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Spider Web Art Project: A Simple (and Beautiful) Watercolor Activity for Kids

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Spider Web Art Project for Children with Watercolor Resist *Great Halloween idea for kids
Spider Web Art Project for Children with Watercolor Resist *Great Halloween idea for kids
Spider Web Art Project for Children with Watercolor Resist *Great Halloween idea for kids

This easy kids’ spider web art projects is brought to you by Jean of The Artful Parent.

Spiders and spider webs are a favorite theme to depict as Halloween draws near. We draw and paint spider webs, create spiders out of pom-poms and pipe cleaners, and cut spider webs out of paper.

Recently, my daughter Daphne has been doing spider web drawing after spider web drawing on her own and unprompted.

Spider Web Art Project for Children *Great Halloween idea for kids

I decided to build off of her spider web drawing interest by doing a simple spider web art project with her and a preschool friend using a couple of our favorite watercolor techniques — watercolor resist and salt.

They loved it! And the results were beautiful, if not exactly spooky.

Watercolor Resist Spider Web Art Project for Kids

MATERIALS

  • Watercolor paper
  • White or light-colored oil pastels or crayons
  • Watercolor paint in dark colors such as black, blue, and purple (we used liquid watercolors)
  • Salt

Simple Watercolor Instructions — Spider Web Art

1. First, make a spider web drawing on your paper with a white or light-colored oil pastel.

Spider Web Art Project for Children with Watercolor Resist *Great Halloween idea for kids

2. Paint over and around the spider web with your watercolor paints.

Spider Web Art Project for Children with Watercolor Resist *Great Halloween idea for kids

3. Sprinkle salt on the watercolor paint while it’s still wet. This is an optional step but is especially fun for kids and creates a lovely mottled effect as the salt absorbs the liquid around it.

Spider Web Art Project for Children with Watercolor Resist *Great Halloween idea for kids

4. Let dry, rub off the salt, and display.

Spider Web Art Project for Children with Watercolor Resist *Great Halloween idea for kids

If you like, you can add a spider to your spider web with a drawing, a collage, or even gluing on one of those cheap plastic spiders.

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Jean Van’t Hul is the author of the book The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family’s Life with Art & Creativity as well as the chief kids art enabler at The Artful Parent. Check out her directory of Kids Arts and Crafts Activities for more than 500 fun, artful ideas for children.

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