Make Spiderwebs!
Make spiderwebs by stretching cotton or yarn across a frame, decorating with glue and glitter while learning how real spiders build and trap prey.
Step-by-step guide to make spiderwebs
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Step 1
Pick your frame to stretch the web across by choosing a cardboard ring or an embroidery hoop.
Step 2
Ask an adult to help cut a hole in the middle of the cardboard to make a ring if you are using cardboard.
Step 3
Use a ruler and pencil to mark 8 evenly spaced anchor points around the edge of the ring.
Step 4
Tape one end of the yarn securely to the ring at one anchor point.
Step 5
Stretch the yarn across to the opposite anchor point and tie or tape it down to make the first spoke.
Step 6
Repeat stretching and tying yarn across the ring to make 6 to 8 spokes like the ribs of a wheel.
Step 7
Tie a new piece of yarn near the center and wrap it in a spiral outward, looping around each spoke to form the capture spiral.
Step 8
Squeeze small dots or thin lines of white glue along the spiral so the glitter will stick.
Step 9
Sprinkle glitter over the glue while it is still wet so the sparkles attach to the threads.
Step 10
Set your web flat and let the glue dry completely for at least 30 minutes to one hour.
Step 11
With an adult, look at a picture of a real spiderweb and point out the radial spokes and the spiral capture thread to learn how spiders trap prey.
Step 12
Share your finished spiderweb on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have an embroidery hoop or cardboard ring?
Use a sturdy paper plate with the center cut out, a large plastic lid, or bend a wire coat hanger into a ring to stretch the yarn across like the frame in step 1.
The yarn keeps slipping or my spokes are loose — what should I do?
Securely tape or double-knot the yarn at each marked anchor point (steps 3–5), tighten each spoke before tying, and add a small dab of glue or extra tape where the yarn meets the ring to prevent slipping while you make the spiral.
How can we adapt the activity for different ages?
For preschoolers have an adult cut the ring and make only 4–6 thick-yarn spokes and help wrap the spiral, while older kids can measure 8 anchor points with a ruler, use thinner yarn or fishing line, and create tighter, more detailed capture spirals (step 6).
How can we personalize or make the spiderweb fancier?
While you wrap the spiral (step 6) thread on beads or sequins and, instead of or in addition to glitter in step 9, use glow-in-the-dark paint or multiple glitter colors for extra sparkle and effect.
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Facts about spiders and spider webs
♻️ Many web-building spiders eat their old webs and recycle the silk proteins to build fresh ones the next day.
✨ Some spiders add shiny zigzag decorations called stabilimenta to their webs, which may attract prey or warn birds away.
🕸️ Some orb-weaver spiders can spin webs over 2 meters wide in a single night to catch flying prey.
🧵 Spider silk is incredibly strong for its weight — in many tests it's stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar.
🕷️ Spiders are arachnids (not insects) — they have 8 legs and two main body parts: the cephalothorax and abdomen.
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