Spider Hatchlings
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This is one egg that trick-or-treaters will scramble to get away from: an orb of hatching spiders hanging from an entryway ceiling or a door frame.
| Prep Time: About 2 to 3 hours | |
| What you need: | |
| White glue (we used a 7 5/8-ounce bottle)
2 bowls Plastic spoon Balloon (we used an 11-inch size) Cheesecloth cut into 12 or so 3- by 18-inch strips Pin Clear fishing line Plastic spiders (available at orientaltrading.com) | |
| Seasons: Halloween | |
| Materials: balloons, glue | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Empty the glue bottle into a bowl. Then fill the bottle halfway with water, shake it to dilute any remaining glue, and add the contents to the bowl. Stir the mixture well. |
| 2. | Inflate the balloon to about 9 inches tall and set it aside in another bowl. |
| 3. |  Individually dip the cheesecloth strips into the glue,
gently squeeze out the excess fluid, and spread the strips flat
on the balloon. Cover the balloon this way, leaving 3 or 4 small
gaps (as shown) and a 1 1/2-inch opening around the knot for
tying on the spiders later. Let the glue dry, rotating the
balloon occasionally to speed the drying process. |
| 4. | Pop the balloon with a pin and remove it. |
| 5. | Tie a loop for hanging the egg at one end of a long piece of fishing line. Near the top of the egg, insert the other end of the line through the cheesecloth, then reach inside and pull it out through a nearby gap and tie a spider to it. Gently pull the line back until the spider comes to rest against the inside of the egg, thereby securing the line. |
| 6. | Use more fishing line to create strings of spiders. To tie them to the egg, thread one end of the line through the cheesecloth and out a gap, knot the line, and pull the knot back inside the egg. Attach more spiders directly to the egg simply by poking 2 or 3 legs through the cheesecloth. |
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