Welcome to the World of Spiders and Webs!
We are often most afraid of the things we know the least. But when we begin to understand — even just a little — our fear starts to fade. Spiders spin their threads in silence. With patience and care, they build homes that shimmer in the morning dew. Their webs stretch across paths, between trees, under eaves — delicate and strong at once.
In this issue, we follow the thread through stories spun long ago:
The Spider’s Thread
A tale from Japan
Anansi and the Box of Stories
A folktale from Ghana
Athena and Arachne
A myth from Ancient Greece
We will guide you through many wonderful activities. You’ll fold a spider from a single piece of paper, build your cardboard loom and weave a colourful coaster, and even create a soft, tent-like shelter using old cloth and string, woven together just like a web in the trees. You might crawl through a giant spider web, explore how spiders build their silk homes, and mostly, you’ll learn why their world is more fascinating than frightening.
