Spiderweb Balloon for Halloween
- Newspaper
- 9-inch balloon
- Thin black yarn
- Paper crafts glue (make sure the glue dries clear -- we used Elmer's)
- Water
- String
- Tweezers
- Hot-glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
- Orange plastic spiders
- Cover work surface with newspaper. Blow up 9-inch balloon and tie off in a knot.
- Cut twenty 6-foot pieces of black yarn.
- Mix together equal portions of glue and water; mix well.
- Dip a piece of yarn into mixture and soak thoroughly, making sure not to tangle the yarn. Pull out and gently squeeze off excess glue by running yarn between index finger and thumb.
- Wrap the yarn around the balloon in an irregular pattern.
- Continue with remaining yarn pieces, tucking in the end of each piece beneath the yarn layers.
- Tie a length of string around the balloon knot. Hang up balloon and let dry completely. (Put newspaper under the balloon to catch any drips.)
- Once the glue is completely dry, pop the balloon and use tweezers to pull out the deflated balloon and any glue residue between yarn pieces.
- Hot-glue plastic spiders to the web, and tie a piece of string to the top to use as a hanger.
I found if you add more glue then water and set the ballon on a bowl move around it more then you move it, it works okay. I did still pick the balloon up to wrap the bottom but just straight up and then back down.
10/30/2011 08:41:29 PM Report AbuseJust stopping by to let you know that I have featured this project on Fun Family Crafts today! You can see it here http://funfamilycrafts.com/spider-web-balloons/
10/2/2011 10:27:10 AM Report AbuseTry it with modge podge. It made the yarn stick to the balloon much better than the elmer's did for me. It takes a bit longer to dry though!
9/6/2011 12:31:02 PM Report AbuseAGREED! Trying this with my daughter to make pink ones for her bday party and cant get the yarn to stick to the balloon! Very disappointed!
8/13/2011 12:51:28 PM Report AbuseI tried thie craft with my 6th grade Sunday School class. It did not work out well. The children could not get the yarn to stick to the balloons. Each piece slipped as they attempted to apply the next piece. Very disappointing!
10/30/2010 08:13:24 AM Report Abuse