These free spider templates are perfect for Halloween crafts and activities, spider lessons, fall or Halloween decorations and more. They are free to download and use for all your spider needs!
These spider outlines are the perfect base for lots of crafts and learning units about spiders, Halloween, or arachnids. They can be used for classroom or home decorations or as simple coloring pages for kids.
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These spider outlines are easy to download and print- making it that much easier to do fun, hands-on activities and arts & crafts with your kids!
How to Use the Spider Templates
So what exactly can you do with an outline of a spider? So many things! They can be used for:
- Simple coloring pages for kids
- Stencils for painting or tracing
- Classroom bulletin boards
- Collages
- Playdough mats
- Cutting practice
And here are a few spider crafts or activities you could do with these templates:
Spider Web Crayon Resist: Have the kids draw a spider web design on paper with a white crayon. Paint over it with watercolors to reveal the spider web. Cut out a small outline of a spider to go on the painting!
Spider Puppets: Print and cut out a spider and glue a popsicle stick to the back to make a stick puppet. Or use a paper ring to make a finger puppet spider.
Masking Tape Spider Web: Make a large sticky spider web out of masking take in a doorway or window. Print spiders to decorate the web!
Download the Free Spider Templates Now
There are lots of different spider outline options to choose from.
These templates are in an easy to download and print PDF format.
They are free for your personal or classroom use.
To download, simply click on the image of the template you want and it will download to your device.
Spider Template #1
This first template has a large circular body and 8 long legs.
It’s perfect to use as a base for crafts or as a stencil.
You can choose from one large spider, 2 medium spiders or 6 small spiders per page.
Large Spider Outline
Medium Spider Outline
Small Spider Outline
Spider Template #2
This next spider outline has no interior lines and and has pincers.
It would make a great stencil or decoration.
You can choose from one large spider, 2 medium spiders or 6 small spiders per page.
Large Spider Template
Medium Spider Template
Small Spider Template
Spider Template #3
This next spider is great for preschoolers.
It’s great for counting games, coloring, or for decorations.
It has one large spider with eyes.
Or, if you want a blank spider outline, print this one with no eyes.
You are free to use these spider templates for personal use at home or in the classroom. Please don’t share the file, but if you’d like to share the templates with friends, please forward this page to them so that they can download the file themselves. These downloads may not be used in any commercial fashion.
Looking for more spider fun? Check out these fun Spider Web Crafts!
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