How to Make a Spider Glider
Posted on August 27, 2010 - Filed Under Homeschool, Kids, Simple Life | 1 Comment
We’ve been studying spiders in school for the past two weeks and while we didn’t do as many crafts as I would like, we have done a few. The spider gliders were by far the favorite! Here’s how to make your very own spider that will zip up and down his or her “dropline”.
First you need the following items:
Straws, string or baby yarn, tape, scissors and, of course, a spider.
You can print out a spider onto thick paper or cardboard. I drew ours (hence the bizarre appearance) and the boys colored them.
Then you take a piece of straw (length isn’t important, it should fit on the spider’s abdomen) and tape it to the bottom of your spider.
Now, cut long pieces of string. They should be about 6-8 feet long. Tie a little piece of straw to each end. Then fold the string in half and push the doubled up middle part through the straw like so:
So, now you will have two ends hanging from the bottom of the spider and the loop sticking up out by the head. Take that look, hook it over a nail or something high up.
To make your spider zip, pull the two string ends apart . . . the spider will fly up to the ceiling! Just bring the ends together, keeping the line taut and the spider will slide right back down to your hands.
I tried to get video and photos, but nothing worked, so you’ll have to be satisfied with this blur of a child . . . or make your own!
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Ok.. that would drive our cats bonkers! But the kids would probably enjoy it