How to Make Spiders Out of Pipe Cleaners

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get your materials.

   To start, have your pipe cleaners out and ready.
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   Step 2: Begin by cutting your first pipe cleaner into three equal pieces.

   Lay them out in front of you. , Now you should have four, 1/3 pieces of pipe cleaner, and one 2/3 piece. , this will be the head of your spider.
   
   If you have large thumbs, wrap it only around the tip of your thumb.
   
   In the end, the head of your spider should be about the size of a dime, or no bigger than a quarter. , This means start at the base of the head, and all of the left over pipe cleaner should be wound tightly, like a coil.
   
   This will be the body of your spider. , At the base of the head, just before your coil starts, wrap it around the body once. , You should now have 4 "legs" sticking out on either side of your spider's body. , Arrange the legs so that the spider is able to stand on its own, with the legs supporting it above the table. , Pay attention to the surface that you are using.
   
   For example, don't put glue all over your walls. , this is great if you place the spider in a doorway for somebody to walk into on the way out of the room. ,
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   Step 3: Take your next pipe cleaner and cut one more third from it.

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   Step 4: Wrap your 2/3 piece around your thumb ONCE.

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   Step 5: Wind the rest of your 2/3 piece of pipe cleaner around a pencil.

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   Step 6: Pick up one piece of 1/3 pipe cleaner.

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   Step 7: "'Repeat step 6 with the remainder of your 1/3 pipe cleaner pieces.

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   Step 8: Place cricks in each leg

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   Step 9: right where a spider's leg would bend.

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    Step 10: Use duct tape or some other sticking medium to place the spider where you want it.

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    Step 11: Another option would be to suspend your spiders by clear or black string.

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    Step 12: Finished.

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