What a fun week for our creation station crafters! Big thanks to everyone who got in the spirit and brought their own style to our Crafts of the Week!Â
Don't miss the fun? Try it at home! Directions below.
Spooky Spider Webs
Question: How do Spiders Communicate?Â
Materials:Â
3 Popsicle Sticks
Hot Glue (with adult help!)
Orange, Black, or White Paint
1 Paint Pallet
1 Paint Brush
1 Cup of Water
1 Arm Length Piece of String
2-3 Pipe Cleaners
Fun Facts:
Spiders spin webs to catch other bugs to eat
It takes about 1 hour for a spider to spin their web!
Where are Spiders?
The average house has 30 spiders.
You are always 3 feet away from a spider.
Spiders are important because they eat pests and pollinate plants!
MountainTop Milestones:
Wrapping strings into patterns around the popsicle sticks challenges your child to develop motor skills in their arms and fingers, in some cases, honing their foundational skills to learn to write!
Directions:Â
Hot Glue three popsicle sticks together with help from an adultÂ
Set your glued popsicle sticks on your trayÂ
Use your creativity to paint your popsicle sticks and let dry for ~10 minutes
Once the paint has dried, cut off a long piece of yarn and tie one end to one of your popsicle sticks
Wrap your yarn around each popsicle stick until you’ve used almost all of the length of your yarn, leaving just enough to tie the other end to your popsicle stick with a little tail of yarn for hanging your spider web
Add a spider to your web if you’d like!Â
Answer: Through the World Wide Web! Â
Popsicle Stick PuppetsÂ
What game do little monster’s like to play?
 Materials:Â
Popsicle SticksÂ
ScissorsÂ
Colored paperÂ
Markers/other decorating materialsÂ
Glue stickÂ
Fun Facts:
Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31st. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
 In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints. Soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween.Â
Over time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating treats.
Mountain Top Milestone:Â
Encouraging your child to trace their monster and cut out the parts themselves, improves their concentration and gives them valuable opportunities to work on hand eye coordination that will serve them as they grow!
Directions:Â
Get creative and create a monster!Â
Cut out the shape of your monster and decorate it!Â
Consider making accessories for your monster that can be glued on to the puppet!Â
Once all materials have been prepared and gathered, begin gluing your monster parts to the popsicle stick.Â
Answer: Hide and shriek.