Spidertastic activities 1. Fine motor web threading


Give the children sturdy paper plates and ask them to punch holes in the rim of the plates with a small hole puncher. The children can thread string through the holes, creating a spider’s web. Afterwards, they could make a spider using Plasticine and pipe cleaners.


What you’ll need:


• 307123 - Paper Plates • 718300 - Medium Cotton String • 702150 - Rapesco Single Hole Punch • 726680 - Scola Coloured Clay • 309848 - Pipe Cleaners


4. Hands-on experience 3. Incy Wincy waterpark


Outside, gather all your water-play equipment, including pipes, stands, jugs, plastic spiders of various sizes, bottles with holes in the bottom, and watering cans for the children to create a ‘water park’ for Incy Wincy to explore. Using different-sized plastic spiders, the children can experiment with making Incy travel slowly or quickly down the water slides. Engage in active listening and model the use of new vocabulary. Encourage prediction and thoughtfully observe what the children do.


What you’ll need: • 801220 - Water Play Kit


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Invite a spider and insect expert handler into your setting so the children can experience and ask questions about looking after spiders and insects. If this isn’t possible, enjoy going on your own spider hunt around your setting inside and out, gently collecting them into observational tubs. If you have any magnifying tubs or glasses, use them to let the children take a closer look at the insects they find.


What you’ll need: • 427301 - Rainbow Magnifiers


2. Creative play


Try making your own spider sculpture. Begin by sharing images of the incredible, nine-meter-tall spider statue created by Louise Bourgeois using metal. Then create your spiders using pipe cleaners, pom poms and googly eyes. You could attach them to an elastic string, fasten them firmly to your ceiling, and then have fun pinging them up and down!


What you’ll need:


• 309848 - Pipe Cleaners • 303941 - Googly Eyes • 301275 - Yarn Pom Poms • 138894 - Spider Craft Kit


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