Cute Little Q-Tip Spiders

We’re on a bit of a spider kick this Halloween, they are just too fun to craft. We’re creating these sparkly little spiders using Q-tips. I’ve joined up with Q-tips to become a Tipster ambassador. Q-tips are one of those supplies in crafting that I always have on hand. They are so versatile in it’s uses, soft and gentle, and perfect for small hands. They are great for applying paint, glue, and water or as a tool to create lines and shapes in craft dough or clay. Today, these Q-tips are making the perfect spider legs!

Supplies for Q-Tip Spiders:

Q-tips – 4 per spiderscissorsPaper platesblack paintglue – any glue will work. I prefer a Glue Dot for these, as well as a white glue.pom poms2 googly eyes

*You can craft your spiders first or paint your web first. We did both and either way works well. 

1. Place a glue dot onto the center of a paper plate.

2. Cut your Q-tips in half and add 4 in a row to the top of the glue dot, on either side. This will create the spider’s 8 legs.

3. Choose a pom-pom to add as the spider’s body. I found a package of these pre-made glitter pom-poms, fun for a spider. Or you could make your own out of yarn.

4. Add 2 dots of glue to the pom-pom and add on your 2 googly eyes.

5. Using a fresh Q-tip, dip it in your black paint and create a spider web around your spider.

*Like I stated above, you can create your painted web first and then make your spider on top after. 

Let the paint dry and then these spiders will be ready for Halloween. In fact, these would make a great craft for a classroom Halloween party. You might even see a few Flying Spider Discs, as my girls have been flying them around all day!

Make sure to join Q-tips on Facebook, as they are launching their Q-Tip-a-Thon today. Share your tips, and you could win a $100 weekly gift card or the grand prize, a $1,000 gift card and a year’s supply of Q-tips.

Disclosure: this is a sponsored post by Q-tip, as I’m a Tipster ambassador. All opinions and creative ideas are my own. 

Tagged as: craft tips, Halloween, halloween craft, spiders

Marie LeBaron is the founder and managing editor of Make and Takes. Always having a love of crafts, she enjoys getting messy with glue and glitter. There’s always some sort of project going on, her kitchen counter is often cluttered with crafts. When she’s not crafting and creating with her kids, she loves to run, read, and blog! Read other posts by Marie

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Pipe Cleaner Yarn Spiders to Spook for Halloween

We’ve been having a bit of fun with our cute little yarn spider.

He’s been hiding all over the house. I will place him in my son’s room under his pillow, and once he finds him, he’ll hide the spider some place else. It can be a little spooky finding a GIANT spider in your sock drawer!

In fact, this would be a fun classroom party game, a bit like “Hot or Cold”.

One child goes out of the room and another child hides the spider. The one child comes back into the room and tries to find it. All the other children in the room can say if the one child is getting “hotter” or “colder” with the hidden spider, meaning closer or farther away. Once the spider is found, play again.Kids always love this game!

Follow these instructions to make your own cute little spooky spider…

Supplies for Pipe Cleaner Yarn Spider:

 black yarn2 black pipe cleanersscissorscardboard piece 1.5 x 5 inches2 googly eyesglue

1. Bend your piece of cardboard in half lengthwise. This helps with adding pipe cleaners later.

2. Wrap your yarn around the cardboard piece 75 times. You can go more or less times around, but this is best for this size of spider. Once you’re done wrapping, cut off the yarn a few inches off of the ball. Let it hang, later it will get trimmed.

3. Cut each pipe cleaner in half, so you have 4 smaller halves. Slide them through the center of the yarn ball, while it’s still on the cardboard. You will want to thread them through one at a time.

4. Once all 4 pipe cleaner pieces are through, carefully slide it all off of the cardboard.

5. Bend 4 of the pipe cleaners to the left and 4 of the pipe cleaners to the right, top and bottom (see photo below).

6. Twist all 4 of the right side of pipe cleaners together 1-2 times. Twist all 4 of the left side of pipe cleaners together 1-2 times.

Once it is all twisted together, you can trim off the extra piece of yarn, don’t worry, it will hold.

7. Bend each of the pipe cleaner ends in half, creating it’s “legs”.

8. Glue on 2 googly eyes to one side of the spider. Let him dry for an hour or so before playing.

Have fun hiding your little spooky spider for Halloween!

Tagged as: Halloween, kids games, party games, pipe cleaners, spiders

Marie LeBaron is the founder and managing editor of Make and Takes. Always having a love of crafts, she enjoys getting messy with glue and glitter. There’s always some sort of project going on, her kitchen counter is often cluttered with crafts. When she’s not crafting and creating with her kids, she loves to run, read, and blog! Read other posts by Marie

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