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Easy Paper Spider Craft for Preschool to Make

Make your own fun and easy paper spider craft. This craft is quick and inexpensive to make.

You can use this craft to practice scissor skills and fine motor skills with the folding on the legs.

This is a simple paper spider craft that can be made easy with little prep time or supplies. You just need some paper, scissors, glue, and marker.

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Easy Construction Paper Spider Paper Craft

Materials Need

  • construction paper
  • glue
  • scissors
  • marker
  • cup
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Spider Craft How to

Step 1. Trace

Use the cup to trace a circle on your paper for the spider body. You can also draw your own circle.

paper spider craft for preschool draw circle

Step 2. Cut

Cut the spider body out using the outline as a guide. Add the eyes to your spider with a black marker.

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paper spider craft for preschool

Cut 8 strips about 1 inch wide for the legs from the leftover paper after cutting the circle of the body.

To get 8 strips, fold the rest of the paper in half longwise. Then cut that piece in half. Then fold the 2 pieces into 4 equal parts.

Step 3. Fold & Glue

Fold the long strips of paper back and forth about 1 inch at a time. Glue the folded strips to the bottom of the spider. Let dry.

paper spider craft for preschool

Fold the 1 in strips of paper back and forth.

paper spider craft for preschool

Glue the folded paper legs to either side of your spider in groups of 4.

You can punch a hole in the top of the hole and use string to hang your spiders up. Or add them to the wall for a fun decoration.

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