. . . and decided to make our very own spiders using air-dry clay for the body and wire for the legs.
I did the cutting of the wire myself and bent one end ahead of time for safety. The children inserted the eight legs into the clay and positioned them the way they wanted and let them dry.
A week later they painted their spiders.
The Gallery of SPIDERS
Each spider is anatomically correct, in having two main body parts and eight legs, yet they are all unique.
