Finger Print Spider Web Craft

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Let your little one create a spider web using their fingers in this fun and easy Halloween finger painting craft for kids.

Finger print Halloween art for toddlers and preschoolers

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Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers
Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers

How to Create Finger Print Spider Craft

Before I did this activity with my twins we talked about spiders and spiders webs. Check out these great books about spiders that are wonderful for starting the conversation about spider webs:

Grab your white paint and black construction paper. Start by making a dot in the centre of the page wth your finger.

Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers

Then using your finger to create a X with a perpendicular and horizontal line through the middle.

Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers
Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers

Next, have your little one draw curved lines in between each of the lines.

Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers

Continue until you reached the end of the lines.

Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers
Finger print Halloween art for toddlers and preschoolers

Great Spider Craft for All Ages

This is a great Halloween craft for little and big kids. For preschoolers and kindergarteners give them the guidance above to help them create a web on their own.

Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers

For young toddlers just let them use their fingers to create the web any way they want. You can also let them use the plastic spiders dipped in white paper to paint the web.

Finger print Halloween art for toddlers and preschoolers
Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers

Skill Development Opportunities

This activity is great for Colour Recognition, Language and Vocabulary Development, Hand-Eye Coordination, Fine Motor Skills, Problem Solving, Emotional Development, Trial & Error, Visual Perception, Cognitive Development, Imaginative and Sensory Play.

Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers

Age Suitability

This activity is ideal for 18 month old toddlers and up. At the time of this activity my kids were 20 months old.

Finger print spider web craft for toddlers and preschoolers

Supplies

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WILL YOU TRY FINGER PRINT SPIDER CRAFT WITH YOUR LITTLE ONE? Pin it for later!!!

Finger print Halloween art for toddlers and preschoolers

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