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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Glittery Spider Webs }{ holiday crafting

Ready for a "why didn't I think of that" moment? At least that's how I felt when I saw this idea on Pinterest (originally on Redbook). So easy. Why didn't I think of that?

We did this with a 4 year old and a 7 year old, and it was a hit with both. It was also messy and a bit hard for them to get it just right. So we helped. The hardest part is waiting for the glue to dry.

Materials:
glue
glitter
wax paper
patience

What to do:

  1. Cut a piece of wax paper larger than you want the web to be and place it over some cardboard.
  2. With glue, draw a spider web on the wax paper - start with 8 straight lines, like you're cutting a pie into 8 equal pieces; then draw curved lines connecting the adjacent straight lines to each other. Look at the picture to see what I mean.
  3. Cover the glue in glitter. This was hard for the kiddos to do thoroughly, so we helped by shaking the cardboard and wax paper around a bit until all the glue was covered.
  4. Wait until it's dry (3-4 days) and carefully peel the web off the wax paper.



The cool thing is that you can use the technique to make all kinds of designs. Sooo many glittery possibilities...

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4 comments:

  1. tinajoOctober 10, 2012 at 2:07 AM

    That´s cute! Nope, not ready - don´t celebrate it that much in Sweden (though it grows a little every year). :-)

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  2. roothOctober 10, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    What a cool and easy idea - what type of glue did you use?

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  3. koraleeOctober 13, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    What a fun craft my friend...I am thinking that my school students would love this little project..thanks sooo much! xoxo Hope your family is well and working towards the BIG move.

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