Have you ever heard of a triangle-weaver spider? They’re spiders that weave their webs in the shape of a triangle and they use that web to catapult themselves toward their prey faster than a fighter pilot taking off in an F-16 jet!
Spider silk is so flexible, light, strong, and water-resistant that scientists all over the world are working to figure out how humans can make it, and what they would do with it if they could. I wrote this book for you, because I think you might be just the right person to solve that problem.
Now that you’ve found the Playdatbox website, you’ll be able find lots of other ideas and activities to help you become more curious:
- Build a life-sized spider web out of yarn
- Make a black widow spider out of olives to put on your pizza!
- Go outside and find the coolest spiderweb ever!
- Make a spiderweb launcher that will catapult a plastic spider
- Order a Kiwico “Motion-sensing Spider Kit” and build it with a grandparent. It’s a spider that drops down from a doorway when someone walks through!
I hope you’ll find a grandparent or another grownup that you love and show them some of the activities on the Playdatebox website. You and your grandparents can have fun doing some of these activities together, even if you don’t live in the same place. I hope the book helps you figure out ways to be curious about the world around you! If you have questions for me, you can email me at lynnae(dot)allred@gmail.com (I put that word “dot” in there to fool the spammers. just replace it with a period).
-Lynnae W. Allred
P.S. If you liked this video, there are some other cool videos on our main Spiders page. Don’t miss those!
Try some other fun spider and spiderwebs activities:
We like making spider pizzas together. You can put some black olives on yours shaped like a spider! The recipe is right here!
Next, try ALL of the spiderweb and spider activities, check out the Spiderwebs Playdatebox Page. One of my favorites is making a life-sized spiderweb out of yarn! Do this by winding some yarn or string around some chairs. You can make up lots of games. Try crawling through your web without touching any of the strings! Or take a favorite book inside and read it with a grownup!
For parents and grandparents: Help your child develop a sense of curiosity
I’ve collected several fun activities I think you will enjoy as you learn about spiderwebs with your child. Try them out!