Giant Halloween Spider

Say hello to the newest addition to my Halloween arsenal… Giant Spider.

As you may know from prior posts, I’m a big fan of Halloween. Giant trash bag spider is going to up my game.

Materials List:

Black Trash Bag

Black Duct Tape

4 Metal Hangers

Magazine Pages

Pool Noodle

26 Gauge Floral Wire

Wire Cutters

Scissors

Instructions:

I started by cutting the pool noodle lengthwise into 4 parts.

Then I untwisted the wires on the four hangers and straightened them out. I cut the ends off to make the wire the length of each pool noodle.

I inserted the ends of each wire into the ends of each pool noodle.

Then I wrapped the 26 gauge floral wire around each pool noodle to secure the hanger wires.

I then wrapped the black duct tape around each pool noodle.

Once the noodles were wrapped, I overlapped them so there were four “legs” on each side.

I used the wire to secure them together.

To make the body of the spider, I crumpled up magazine pages to place inside the trash bag.

I filled a partial part of the bag to make the head.

I secured it with the wire.

I added more magazine pages to the bag and tied it off again to make the body.

I cut the excess bag off and covered the wire with a piece of black duct tape.

Then I secured the trash bag body and head to the pool noodle legs with the wire.

I bent the pool noodle legs so the spider could stand on his own.

My toddler was totally terrified (slight oversight), so I figure it’s a job well done.

Other Halloween Posts:

Spider Web Lanterns

Pallet Wood Pumpkin

Harry Potter Wands

Halloween Signs

Thrift Store Candelabras

Foam Tombstones

“Stone” Columns

Wrought Iron Fence

Graveyard

Magic Potion Bottles

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