These spider pranks are super easy – some can be done spur of the moment – and are great for creating a spooky mood or giving loved ones a quick fright! All you need are fake plastic spiders and a sense of mischief and fun! We’ve also included some spider’s web pranks too. These are great for Halloween…or any time.
These pranks were inspired by MAOAM and its Mischief Hub. The maker of long-lasting chews encourages all families to get up to mischief, play pranks and have fun together. Check out the MAOAM Mischief Hub for even more ideas!
- Put fake spiders in jelly: “I’m going to put fake spiders in the jelly and see if I can fool the kids into thinking they are real.” @Amydoyl387 (Editor’s note: Just make sure the plastic is food-safe.)
- Hide them in the hand soap: “We love the spiders in the liquid hand soap! A funny way to start Halloween #MAOAMmischief I will be recreating some of our favourite tricks and treats with @Matilda_Sparkle
- Place one in their hair: We’ve all probably gotten a live bug in our hair at some time or another. Say “There’s something in your hair, is it a leaf?” will have them reaching up, feeling it and jumping…before plotting to put one in yours too!
- Place spiders in the bed: Put a spider on their pillow, down where their feet will touch it or even on their skin. Catches out kids and parents! “Me and my son out a pretend spider in my husband’s side of the bed we had a huge giggle when he let a roar out of him thinking it was real.” @KathrynLauren_0
- Hide spiders in their lunchboxes – or they can hide them in yours: “My kids love hiding little plastic spiders to scare their dad, including in his lunchbox. I often get a text from him at lunch from work telling me how the kids got him again and made him jump LOL!” @Tantrums2Smiles
- Hang them on or above doors: “We love scaring my husband, his office is in the garden so we sneaked down and put a giant spider on his door. I love my girls’ faces when he was too scared to come out the office.” @Loopy6000
- I’m going to empty the cereal box and fill it with fake spiders. @MissieLizzieB
- Put them on door handles: Big scary spiders with wee fluffy bodies catch out @YellowPinkVibe’s children.
- Toss them into the bath: Looking forward to scaring the kids with the regular fake spider in the bath fun. @Relaxosaurus
- Hang a spider from the toilet seat: “So every time you lift the seat, it pops up!” 🕷️ @SophieTrufShuf
- Put them…everywhere: “We have lots of plastic spiders left over from our Spider-man party, so we have been hiding them in unusual places around the house to cause a fright.” 🤣 🕷 @BellaRose_55_
Spiders trick-or-treating pranks
- Spider-ise your goodie bag: “We put our sweets in a bowl of fake spiders and cobwebs and the kids have to put their hands in to get their treat.” @TMum38
Spider web pranks
- Spin a web trick…with treats! Make a spider’s web with string and tie up MAOAM treats to grab. @BritMums
- Create a torch-lit experience: “Get torches and turn off all the lights in the house 🏠 it makes it spookily spookier because you don’t know what your walking into: *always a fake spider web* ☺” @SophieTrufShuf
- String cobwebs across doorways: “I have got some sticky cobwebs to hang from the doorways that they will walk into. I’ll even put some spiders in the cobwebs too.” 👻 @BeckyComp75
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