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.
Watercolor 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!
The 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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This is completely adorable! Pinning for later; I need to pick up some water colors!
What a fun idea. My two would love to sit down and make those.
Cute idea. I love how creative and hands on it is for the kids.
What an artist!! Looks like he had allot of fun!
So so adorable and so easy to make
That turned out super cute! I’ve also seen a similar technique using masking tape.
Oh super adorable!
How fun! I think my 3-year-old is going to love doing this! Perfect timing with Halloween on the way!
I had to pin this. It’s super duper cute and I love the fun colors you used.
My kids would surely enjoy doing this. That reminds me I need to get some water color for them. How fun! Thanks for sharing!
I love how that came out! Sure to make a child feel like a true artist! very clever.
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!
I love how these turned out! Does the rubber cement come off easily or will it pull the paper when you remove it? Thanks!! 🙂
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.
So colorful and beautiful . The colors jumped right at me. Great combination too.
My daughter would love doing this! How fun!
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!
These are beautiful! Sharing today on the Homegrown Friends FB Page.