Soap Box Spider

Turn empty soap boxes into creepy, crawly spiders you can sit on a shelf or hang from the ceiling.

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The world from a spider's perspective.


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1
Cover a soap box.

Cover an empty soap box with black tissue paper.
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2
Collect pom poms.

Collect 8 white pom poms and 8 smaller colored pom poms.
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3
Make eyes.

Glue the colored pom poms onto the white pom poms to make 8 eyes.
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4
Cut strips.

Cut four long strips of black streamer (or tissue paper).
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5
Make strips thinner.

Cut each of these pieces in half to make them thinner.
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6
Glue legs.

Glue four strips to each long side of the soap box.
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7
Glue eyes.

Glue all eight eyes onto one side of the spider.
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