Rocking Spider Craft (Easy Printable Template for Kids)

Looking for a super fun rocking spider craft? With our printable template, kids can create their own cute wibbly-wobbly spider that rocks from side to side with a gentle tap!

It’s an easy spider craft for kids that’s perfect for little hands and big imaginations!

A Spider Craft That Really Rocks!

This interactive rocking spider craft is so much fun to make and play with!

Kids can give their spiders a tap and watch them wobble and sway from side to side. It’s such a fun spider craft for kids that combines lots of creativity with play.

The finished rocking spiders are bursting with character. With spiky hair, zig-zag legs, cute fangs, and big smiles, they’re anything but scary!

The friendly nature of this paper spider craft makes it a fun option for little kids at Halloween and for young spider fans all year round.

Printable Spider Craft Template

The rocking paper spider template comes in two versions: black and white for kids to colour and personalise, and pre-coloured with nine different rainbow colours to choose from.

As it’s nearly October and we’re coming up to Halloween, my photos feature classic orange, purple and black Halloween spiders. However, kids can mix and match the coloured template pieces however they like, giving endless possibilities for their own paper spiders.

Each printable spider craft template also includes four pairs of different sized eyes so children can mix and match to create their own adorable spider craft idea.

The result is a set of cheerful, wibbly spiders that look great on display and are even better to play with!

A Printable Spider Activity Packed With Benefits

This spider craft printable is lots of fun and also educational. Colouring, cutting, and sticking helps build fine motor skills and scissor skills, making it a great craft for both younger kids and older kids alike.

This easy spider activity is a great way to enjoy hands-on learning while creating something children can actually enjoy some pretend play with afterward.

The end result is always full of lots of personality and guaranteed to bring smiles and giggles.

Perfect as a Halloween Spider Activity and for Learning Themes

This rocking spider craft is a great Halloween craft activity for homes, classrooms or parties during the Halloween season.

It’s also a lovely creative spider craft for story time too; perfect for your favourite nursery rhymes like Itsy Bitsy Spider or Little Miss Muffet.

Teachers and parents will also love using it as part of lessons about spider lifecycles, creepy crawlies, and minibeasts.

It’s an easy spider craft project for classrooms and homeschool that ties in perfectly with science topics, or just a fun way to celebrate the month of October.

If you like printable Halloween crafts, check out my 3D Halloween Crow craft. It’s a super spooky crow sitting on a sunset background with 3D feathers that lift off the page!

Fun Rocking Spider Craft for Preschool

This easy Halloween craft for kids is super simple to make.

Kids of all ages will love creating their own cute spiders in lots of different colours and then rocking them from side to side!

With its playful design, cheerful faces, and endless colour options, this is one of those spider craft projects that children will ask to do again and again.

Craft Supplies:

PRINTABLE SPIDER CRAFT TEMPLATE (Also available fro my TPT store)
Printer Cardstock
Scissors
Glue
Marker Pen
Optional: Colouring Materials

Step-by-Step Directions

Step 1 – First, download and print and cut out the ROCKING SPIDER CRAFT TEMPLATE (also available from my TPT store). (If you’re using the black-and-white template, colour it before cutting.)

Step 2 – Next, fold the round rocker in half.

Step 3 – Then, line the rocker up with the back of the spider’s head and glue it on.

Step 4 – Glue the spider’s legs on to the back of the spider’s body. Make sure they are positioned high up or the spider won’t be able to rock.

Step 5 – Glue on the spider’s eyes and draw a happy smile.

Step 6 – Fold over the tabs on the spider’s fangs and glue them onto the edge of the smile.

Step 7 – Finally, fold the tabs on the fixing strip and attach it to the inside of the rocker. (It stops the rocker from opening out flat.)

Step 8 – Now you can have great fun gently tapping the spider legs to see your hairy arachnid friend rock from side to side! Perfect for some Halloween fun.