A spider web is like a special house or a trap that spiders make. Spiders are very clever, and they use their own bodies to make the web. They have tiny parts on their bottoms called "spinnerets." These spinnerets make a special string called "silk." The silk is super strong and stretchy, even though it looks very thin!

How Do Spiders Make Webs? Spiders start by finding a good place to build their web. They might choose between two trees or in a corner of a room. Then, they use their silk to make a line from one side to the other. This first line is like the foundation of their house.

Next, they make more lines that connect to the first one. These lines look like the spokes of a bicycle wheel. Finally, they make circles around the spokes, going from the outside to the inside. When they finish, the web looks like a beautiful net!

Why Do Spiders Make Webs? Spiders make webs for two main reasons:

To Catch Food: Spiders are hungry, just like you and me! They use their webs to catch bugs. When a bug flies into the web, it gets stuck because the silk is very sticky. The spider can then come and eat the bug. It's like a spider's dinner plate!

For a Home: Some spiders also use their webs as a place to live. It keeps them safe from other animals and gives them a cozy place to rest.

Some webs are round and look like a big, beautiful circle. Others might look like a messy tangle of strings. But no matter what they look like, they are always very strong and cool! Let's learn to draw a spider's web, and there's even a spider on it!

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

√ Draw a Spider Web PDF (Click to download for free.)

√ Drawing Papers (You can get it easily and I would say almost any paper can be used.)

√ Pencils / Markers / Crayons / Watercolors (Remember to use a pen with a fine tip when outlining.)

FOR WHOM:

Elementary school students

TIME NEEDED:

About 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS:

How to Draw a Spider Web Step by Step

Step 1 Outline this spider web twice.

Step 2 Outline this spider web inside again, twice.

Step 3 Outline this spider web in the center.

Step 4 Connect the center to every corner.

Step 5 Continue in order to complete this spider web.

Step 6 Draw a spider in the empty space.

Step 7 Draw four legs on the side of this spider.

Step 8 Draw four legs on the other side of this spider.

Step 9 Finally we just need to color this spider.

Guys, have you learned how to draw a spider web yet?