Spider On A Web Colouring Page

Right in the centre of the page is a friendly, round-bodied spider with two big eyes, a shiny highlight dot in each one, and a small curved smile. Eight legs curl out from its body, four on each side, and behind it sits a web built from three rounded rings crossed by eight straight spokes, all sitting inside a slightly wobbly outer circle. Nothing about this spider is scary. It looks more like a cheerful blob with legs than a creature to be afraid of.

The spider body is one big open circle, which means a child can fill it in with a single colour in a few confident strokes, with no careful edging required. The web is where the page earns its keep: each of the eight wedge shaped sections between the spokes and rings is a separate small area, so a child can go around the page giving each one a different colour, or keep it simple and do the whole web in one shade to make the spider stand out. The legs are curved and slightly narrow, which asks for a bit more control than the body does, but there is no fine detail inside them to stay within.

This sits on the easier end for a preschool sheet. The wide, open web sections and the large round body make it forgiving for a two or three year old still working on staying inside the lines, while the eight way web pattern gives an older four or five year old something to think about, like planning a colour scheme or making the sections match. It works well as a first go at a spider page before moving on to busier, more detailed bug sheets.