Spider Frenzy Halloween Party

Spiders, spiders everywhere! They're creepy crawly and oh so Halloweenish. Why not mix it up this year and instead of the typical ghost or haunted house party, let's put together a Spider Frenzy Halloween party instead.

Spider Frenzy Invitation

Making your own invitations should be a breeze with a few spider graphics and a greeting card software program. You can also do it by hand. Just use black card stock folded in half. Using a florescent green or silver marker, draw an outline of a spider web onto the front of the card (you will probably want to lightly draw a template with a pencil first, then trace with the marker). Add a spider sticker or two and the words "You're Invited To Join In A Spider Frenzy This Halloween!" Include the details of the party on the inside of the card. (Host name, address of where the party is being held, the date of the party, the time, and a phone number where they can reach you.)

Party Costume Ideas

You may wish to give your guests some ideas on how to dress for a "spider frenzy". After all, a ghost at a spider party may look kind of odd. Some spider-related costume ideas are:

A spider, especially a black widow spider
A spider web
A tree with cobwebs
A fly (spiders need their food!)
Spiderman (popular choice)

Spider Goddess Adult
Spider Goddess

Itsy Bitsy Spider Toddler
Itsy Bitsy Spider Toddler

Spider Web Mesh Cape Child

Spider Frenzy Halloween Party Decorations

Decorating for a spider party is fairly simple. You will need lots and lots of cobwebs, of course. The trick to using cob webs is to spread the webbing out very thinly and carefully, so that it looks light and gauzy, not thick and lumpy. Buy an assortment of different sizes of plastic spiders and place them here and there on the webs. Hang a few dropping down from the ceiling as well.

Drape the cobwebs over lampshades (be careful not to get them near the lightbulbs), across doorways and along windows. Add some to table decorations as well, but don't overdo. Use a light touch to make it more authentic.

** Spider Web Luminaries **

1 tin can
1 awl punch or nail
1 hammer
1 pattern of a spider web
1 tea light or votive candle in a glass container

Draw out a spider web pattern on two sides of the tin can using a fine marker or pencil. Fill the tin can with water and freeze until solid. Once frozen, use a nail or an awl punch and hammer to create small holes along the "web" design. Thaw the can and dump out the water. Dry the inside. Add the candle and you're done. Make several of these and use them to light the walkway up to your house.

** Spider Tree Centerpiece **

1 small tree branch (use a dead branch)
1 medium size terra cotta planting pot
Black paint and a wide brush
White or silver paint and a thin brush
Floral foam
1 package of spider webbing
Package of small plastic spiders
Black thread or clear fishing line

Paint the pot using the black paint and a wide brush. Let dry. Draw a spider web design on the pot with a pencil and outline using the thin brush and white or silver paint. Let dry.

Cut the floral foam to fit in the pot. Stick the tree branch into the floral foam. Carefully drape the webbing along some of the branches. Add the spiders to the webbing. Let some dangle by attaching the thread to the spider and tying to some branches. Finish it off by covering the top of the floral foam with a load of spiders (you may want to hot-glue these down into place.)

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** Spider Candles **

2 black or orange taper candles
2 black plastic spiders
2 sewing straight pins
1 jar black acrylic crafters paint
1 thin, narrow painting brush
2 candle holders

Near the bottom third of the candle, carefully paint a spider web pattern using the black paint and brush. Let dry. Using a straight pin, push one through each spider's body and into the candles along the web pattern. Place the candles in candle holders and add some webbing to the holders for extra effect. If you light the candles, keep an eye on them so you can blow them out before they burn down to the paint and spiders.

Here are some links to web sites that feature homemade spider decorations that should be easy to make:

Garbage Bag Spider
Paper Mache Spider
Beaded Spider Mobile
Spider Earrings
Porch Spider Webs

Spider Frenzy Halloween Party Favors and Game Prizes

Most children expect to recieve prizes and favors when attending any type of a party. So a spider frenzy should be no exception Adults also like to receive game prizes, even it they are silly, so here are a few ideas that you could put together:

** Spider Bookmarks **

Black cardstock paper
Silver, white, orange, yellow glitter pens
Spider stickers

Cut out cardstock to the size of a bookmark (use a premade puchased bookmark as a template). Trace a spider web onto the top third cardstock and outline using a white or silver glitterpen. Add a spider sticker to the web. Add a poem using the yellow or orange glitter pens to the bottom 2/3's of the bookmark.

Spider, Spider
Spider, spider
Spin your web
Catching insects
In your thread
How many insects can you catch?
One , two, three...

Spiders
Clever spider spins a thread
To make a trap we call a web.
Clever spider knows that she
Will have some insects with her tea.

** Spider Web Flashlights **

Small, cheap flashlights
Batteries
Black enamel paint
Thin paint brush

Paint a web design on the lighted end of the flashlight. Let dry. Voila! Spiderweb on the wall.

Some other spider favor and prize ideas:

Spider glow-in-the-dark rings
Spider treat bags filled with candies
Spider and web stickers and temporary tattoos

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Spider Frenzy Halloween Party Games

At a children's party, you'll definitely want to play some games. You can also incorporate a few of these ideas as ice breakers and fun activities for an adult party too. After all, we adults are "kids at heart".

** Pin The Spider On The Web **

Make a large web pattern on poster board. Hang up on the wall. Using a bought or handmade spider (about 3 to 4 inches in diameter), add some doublesided tape to the belly of the spider. Play the game like you would "Pin the Tail on the Donkey."

** Spider Trivia **

This is geared more for teen and adult parties. Create a trivia game and see how many know the answers. Give each party attendant a sheet of paper and pen to write down their answers. After you're finished asking the questions, get the guests to exchange their answers with another guest. As you read off the correct answers, each quest will check off right or wrong on the paper that they're marking. Hand back the papers and see which person had the most answers correct. Hand out a prize.

Spider Trivia Questions and Answers

What is the largest living species of spider?
a) The black widow
b) Wolf Spider (tarantula)
c) Goliath Spider
Answer: Goliath Spider. It can grow to be as large as 3.5 inches in length and have a leg span of 11 inches.

How many spider species are there worldwide?
a) 37,000
b) 28,000
c) 42,000
Answer: There are 37,000 spider species that have been identified by scientists.

How long have spiders lived on earth?
a) 400 million years
b) 123 million years
c) 250 million years
Answer: Scientists believe that spiders first appeared approximately 400 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs.

Which arachnid's venom is the least poisonous?
a) Black widow spider
b) Brown recluse spider
c) Tarantula
d) Brazilian Wandering Spider
Answer: Tarantula. In fact, none of the true tarantulas make the list of deadly spiders.

How many spiders will the average human eat in their lifetime while sleeping?
a) 2
b) 8
c) 12
Answer: 8

** Spider Ring Toss **

Papermache spider body (use 2 balloons to form body)
Paints
8 Bendable wire pieces for legs
2 small styrofoam balls
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
3 wire, rubber or wooden rings

Make a spider out of balloons and papermache. Paint the body and add on some painted eyes. Glue 8 good-size wire "legs" onto the body (poke them into the hardend shell and glue in place). Bend the legs down to the floor, then bend a small section up to form a post to toss rings onto. Insert and glue painted styrofoam balls over the ends of the legs (to prevent any accidental pokes when retrieving the rings). Place the spider on the floor, mark off an area a few feet back as the "standing line". Give guests 3 rings to toss to try to "ring" the spider legs.

Spider Frenzy Halloween Refreshments

Don't leave your guests hungry and thirsty. They may become active "hunters" looking for food, and their bites could be deadly!!

** Spider Cookies **

For each cookie you'll need
2 chocolate wafer cookies
Chocolate frosting
2 Mini chocolate M&M's or small round candies
Black string licorice

Spread the frosting on one cookie. Cut the string licorice into 8 - 2" long pieces. Place along the edge of the frosting on the cookie - 4 per "side". Place the other cookie wafer on top. Spread with frosting. Add M&M's or candies for eyes.

** Daddy Long-Leg Cupcakes **

Chocolate cupcakes
Chocolate icing
Chocolate candy sprinkles
Small candies
Black string licorice

Ice the cupcakes and add sprinkles to cover the icing. Press in 2 candies for eyes. Cut licorice strings long enough to reach the table when pressed into the "back" of the spider cupcake along the edges.

** Ritz Cheese Spiders **

1 box of ritz crackers (or other round crackers)
1 package cream cheese softened
1 package Kraft cheese stings
Marachino cherries cut into small pieces

Spread cream cheese on crackers. Add two small pieces of cut marachino cherries for eyes. Cut cheese strings to make 8 legs and push into the cream cheese.

** Mexican Spider Web Dip **

Container of guacamole dip
Container of sour cream
Icing bag

Fill the icing bag with sour cream and carefully "draw" a spider web on top of the guacamole dip. You could do this with most colored dips.

Adult Movies Starring: Spiders

For adults who like to watch movies, here is a listing of spider-related movies. These are not suitable for children to watch.

Spider-Man (Widescreen Special Edition) (2001)
Spider-Man 2 (Widescreen Special Edition) (2004)
Arachnid (2001)
Spiders: Breeding Ground (2001)
Spiders (2000)

Children's Movies Starring: Spiders

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch
Spider-Man Animated Series
Hermie & Friends: Webster, the Scaredy Spider (2003)

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