How to Make a Tarantula Trash Bag for Halloween

Kill two birds with one stone when you make a tarantula trash bag for your Halloween decor. Fill the trash bags with leaves from your yard to make this frightening spider. Spend under an hour and just pennies on the dollar to create this tarantula trash bag.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 18 large black trash bags
• Raked leaves or crumpled newspaper
• Black duct or electrical tape
• Red plastic cups
• White craft foam
• White rope

1. Fill two trash bags with leaves or newspaper. Fill the second trash bag with only a third as much material as the first. Tie both bags shut. Turn the large bag upside down and then tape the smaller bag to it to make the tarantula's body and head.

2. Stack two trash bags on top of each other. Roll the trash bags up together lengthwise to form a leg. Wrap the ends of the roll with black tape. Make joints in the leg by wrapping two sections with black tape. Repeat this seven more times to make a total of eight legs.

3. Use scissors to cut four small holes on both sides of the spider's body. Slide one leg into each hole. Tape the legs in place with black tape.

4. Turn two plastic red cups upside down. Tape the cups to the tarantula's face, completely covering the white rim with black tape.

5. Cut two giant fangs out of white craft foam. Tape them to the spider's face with the black tape by placing the tape along the edges of the fangs.

6. Create a giant web with thin white rope. Plop the giant trash bag tarantula in the center of the web to greet your Halloween visitors.

7. Transform the tarantula into a black widow by cutting out an hour glass shape from red craft foam and taping it to the spider's back.

[mobee]

on 10/18/2008 very clever. I have not made the spider yet. my husband and son will do that. thanks