DIY Paper Plate Spiders

Oh so spooky! I had two predictions for the Halloween and Christmas seasons: 1. Bats and Spiders would be trendy for Halloween and 2. Gingerbread would be trendy for Christmas. I see bat and spider decorations and pajamas everywhere! Even Dunkin Donuts made a blowup of their spider donut. Let’s see where Christmas takes us. I already see Pottery Barn’s collection filled with all things gingerbread. In an effort to be trendy, we made these simple paper plate spiders.

I say this with every new craft, but this may be one of my favorites so far! it was really easy for Liam to make right up until the stapling. That part was hard for me, too, because the stapler is broken haha.

Making the Paper Plate Spiders

All you need for this craft are some paper plates, paint, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners. In an effort to use what we have, this craft is sponsored by Halloween 2022.

Supplies

• Paper plates
• Black paint
• Googly eyes
• Pipe cleaners
• Stapler

Directions

1. Place paper plate upside down on your work surface so the bottom of the plate is facing you.
2. Using a paint brush or sponge, apply paint to your paper plate. Let the paint completely dry.
3. Once paint has dried, glue on the eye balls. Since most spiders have eight legs and eight eyes, we gave our spiders eight eyes.
4. Stack another paper plate under the spider body. While holding the plates, stick a pipe cleaner between the plates. Move the pipe cleaner inward to give you the size legs you want. Staple then pipe cleaner where it meets the two plates. Repeat with the seven remaining pipe cleaners.
5. Bend the legs into upside down V-shapes. Hang, display, or giveaway!