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Pick up some papier-mâché spiders

YOU'LL NEED (FOR 1 SPIDER) • 1 8" to 9" round balloon • String • Newspaper • Mod Podge • Shallow bowl or pie tin • Drop cloth • Black tempera paint • Paint brush • Hot-glue gun • Thick, black pipe cleaners • 1 pair of rhinestones • Tuft of feathers • Acrylic paint in red and orange • Glitter paint

1. Inflate balloon and knot. Tie a 2' to 3' piece of string around knot.

2. Tear newspaper into strips. Pour Mod Podge into bowl. Dip in a few strips of newspaper at a time and smooth onto balloon. Repeat until balloon is completely covered.

3. Find a cool, dry place and hang balloon to dry. Cover floor with a drop cloth.

4. Pop balloon and carefully remove remnants from papier-mâché shell. Apply two coats of black paint to shell, allowing time to dry in between.

5. Use glue gun to adhere pipe-cleaner legs, rhinestone eyes and feathers for hair. Decorate spider body with acrylic and glitter paints.