Please let me introduce you to the
Very Big and Very Busy Spider!
These gorgeous inspiring spiders were a Pinterest find and we tweaked them; of course! Besides we had to talk about spider eyes...S.T.E.A.M. people! Our inquiring kids deserve the truth on spider eyes. It's cool stuff.
Eight legs and eight eyes for web-spinning spiders. And you just know that everyone made a web-spinning spider because he was so bouncy with the white silky super strong yarn thread
Jumping spiders have two eyes - and all the kids knew about jumping spiders! Some spiders have 4 eyes, some 6 - and some have no eyes.
*We used pastels a.k.a. colored chalks on 9x12 black construction paper to make the spider's body. BTW a 9x12 spider body is huge!
*I had strips of purple and blue for the kids to fold in order to get the springing legs which we taped on.
*All those yellow eyes were secured with glue sticks.
*I tipped each piece of yarn with tape and made a double knot on the other end
*I tipped each piece of yarn with tape and made a double knot on the other end
*We made a tiny slit on the top of the spider and pulled his silky thread through from underneath. That was sort of like a magic trick. I kid you not. These spiders came to life once the yarn was attached.
We did a few flannel stories including Black Cat, black cat, what do you see? Oh my...look what the cat brought home - a jumping spider! I still love that repeating thread in story time. It's not always a theme at Piper Loves the Library programming...but themes can be outstanding.
.JPG)
I hope you know that we really love Eric Carle's The Very Busy Spider.
But we might have to make him a few more eyes!
Holy smoking spider eyes! There goes Batman!
P.S.(Piper Script): What? Were you expecting Spiderman?! Check out these spiders...adorable! Research told me that spider eyes come in equal numbers only. Like I said ...it's all about the S.T.E.A.M.
We are always grateful to our Flannel Friday Friends for inspiration and support. Please visit the round-up for fun flannels and tips. If you'd like to learn about this creative group please click here. Thanks for visiting Piper Loves the Library.
