Styrofoam Cup Spiders {Kid Craft}

So besides the Paper Plate Frankenstein craft – you need to make these Styrofoam Cup Spiders with your child. Because – clearly- they both go perfectly with Halloween. Not to mention {gosh I say that a lot on the blog} but it’s just plain fun to craft with your kid.

Now this is what you need to make your spiders, so grab them now and your cute kid:

* Styrofoam Cups
* Black Paint/Paint Brushes/Paper Plate
* Black Pipe Cleaners
* Scissors
* Glue
* Wiggle Eyes or White Circle Punchouts

Set up shop where you can get a bit messy. Be sure to have baby wipes near by too!

First have your child paint their Styrofoam Cups completely black. Let cups dry completely.

While those are drying – cut your pipe cleaners into halves. Also, if you need too, make your spiders eyes {I made circle punches out of white construction paper and drew a dot in the middle of each one.}

To finish off your spiders – press the pipe cleaners into the cups and shape them a bit to look like spider legs. {The metal from the pipe cleaners make it so easy to stick them into the cups} Do this step also, to give the spider fangs. Then glue on the spider’s eyes and you are done!