Spider Puppet






Materials needed:
  •  Black Construction Paper
  • Wiggly Eyes or cut white hearts for eyes
  • White or Red construction Paper
  • Lunch bags
  • Glue
  • Red glitter
Steps for Making Spider Puppet:
1. Print the Spider Puppet Pattern: Free Spider Puppet Pattern
2. Fold a piece of black construction paper in half.
3. Cut out all shapes except triangle out of black construction paper.
4. Place the two half circle/oval patterns on a fold before cutting.
5. Glue the small circle onto the bottom of the lunch bag (flap).
6. Glue the body (large oval) onto the front of the bag.
7. Cut out eight rectangle legs, accordion fold, and glue onto sides of spider.
8. Cut triangles out of red or white paper.
9. Glue glitter onto each triangle.
10. Glue triangles onto body forming an hourglass shape.
11. Glue on wiggly eyes or use hearts for eyes.

Using Activity to Teach:
Talk about the shapes used to make this spider puppet.

**This works well with the activities:
(click link below for more information)
Spider Web Counting (Activity)