Spider Pencil

Here's a quick and easy project your kids will love. Use the pencils as party favors or to make homework less of a chore.

Crafting Time: approximately 30 minutes

Materials

• pencil - old or new
• two 12 inch black pipe cleaners
• black pom-poms - 1, 1 inch and 1, 1/2 inch for each spider
• two small wiggle eyes
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• thick craft tacky glue or a low-temp glue gun to be used with adult assistance

Instructions

1. Cut 4, 4 inch pieces of black pipe cleaner.
2. Glue the center of each piece to the eraser of a pencil to create eight legs.
3. Wrap the rest of the eraser end in the remaining piece of black pipe cleaner and glue the pipe cleaner into place.
4. Glue a 1 inch black pom-pom to the top of the pencil for the spider body.
5. Glue the 1/2 inch black pom-pom to one side of the body to make a head.
6. Glue wiggle eyes to the head.
7. Bend the pipe cleaner pieces to shape the legs and feet.

By Marie from West Dundee, IL