Spider Web Coloring Page

This spider web coloring page is all about the pattern. A huge web stretches between two old trees, with thirteen straight lines running out from the center and seven rings looping between them. A big smiling spider sits in the middle, and a baby spider hangs on a thread near the lower left side. Dew drops and two fall leaves are caught in the threads. Below it, a little fence runs across the hill, and two pumpkins sit on the grass. One of them wears a jack o lantern grin.

The picture feels calm, more like a quiet night than a fright. It suits kids who enjoy shapes and patterns as much as pictures. A full moon glows behind the top right of the web, and one small bat drifts past.

How to color a spider web coloring page

You can treat the web in two very different ways. For a real night scene, fill the sky with dark blue or black and leave the web lines white. A white gel pen or crayon does that job well. Press firmly, then paint or color around it.

For a bold pattern, color each web section in turn. Start with dark purple next to the spider and move out to pink, orange and yellow. The rings turn into bands of light, and the page starts to look like a sunset caught in thread.

• Work from the center outward so your hand does not smudge the page.
• Use a ruler to rest your hand on if the small sections feel tricky.
• Keep the moon pale, so it stands out from the sky.

Why webs look the way they do

A round web is called an orb web. The spider starts with a few strong lines that hold everything in place. Then she builds the spokes and walks in a spiral, laying down sticky silk. She steps on the dry threads so she does not get stuck herself. Spider silk is very strong for its weight. Early morning dew makes a web easy to spot, so take a walk with your child in the fall and look along fences. Wikipedia has a longer page on the spider web.

Looking at a real web next to this drawing is a nice science moment. Count the spokes on each. Real webs often have more, and they are never perfectly neat.

Math in a web

This sheet quietly teaches geometry. Ask older kids to find a triangle, a shape with four sides and a circle. Count the spokes, then count the rings. Multiply the two numbers, and you will get close to the number of sections in the whole web. Teachers can use this as a warm up during October.

You can also use it for symmetry. Fold a copy down the middle and see how close the two halves come. Then let children draw their own web by starting with a dot and a set of straight lines.

Decorating with your finished web

Cut the web out along the outer ring and tape it in a window. If you colored it on thin paper, a little cooking oil on the back will let light shine through. Grown ups should do that step. Add a paper spider on a thread, and the display will move a little whenever someone walks past.

For a dark version, print the sheet on gray card if your printer allows it, then trace every web line with a white colored pencil. The strands look like real silk catching a street lamp.

More Halloween sheets

Meet the star of the show on our spider coloring page, then add the haunted house coloring page for a full set. Fans of pattern work should try our mandala coloring pages too. Every spooky sheet, including this spider web coloring page, lives on the Halloween coloring pages hub.

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