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Egg Carton Caterpillar
Preschoolers can make their very own hungry egg carton caterpillar craft.
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Prep:
5
minutes
mins
Creating:
15
minutes
mins
Dry Time:
15
minutes
mins
Total Time:
35
minutes
mins
Equipment
Scissors
for adults to cut egg carton
Glue Bottle
if googly eyes are not stickers
Supplies
Pre-Cut Egg Carton
1/2 of a cardboard one
Tempera Paint
we only used green mixed with yellow and red since we were talking about the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Paint brush
Googly Eyes
1/2
piece
Pipe Cleaner
Instructions
Prep Egg Carton
Cut cardboard egg carton in half and so it can sit nicely on a table.
Making Your Caterpillar
Use tempera paint to paint the body and face. You can mix colors or use colors like the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Let the painted egg carton fully dry.
Glue on googly eyes. You can also draw on a mouth or other details.
An adult should poke a hole in the top of the head.
Twist pipe cleaner in half at the bottom to make two anntanae.
Poke twisted pipe cleaner in the hole in the head.
Notes
You can add feet with paper of pipe cleaners.
If studying the vowels in preschool, you could as a,e,i,o,u paper cut-outs on top of the caterpillar to help reinforce that concept.
Author:
Erin
Cost:
under $5