Eight Legs?

Isn't it fascinating how something so small can create something so magnificent?

Spiderwebs 

They are so cool to explore, learn about, and discover.

 

 

 

This time of year the spider webs just glisten in the morning sun.. Amazing how sturdy they are to just blow in the wind and not get destroyed!!

 

 

Fun Facts

-not all spiders spin webs.

-the silk is liquid until it hits the air and hardens.

-the silk is actually made of 4 strings combined together, not one.

-webs come from 4 glands on the abdomen called spinnerets.

-larger spiders can actually catch animals such as birds or bats in their strong webs!

 

 

Weaving Webs: Paper plate with whole punches along the edge. Tie a string onto one hole. At the other end of the string attach a small piece of pipe cleaner, this will be used to weave the web and when finished attach a spider ring to the pipe cleaner. This is great for fine motor skills. For younger children make sure the string isn't too long or it becomes frustrating for them to weave.
My preschoolers had a lot of fun with this project and they were extremely excited to take it home to play with. Next time I'd like to have some flies to attach as well.

 

For older children you could teach them how to make a dream catcher.

 (This site has a good tutorial - http://www.nativetech.org/dreamcat/dreminst.html ) Comparing a real spider web to your homemade dream catcher would be interesting.

 

 

Movie night:

Charlotte’s Web, the classic children’s story about Wilbur the pig and his spider friend, Charlotte.

 

 

We are going to try to set aside  this Saturday evening with no guests, no computer, no TV and all sit down as a family to watch a movie together, which will be "Charlotte's Web".

 

Spiders Still freak me out....