Halloween Crafts: Supplies for Spider Bracelet

Series Summary

Halloween is a great holiday for fun and festivities that the whole family can enjoy. Dating back to the 5th century BC in Celtic Ireland, Halloween originally may have developed on a day when the Celts believed that spirits could intermingle with the living. Naturally, the thought was terrifying. So, wouldn't you dress up in ghoulish scary costumes and noisily parade around the neighborhood being destructive in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess? Well, while this superstition may no longer apply, the fun and excitement of the whole experience has led to our modern day celebrations of Halloween. Today, the Halloween holiday is full of children and adults dressing up in costumes. Many people carve Halloween pumpkins to make Jack-O-Lanterns, and all love the excuse to decorate their house with fake spider webs, bats, ghosts, and other ghoulish decorations.

In this free crafting video series, learn how to make your own spider necklace and bracelet for Halloween. Whether you are looking for fun Halloween crafts or want to add something to your Halloween costume, spiders are great Halloween accessory. Our expert, Carie Ellington, shows you everything you need to know to make this craft. Learn the supplies you need, and learn how to cut construction paper for a spider body. Make your spider legs look realistic by curling them. And, what would a spider be without goggling eyes? Learn how to attach fangs to your spider as well. So, get in the Halloween spirit with spider Halloween crafts today!

Video Transcript

"We're going to make a great Halloween accessory. It is a creepy, crawly, spider bracelet and what you are going to need to make these are some black construction paper and then you're also going to want another color, something bright, a yellow or a green. You'll need a pair of scissors. You're going to need just some simple scotch tape. Also you'll want to have some tacky glue or Elmer's glue ready for you. We're going to need a pair of googley eyes. This is going to bring our spider to life. You're also going to need some white paper because we're going to be making spider fangs and then you're going to need a pen as well and either your hand or a small child's hand for tracing. Either one of those is going to work out great for you when you're making a spider bracelet. Once you have all that assembled you're ready to get started and when you're ready to get started, first you're going to need to take one good piece of black construction paper to act as the body. Make sure you have a second piece available to you as well because this is going to be a bracelet and you're going to need a long straight edge for your spider bracelet."