A Year & A Day Magazine, Issue 23 Spiders and Webs

Spiders spin their threads in silence, weaving homes that glisten in the morning dew. Their webs stretch between branches, under eaves, and across hidden paths — delicate yet strong, intricate yet purposeful.

This issue follows the thread through tales from far and wide: the Japanese story The Spider’s Thread, the Ghanaian folktale Anansi and the Box of Stories, and the ancient Greek myth of Athena and Arachne. Alongside these stories are ideas for creating: an origami spider, a woven coaster on a cardboard loom, spiderweb-shaped pancakes, and a tent-like hideaway of fabric and string. 

What we fear most is often what we know least — and once we understand it, the fear begins to fade.

• Age Group: older children and adults 6+, preschool 3 to 6
• Brand: A Year in a Day