1 Make the head and body.

On black construction paper, draw and cut out a large oval for the spider's body and a smaller circle for the head.

2 Create the spider's legs.

Cut out 4 thin strips from black construction paper. The length of the strips should be about 5 times the width of the spider's oval body.

3 Glue the head to the body.

Glue the head onto the top of the oval body.

4 Glue the legs.

Glue the four pairs of legs onto the body.

5 Fold the legs at the middle.

Flip the spider over so that the legs' glued sections are hidden underneath.

Fold down each of the eight legs at the middle.

6 Crease the start of each leg.

Crease the start of each leg up towards the body.

7 Put the spider on a flat surface.

Place the spider on the table or any flat surface. It should be able to stand on its eight legs.

8 Trim the legs as needed.

If your spider could not stand up well, one or more of its legs are shorter than the others. You will need to trim the ends of the legs so that all of them are touching the ground.

9 Add eyes.

Finish up by gluing some wiggle eyes or by drawing eyes with crayons or colored pencils. You can glue more than two eyes—some spider species have as many as 8 eyes!