- With Halloween just around the corner here is a last minute craft that you can get your children involved in and clean up the yard at the same time. It's easy to make and clean-up as well.
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- Here is a list of the materials you will need:
- 18 large black trash bags
- Leaves or newspaper
- Black electrical tape
- Large red plastic party cups
- Instructions
To create the spider's body, stuff one trash bag full of dry leaves (you can
also use crumpled newspaper). Tie the bag closed, then flip it upside down. To
make the head, stuff a second bag (not as full as the first), tie it closed, and
tape it to the body.
To make one of the legs, roll up two garbage bags together lengthwise. Wrap
them with electrical tape at both ends and at two points along the leg to make
joints. Roll up seven more legs, then cut four small slits in each side of the
spider's body and slip the legs in place.
Cut the white lip off two of the red plastic cups, then tape them onto the
spider's body to make his beady red eyes. For the fangs, cut two triangles out
of the third plastic cup (or another piece of white plastic) and tape them onto
the spider so that the white side faces up.
Perch the spider atop a big pile of relatively dry leaves. To create a web
for her, simply weave and tie lengths of clothesline or twine across your porch.
For an extra scary effect, tie a few unlucky stuffed animals to her
web.
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