For Toddler Tuesday this month, we’re looking forward to Halloween! Creepy and crawly, spiders might remind you of this fun holiday.
Take a closer look at this spider by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. What do you notice about it? How many legs does the spider have? Does Picasso’s spiderweb remind you of a spiderweb you might see outside? Tell someone you are with all the things you see.
Now it is your turn to make a spiderweb!
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881 – 1973), “L’Araignée; Illustration for Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle,” 1942. Etching and aquatint on wove paper. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Alfred H. Holbrook. GMOA 1971.2707
For this activity you will need:
- a paper plate
- yarn
- scissors
- hole punch
- 3 pipe cleaners
- googly eyes
Directions:
- To prepare, cut a circle out of the center of the paper plate. Use the hole punch to make 7 to 10 holes around the empty space where the circle was.
- Cut a length of yarn.
- Let your young artist thread the yarn through the holes, crossing back and forth over the center of the plate. Tie the thread ends together when you are done.
- To make the spider, wrap the middle of three pipe cleaners together to form the body. Leave six legs hanging out.
- Stick the googly eyes on the spider.
- Now you have a booo-utiful spiderweb, just in time for Halloween.
