--- title: 4 Spider Crafts for Preschoolers (Easy, Low Prep) description: 4 spider crafts for preschoolers, with a picture of each. 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Easy ideas for ages 3 to 5, from spider webs to handprint spiders to pipe-cleaner spiders. [Kindergarten Prep Team](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/author/kindergarten-prep-team) Oct 11, 2026 --- Two black handprints give you the spider craft preschool classes make after singing Itsy Bitsy Spider. Here are four spider crafts for preschoolers, each with a picture, the supplies, and the steps. Spiders show up in spring with the song and in late October with the decorations. A three-year-old pokes pipe cleaner legs into a painted egg carton cup and counts to eight. A five-year-old laces yarn across a paper plate web and decides where the spider sits. ## Start here: three spider crafts that always work [![Egg carton spider, an easy spider craft for preschoolers made from simple supplies](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C245-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C245-2.webp)**Egg carton spider***One cup, eight legs, ten minutes*](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/spider-crafts-for-preschoolers#c245)[![Handprint spider, an easy spider craft for preschoolers made from simple supplies](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C246-6.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C246-6.webp)**Handprint spider***The one that goes with the song*](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/spider-crafts-for-preschoolers#c246)[![Paper plate spider, an easy spider craft for preschoolers made from simple supplies](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C247-9.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C247-9.webp)**Paper plate spider***Paint, dry, glue on legs*](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/spider-crafts-for-preschoolers#c247) All 4 Easy for 3 year olds No paint ## 4 spider crafts for preschoolers, with pictures [![Handprint spider, an easy spider craft for preschoolers made from simple supplies](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C246-6.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C246-6.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C246-6.webp) ### 1. Handprint spider Two overlapping black handprints (no thumbs) make a spider with eight legs, finished with eyes. Handprint **You need:** black poster paint, white paper, 2 googly eyes, glue, wet wipes How to make it 1. Paint your child's hand black. 2. Press one hand on the left of the sheet with the fingers pointing left. 3. Paint the other hand and press it so the palms overlap in the middle and the fingers point right. 4. Let it dry, then glue 2 googly eyes on the overlapping palms. [![Paper plate spider, an easy spider craft for preschoolers made from simple supplies](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C247-9.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C247-9.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C247-9.webp) ### 2. Paper plate spider The child paints a plate black and adds eight folded paper or pipe cleaner legs and eyes. Paint and glue **You need:** 1 small white paper plate, black poster paint, black paper, 2 large googly eyes, glue How to make it 1. Your child paints the plate black. Let it dry. 2. You cut 8 black strips and fold them back and forth like an accordion. 3. Glue 4 legs under the rim on each side. 4. Glue the 2 googly eyes on the plate. [![Egg carton spider, an easy spider craft for preschoolers made from simple supplies](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C245-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C245-2.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C245-2.webp) ### 3. Egg carton spider The child paints an egg carton cup and pokes in pipe cleaner legs. Build it **You need:** 1 egg carton cup, black poster paint, black pipe cleaners, 2 googly eyes, glue How to make it 1. Your child paints the egg carton cup black. Let it dry. 2. Turn the cup upside down. 3. Make holes across the cup and push a pipe cleaner through each one so legs stick out on each side. 4. Bend each leg down in the middle. 5. Glue 2 googly eyes on the front. [![Paper plate spider web, an easy spider craft for preschoolers made from simple supplies](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C248-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C248-2.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C248-2.webp) ### 4. Paper plate spider web The child laces yarn back and forth through holes or notches in a paper plate and adds a spider. Threading **You need:** 1 white paper plate, hole punch, black yarn, 1 black pom pom, 2 small googly eyes, glue How to make it 1. You punch holes around the rim of the plate and tape one end of the yarn on the back. 2. Your child laces the yarn back and forth across the front from hole to hole so the lines cross in the middle. 3. Tape the end on the back. 4. Glue the googly eyes on the pom pom, then glue it on the yarn as the spider. [Free · 30 questions · about 4 minutes **Is your child on track for kindergarten?** Answer 30 questions about what your child does today, and you get a report like this one: Every area at a glance: strong, on track, or worth a little time The one or two areas to focus on first Simple things to do at home for each area How many months you have until kindergarten starts Get my child's free report → ![Example kindergarten readiness report with a bar for each area: language, social-emotional, math, thinking, fine motor and literacy](https://kindy.kindergarten-prep.com/report-preview.png)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/kindergarten-readiness-assessment?utm_source=kp-blog&utm_medium=card&utm_campaign=crafts-spider-crafts-for-preschoolers&utm_content=mid) Nothing matches that filter. Clear it and try again. ## How to make a spider craft with a 3 or 4 year old Black paint is the messy part. Paint the plate or the egg carton cup first, on a tray, then let it dry while you sing the song. Add legs and eyes after. A three can poke pipe cleaner legs into an egg carton cup and press on eyes. The handprint spider needs an adult to paint the palm and press it down twice, thumbs tucked in. Count the legs together as they go on. Four on each side gets you to eight, and a five year old can lay them out before gluing. Hang the paper plate spiders from a string by the door for Halloween. The web with a spider on it works as a classroom window piece in spring or fall. ## What you need for spider crafts Most of these use the same handful of supplies: googly eye, glue, black poster paint, white paper plate, white paper, wet wipe, black paper, egg carton cup. Everything else is named on the craft it belongs to. [Free · 30 questions · about 4 minutes **Before you go: see where your child is for kindergarten** A report with every area at a glance, what to focus on first, and things to do at home. 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