Spider-like decorative object

A kit for producing a decorative object simulating the appearance of a fanciful conception of a spider, comprising:

• a plastic main bag member which is adapted to be filled to form a central structural member of said decorative object, said central structural member simulating the appearance of a body portion of said decorative object;
• a plurality of flexible elongated tubular plastic bag members adapted to be filled to simulate the appearance of leg members of said decorative object;
• means for forming an articulated portion at an intermediate portion of each of the elongated leg members;
• a plurality of connecting clip members for connecting end portions of said filled leg members to said filled main bag member at lower portions of said main bag member by manually piercing the plastic material of both said lower portion of said main bag member and of said leg members;
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• a plurality of anchoring means adapted to be anchored into the ground or a support surface for anchoring free ends of said leg members at spaced apart locations around said main bag member, said anchoring means including means for piercing the plastic material of said leg members at said free ends of said leg members.

A method of making a decorative object simulating the appearance of a fanciful conception of a spider, comprising:

• filling a flexible plastic main bag member with a filled material and then closing off an open top of said main bag member after filling thereof, said filled main bag member simulating the appearance of a body portion of said decorative object;
• filling a plurality of elongated tubular flexible plastic bag leg members and closing off ends thereof after filling thereof;
• forming an articulated portion at an intermediate portion of said leg members;
• arranging said filled leg members at spaced apart locations around the periphery of said main bag member to simulate the appearance of legs of said decorative object;
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• connecting ends of said filled leg members to said filled main bag member by means of connectors which pierce the plastic material of both said main bag member and of said leg members.