Continue this pattern, criss-crossing the yarn and having the layers go at different heights until the web is the size you want.

Then walk the yarn to the next object you are using and wrap it around. Once you have your area chosen you will simply tie one end of the yarn to your first tree (or a post on your chair, etc.).

Or, gather up the kitchen chairs and make an indoor version on a rainy day! to create an area to string your web outside. You could also try using a post from a swing set, lawn chairs, etc. Our trees aren’t spaced out quite as far, but since there’s just 2 “spiders” who will be going through it, it doesn’t have to be as large as the one at camp. It allowed enough room for 10 or so girls to travel through the maze at a time.Īt home I have a couple trees in mind that I plan to use, along with a fence post so it will be in a triangular set up. Want to build your own spider web maze?Īll you need is plenty of yarn and a place to build it!Īt camp we had plenty of trees, and the group of 4 trees that were near the cabin were set up just perfectly to create our large maze. My 6 year-old enjoyed it so much that I’m planning to create our own version at home. There were lots of crafts and several games, but the one thing that the girls in our group of 6-8 year-olds kept wanting to go back to was the amazing spider web maze! boys becoming men, men becoming wolves….This week we had Girl Scout day camp. I guess I should turn on Monster Mash or better yet, Werewolf Bar Mitzvah…. Check out all the decor HERE, using these 5 tutorials:Īnd oddly enough, I’ve been listening to Christmas music while posting. The Halloween decor is finished! I’m not usually into this holiday but having a black china cabinet helps the idea process. I took a thrifted frame, removed the artwork and glass, spray painted it green (Krylon brand, gloss), then used speckled yarn to weave a little web. To make a smaller version in a picture frame it’s just as easy…. The kids made these with my friend Katherine (I think it’s a Martha Stewart template) and covered them with glitter. Of course you need a spider or two, lurking in the web. For the very center ring, I skipped every other web arm so the lines would look more angular and less like a circle. It’s better to look wonky here and there! When you get back around to beginning of the ring tie the end with a knot, cut off the excess, and start over on the next ring.Ĭontinue the process to create as many rings as you like. You don’t need to tie knots–this is fast and easy. Then take the yarn around to each arm and simply loop it around. Fold it in half and start the ring with a simple loop knot (or whatever fancy name it has). I did this one last so it could lay on the other strings and pop out (since it wasn’t taped to a three dimensional object like the cabinet)Ĭut a very long strand of yarn for each section–longer than you think you’ll need. Make an X, then make other criss-cross lines, and finally make a big vertical strand from the ceiling down. I used double-strands of yarn and just taped the ends to the wall and cabinet with simple scotch tape. Start by making the skeleton arms of the web. It adds good dimension, rather than laying flat against the wall.

Ours goes from the window to the china cabinet, which allows the web to angle and pop out a bit. Then pick a spot for the web–indoors or outdoors. I’ve really got a thing for fuschia and purple this season. Easy!Īnd then I loved the big web so much….I made a smaller version for our front door. You only need a bit of yarn and a few pieces of tape. I wanted something simple, clean, and colorful–not the white mossy web stuff (it’s cool just not for my house. Okay, one final addition to our Halloween decor….

Spider web maze party game