Looking for fun and easy crafts that your preschoolers can easily make. Check out these easy to make caterpillar crafts that your little one can easily make while having fun.
Isn't March and April the best season to spot caterpillars? Lately, we have been spending so much time in our backyard and watching the trees turn green, birds chirping all around us and yes spotting cute baby caterpillars. So, as a fun activity and also to teach my daughter about the spring season, I decided to teach her about caterpillars. We had a lot of fun making them and I was often bombarded by questions like why does the caterpillar have such a long body? Why do we have only two legs while the caterpillar has so many? and a lot more!
Caterpillar crafts are great to teach your little one many activities like counting, patterns, and the life-cycle of a caterpillar. You can have a lot of fun creating different caterpillars while keeping your little one entertained and teaching them something new. In today's blog post, I have shared two different ways of caterpillar crafts with your little one that you can easily do at home with construction paper.
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Things you require
- Construction paper
- Scissor
- Glue
- Washable paint (Also these Dot Washable paint markers can be used)
- Paintbrush (I have used the sponge paint brush)
- Pipe Cleaners
- Googly eyes
- Crayons
- You could buy this craft bundle set which has a ton of craft supplies (googly eyes, colorful feathers, pom poms, etc)
Steps to make it
- Step 1 – Fold a white construction paper and draw a circle for cutout
- Step 2 – Cut the circles as shown
- Step 3 – Paint the circles using a paintbrush with different colors. I have used the sponge paintbrush.
- Step 4 – Glue the circles as shown below to form the caterpillar body
- Step 5 – Make the face of the caterpillar using googly eyes and pipe cleaners
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Caterpillar crafts are a lot of fun and can be created in many different ways. One another way is as shown below. Cut out a body using construction paper and use a handprint cut out of your little one to create a tail.
Painting can get really messy at times. Our kitchen floor is usually covered in a ton of paint spots that I have to spend a lot of time cleaning it every night :). If you are looking for mess-free craft sessions with your little one, then you can try these Dot Washable paint markers that are easy to use and are mess-free.
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