We made this Spiderman hairband for Crazy Hair Day at my son’s school! My 3-year-old was thrilled to have Spidey and many spiders perched right on his head, and he was so very proud to wear it that day!
Step-by-step instructions
A playful, wearable craft for superhero fans — perfect for party prep, costume days or a weekend at home with your friendly neighbourhood toddler.
Age: 3+ with adult help | Time needed: ~30–45 mins
Materials used:
- Plain black hairband if you want to blend with the child’s hair, but red and blue works too.
- Mini Spiderman figurine
- Mini black toy spiders or spider hairclips
- Cotton wool
- Craft glue (or glue gun)
Step 1: Gather your materials
I found some cheap plastic toy spiders at one of those old-school neighbourhood gift shops. In hindsight, it would’ve been way easier if I had the foresight to stock up from Daiso during Halloween or just order a pack from Shopee ahead of time. But of course, this wasn’t exactly top of my priority list… so I left it till the very last minute. Luckily, what I found turned out perfect. If your little boy’s a Spiderman fan, maybe just keep a few spare spiders around the house — you never know when they’ll come in handy, haha.
Step 2: Add the details
For the Spiderman figurine, I just dug around in his toy chest and found a tiny one that wasn’t too heavy. But even so, it felt too bulky to glue directly onto the black hairband. Luckily, the plastic toy spiders I got earlier came with black cable ties — and that turned out to be the perfect solution. I used one to gently secure Spiderman’s ankles to the hairband.
It worked out even better than I expected: it held everything in place nicely and I could remove the figurine afterwards, so he could still play with it later. Win-win!
I did the same for one of the black spiders — used a cable tie to fasten it securely onto the hairband. Then, for a fun little extra, I pulled apart some cotton wool and tucked it around the base to look like Spiderman’s webs.I also stuck the cotton on Spiderman’s hand, and pull it out to create an illusion of him shooting out a wispier web. It was a tiny detail, but it really brought the whole look together.
Step 3: Add spider hairclips!
Then I added a few spider hairclips around his hair for extra drama. His hair’s really short, so I ended up clipping some directly onto the hairband too — they looked surprisingly cute!
By the end of it, he was decked out in full Spidey style and so proud of his superhero look. Kept checking himself out in the mirror and pretending to shoot out webs!
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