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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Spider Studies

Continuing our spider study, we decided to make a spider egg sac. We used beads for spider eggs. We put the "eggs" into a balloon and blew it up.

We wrapped the balloon with yarn as our spider silk.



We mixed a glue wash.


covered the sac with glue wash

and waited days for it to dry

When it was finally dry, Princess popped the balloon with a pin.

It worked!

If you look closely, you can see one of the "spider eggs" inside the "egg sac".

Pretty cool project, huh? I love homeschooling!
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9 comments:

  1. ZaynaAugust 29, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    Now that IS cool! Looks like crafting is something else we have in common.

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  2. Sherry GannAugust 29, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    very cool--bookmarking this one. :)

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  3. Shady LadyAugust 29, 2009 at 4:26 PM

    Zayna, all my crafty ideas come directly from or are inspired by something on the internet.

    This came from www.SpiderRoom.info - a very cool website I finally found about spiders. Check it out!

    Yay, Sherry! I'm glad you liked it. :) You have inspired me so much.

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  4. 5 orange potatoesAugust 29, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    Ok, that is really cool! Have you seen those tunnel spiders in your lawn in the mornings? They make a web in the grass or shrubs and there is a little tunnel where they hide out, at night if you shine a flashlight on them their eyes glow red. It's really cool!

    Lisa :)

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  5. Shady LadyAugust 29, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    I have seen the webs on the lawn in the morning, but we haven't ventured out at night. I'm a little paranoid about mosquitos ever since my brother-in-law nearly died from West Nile virus. He still hasn't recovered completely. Still, that would be really cool to see! Maybe I'll work up the courage.

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  6. Secret Mom ThoughtsAugust 29, 2009 at 6:07 PM

    Very cool project.

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  7. Momma BearSeptember 1, 2009 at 6:48 AM

    This is amazing!

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  8. Kelly LSeptember 1, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    funny - we just killed over 20 Black Widows in our front and backyard - if you want some real sacs come on over....lol
    Very cute blog.
    Love,
    Kelly
    http://www.ivebecomemymother.com

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  9. Shady LadySeptember 1, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    Thanks, SMT & Momma Bear!

    Kelly, OMG!! That would totally freak me out! Eek!!!

    Thanks for stopping and following by my blog! =)

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