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Watercolor Resist Spider Web Art

September 19, 2020 by Jackie Cravener 23 Comments

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Colorful Watercolor Resist Spider Web Art

This week we were looking for a Halloween craft that would be fun to do for different age groups. My niece and nephews were over for a play date and they range in ages from 4 – 8. So we tested out different watercolor resist methods to create our own spider web designs. For the first art piece we made we used a plain old white crayon to design our webs on the paper and then designed our watercolor art over it so the kids could see the resist technique from the white crayon underneath.

Water Color Resist Spider Web ArtWatercolor Resist Halloween Spider Web Kids Art

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Our favorite watercolor resist technique was using the rubber cement, the patterns came out more vibrant and the kids couldn’t believe they had made something so cool!

Materials needed:

– Elmer’s Rubber Cement
– Water Color Paper
– Water Colors and Brushes

For the spiders:

– Pom Pom Balls
– Googly Eyes
– Pipe Cleaners

Because we use rubber cement in this project make sure that an adult is the one that is applying it to the paper. First I drew a spider web with the rubber cement onto the water color paper. I sat these outside to air out and dry for a few hours before we actually painted. Next the kids painted over the spider web outlines creating what almost looks like tie dye art! Once everything is dried you can peel off the rubber cement and you’ll see the white lines that it leaves you!  The adorable pom pom spiders were the perfect touch!

Water Color Resist Spider Web ArtThe spiders are super easy to make with only three items pom pom balls, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes. Simply cut the pipe cleaners and bend them to form the legs, I twisted ours around to connect the four pipe cleaners together. Next you’ll glue the pom pom balls to the pipe cleaner legs and then add your googly eyes!

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Colorful Watercolor Resist Spider Web Art

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Comments

  1. artscrackers says

    September 15, 2014 at 10:53 am

    This is completely adorable! Pinning for later; I need to pick up some water colors!

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  2. Masshole Mommy says

    September 15, 2014 at 11:41 am

    What a fun idea. My two would love to sit down and make those.

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  3. Misty Battle says

    September 15, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    Cute idea. I love how creative and hands on it is for the kids.

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  4. Kungphoo says

    September 15, 2014 at 1:33 pm

    What an artist!! Looks like he had allot of fun!

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  5. Our Family World says

    September 15, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    So so adorable and so easy to make

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  6. justamom8225 says

    September 15, 2014 at 9:35 pm

    That turned out super cute! I’ve also seen a similar technique using masking tape.

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  7. Jaime nicole says

    September 15, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    Oh super adorable!

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  8. Trisha says

    September 15, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    How fun! I think my 3-year-old is going to love doing this! Perfect timing with Halloween on the way!

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  9. Liz Mays says

    September 16, 2014 at 10:56 am

    I had to pin this. It’s super duper cute and I love the fun colors you used.

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  10. Adin B says

    September 16, 2014 at 12:00 pm

    My kids would surely enjoy doing this. That reminds me I need to get some water color for them. How fun! Thanks for sharing!

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  11. menucha says

    September 16, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    I love how that came out! Sure to make a child feel like a true artist! very clever.

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  12. Yona Williams says

    September 16, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    Awe – the art project looks so colorful. I vaguely remember Elmer’s rubber cement as a child, and haven’t thought about it in years until today. Fun project for the kiddies!

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  13. Lisa Corrigan says

    September 18, 2014 at 11:55 am

    I love how these turned out! Does the rubber cement come off easily or will it pull the paper when you remove it? Thanks!! 🙂

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    • Jackie Cravener says

      September 20, 2014 at 1:47 am

      Thank you Lisa! The rubber cement came off pretty easy for me, I just rubbed it with my thumb and it peels off! If you prefer not to use rubber cement you can also try white crayons or tape for another water color resist technique :] And no paper came off when I rubbed the rubber cement off.

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  14. Eliz@MirthandMotivation says

    September 18, 2014 at 11:03 pm

    So colorful and beautiful . The colors jumped right at me. Great combination too.

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  15. Taralyn - Keep Moving Forward With Me says

    September 19, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    My daughter would love doing this! How fun!

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  16. Eileen says

    October 9, 2014 at 5:15 am

    My niece would love reading your posts! She is so much into arts and crafts and has recently won the “Most Creative Student Award.” Sent her the link to your website. Thanks for all these beautiful and easy to make crafts!

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  17. mpmagee says

    October 25, 2014 at 6:14 am

    These are beautiful! Sharing today on the Homegrown Friends FB Page.

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