Simple and Silky: From Thread to Spider Web

I was doing some sewing when my youngest discovered a spool of white thread. His first idea was to unroll as much of the thread as possible and cut it into small pieces. He then decided that the thread would make a great spider web- which it did! He made a few webs of his own and then cut them to pieces. Then I made a few which he cut to pieces as well.

Finally it was nap time and I put him in his bed. While he was sleeping, I created a really cool spider web to surprise him when he woke up. I added a spider I made from paper. I also took some straws, cut them into about 2 inch pieces then cut a slit in them from one end to the other. I then placed the straws in various spots on the web. When he woke, well, you can just imagine how elated he was. And surprisingly, the first thing he did was not cut the web, but instead played with the straw pieces and the spider for a bit. Then out came the scissors and we said goodbye to our web.

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I love when inspiration just hits. This is a wonderful, simple activity I will be doing with the girls. I’m about to do a post on a spider web pretend play and obstacle course. I’ll try to remember to link to this too.

boymamateachermama

August 25, 2012 at 6:40 AM

Thanks Penny!

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What a fun idea…would loved to have seen his face! Pinning now!

Looks like fun!!

Very smart boy there. My grandsons would love something like this. They are all into Spider Man and such.

This is such a fantastic idea! My little man is so into this sort of thing, I’m definitely going to give it a try and see how he responds. Thank-you so much!