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Egg Carton Caterpillar

Preschoolers can make their very own hungry egg carton caterpillar craft.
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red and green painted egg carton caterpillar craft with googly eyes and pipe cleaner.
Prep:5 minutes
Creating:15 minutes
Dry Time:15 minutes
Total Time:35 minutes

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