Have I mentioned how much I adore Halloween? Seriously, it is my most favorite holiday. I look forward to it more than the kids! While it’s not quite that time of year just yet, I am already eager to start decorating the house as if Halloween were right around the corner. That’s where this super-easy, fun, and quick project comes in…. spider web place cards!
I cut up pieces of cardstock, and cut small slits around the perimeter of each card. Emily drew a spider in the corner, and wrote each family member’s name on the front of the card.
Next, we taped the end of some black thread to the back of the card, and started wrapping the card with black thread to form the web! The slits keep the thread in place and make for some neat designs. Wrap the cards any way you like — Emily made each web unique and interesting!
For Halloween parties, have the kids make up their own place cards, or use them to make the dinner table a little more festive. They are fun (and frugal) to make!
Some of these spiders were a bit tidier with their web-weaving skills than others. I think it had something to do with some missing legs!
Have fun!!
September 22nd, 2010 on 9:42 am
another adorable project!!!
September 24th, 2010 on 4:05 pm
Awww… thanks, Shari!!!
September 22nd, 2010 on 9:44 am
Dear Valerie,
Hopefully this is not Emily in 20 years!
Love,
Mark
September 22nd, 2010 on 3:21 pm
That was hysterical! It reminds me of the Confession of a Shopaholic Sires!
September 24th, 2010 on 4:05 pm
LOL I hope not, although I can understand your fear!
September 22nd, 2010 on 10:39 am
Super cute! I like the Halloween colors for the place cards too!
September 24th, 2010 on 4:05 pm
Thanks, Natalie, we are big Halloween fans here!
September 22nd, 2010 on 10:43 am
I love this idea! We’ll have to try it soon. Thanks for all of your creative and fun activities.
September 24th, 2010 on 4:06 pm
Yay!! You’re very welcome! Have fun!! xoxo
September 22nd, 2010 on 11:15 am
What a great idea!
September 24th, 2010 on 4:06 pm
Thanks so much!
September 22nd, 2010 on 11:39 am
Very cute! It seems Emily’s spiders lose legs with age?
September 24th, 2010 on 4:06 pm
A great theory — you could be right! LOL
September 22nd, 2010 on 11:53 am
Halloween is my favorite holiday to decorate for. It just seems so fun and is all about home-made kids crafts. This one is great for practicing fine motor skills.
September 24th, 2010 on 4:08 pm
It’s so much fun to decorate for Halloween! Enjoy!!
September 22nd, 2010 on 1:23 pm
@ Mark…HILARIOUS!
Halloween is definitely my most favorite holiday! I get way too excited! Can’t wait to see more little fun projects you come up with!
September 24th, 2010 on 4:09 pm
Thanks, Lucy! I can’t believe we are getting close to Halloween already!!
September 22nd, 2010 on 3:09 pm
I love Halloween too; it’s just so much fun.
Very cute place cards.
Mark is so funny.
September 24th, 2010 on 4:10 pm
Every time I read that payment by spider thing it cracks me up — I don’t know where he finds these things!
September 22nd, 2010 on 3:11 pm
Oh-so-fun!
September 24th, 2010 on 4:10 pm
Thanks!!!
September 22nd, 2010 on 3:17 pm
This is so cute! How are you getting them to stand up?
September 24th, 2010 on 4:11 pm
I just lay them on top of the plates, or if I feel particularly ambitious, I’ll punch a hole in one corner, thread some ribbon through and tie around a napkin. Have fun!!! xoxo
September 22nd, 2010 on 8:28 pm
Mark, hilarious.
Valerie- love the craft. My kids did this a few years ago at a library spring celebration with paper plates and yarn. This version is much cute because it’s small. Why does being small make everything cuter?
September 24th, 2010 on 4:11 pm
I totally agree — being small DOES make everything cuter! LOL But the paper plate and yarn version is great for toddlers!
September 22nd, 2010 on 8:57 pm
Those came out so cute and scary!
September 24th, 2010 on 4:11 pm
LOL Thank you!
September 23rd, 2010 on 9:19 am
Mark, that was awesome. Valerie, you better watch out, Mark seems to be upstaging you here.
I’m looking at these and thinking they would make great gift-tags for the Halloween craft I’m sending to school. Am I wrong? Of course not. So glad my son only has 12 in his class, though.
September 24th, 2010 on 4:13 pm
Dara, you are too funny!!! I’m telling you, Mark would make a much better stay-at-home mom than I do. It’s true!
Gift tags would be awesome — great idea!
September 23rd, 2010 on 3:33 pm
How cute is this? What a great idea. I’ll save it for next year and I’m sure it’ll be a hit and brilliant for Boo’s fine motor skills.
September 24th, 2010 on 4:14 pm
Thanks, Sam! I’m sure Boo will love it!! Enjoy! xoxo
September 23rd, 2010 on 7:10 pm
Great idea! I particularly like the patterns you could create. Now where will you store these until Halloween?
September 24th, 2010 on 4:15 pm
Store them until Halloween?? Are you kidding? We are soooo having these out on display now. (only because I just can’t wait til Halloween — LOL.)
September 24th, 2010 on 1:14 pm
How fun. So creative and so Halloween. I love the blog theme makeover and that you can see all of your articles on the front page Looks great
September 24th, 2010 on 4:15 pm
Thanks, Tricia!! I’m so happy you like the new look — hopefully it makes finding projects a little easier. Have fun!! xoxo
September 24th, 2010 on 10:19 pm
Looks great! Must start on some fun Halloween crafts! What are the girls going to be this year?
September 27th, 2010 on 11:32 pm
How CUTE! I love that Logan could do this too. I’m going to try it. (And I am so not crafty right now… but you should see my knitting.
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Love Val
September 30th, 2010 on 7:52 pm
Love these silly ideas. Is there anything fun i can do with my 16 month old in terms of crafts. I haven’t had him color or do crafts yet, is he still too young? Let me know if you have any fun ideas.
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October 18th, 2010 on 11:39 am
Love this! And easy to do even for my littlest one! Fits in great with our autumn theme too…