, dip marble in white paint and roll around in the pan

Keep dipping that one marble in white paint until your black circle looks like a web. You can also add 1-2 more marbles for heavier lines. Allow to dry.

Marble Painted Paper Spider Web - keep dipping and rolling until you have your web

Fold the one end of the string, yarn, or floss by about four inches and tape it to the back of the web.

Marble Painted Paper Spider Web - tape folded yarn to back of circle

Tie or hot glue the other end of the string to the plastic spider.

Marble Painted Paper Spider Web - tie or hot glue the spider to the other end

Hot glue the other insect inside the web.

If you are doing this in a classroom, you can hang the webs up with a cute caption. I used, "Look What Our Spiders Have Caught in Their Webs!"

Marble Painted Paper Spider Web - artwork hanging in the classroom

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