Make Spiders Out of Pipe Cleaners

Spiders have always been one of those universally accepted "creepy creatures." If you want to add a little bit of creepy flare to your Halloween decorations, or just freak out your sister, here is one simple way to make a spider.

Steps

  1. Get your materials. To start, have your pipe cleaners out and ready.
  2. Begin by cutting your first pipe cleaner into three equal pieces. Lay them out in front of you.
  3. Take your next pipe cleaner and cut one more third from it. Now you should have four, 1/3 pieces of pipe cleaner, and one 2/3 piece.
  4. Wrap your 2/3 piece around your thumb ONCE. this will be the head of your spider. If you have large thumbs, wrap it only around the tip of your thumb. In the end, the head of your spider should be about the size of a dime, or no bigger than a quarter.
  5. Wind the rest of your 2/3 piece of pipe cleaner around a pencil. This means start at the base of the head, and all of the left over pipe cleaner should be wound tightly, like a coil. This will be the body of your spider.
  6. Pick up one piece of 1/3 pipe cleaner. At the base of the head, just before your coil starts, wrap it around the body once.
  7. "'Repeat step 6 with the remainder of your 1/3 pipe cleaner pieces. You should now have 4 "legs" sticking out on either side of your spider's body.
  8. Place cricks in each leg, right where a spider's leg would bend. Arrange the legs so that the spider is able to stand on its own, with the legs supporting it above the table.
  9. Use duct tape or some other sticking medium to place the spider where you want it. Pay attention to the surface that you are using. For example, don't put glue all over your walls.
  10. Another option would be to suspend your spiders by clear or black string. this is great if you place the spider in a doorway for somebody to walk into on the way out of the room.
  11. Finished.


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Tips

  • The spider's size can be changed by twisting more pipe cleaners together. Pipe cleaners come really cheap at any art store, so making a couple dozen spiders won't cost much. To make a giant spider, just twist many pipe cleaners together to thicken the legs and body.
  • Sometimes, the spider does not come out exactly how you would want it. Feel free to improvise, they are just pipe cleaners, after all.

Things You'll Need

  • Pipe cleaners - black
  • Velcro, Black duct tape, or any other sticking medium
  • Scissors
  • Optional: Poster board

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