Paper Caterpillar Craft and Learning Ideas

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One of my favorite stories as a child was “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” In fact, I didn’t even realize I was learning how to count, shape, colors, and the science between caterpillars and butterflies. This super paper caterpillar craft will go perfect with any story or lesson on caterpillars and butterflies. 

Below, you will find step by step directions on how to make this friendly caterpillar with kids as well as some other crafts you may want to pin. Bug and animal crafts can be really easy and fun for little ones to make. 

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Supplies for Paper Caterpillar Craft

• Colorful Craft Papers
• Scissors
• Pencils
• Ruler
• Craft Glue/ Paper Glue

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How to Make a Paper Caterpillar Craft

After talking about caterpillars and butterflies or reading “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” you can do this fun craft with kids. Here are your step by step directions! 

Step 1:

Let’s start off by cutting out the templates. You can either use the colorful rebates or the blank templates.

Step 2:

Fold the leaf horizontally right on the middle. Then make 3-4 vertical folds from top to bottom. This will help to give the leaf a 3D effect.

Step 3:

Now glue the leaf on a thick white paper or any kind of white paper.
Then take one of the circular pieces and glue it on too right side of the leaf.

Step 4:

Glue all the circular pieces one next to another and slightly overlap them with each other.

Step 5:

Now take the two yellow paper strips and glue them on the top middle side of the yellow circular piece. This will be the caterpillars head.

Step 6:

Now take 2 googly eyes and glue them on the yellow circular piece.

You can use both same sized googly eyes, but in this way it looks a bit ore cute.

Step 7:

Now use a thin black pen and a pink pen to draw the caterpillars mouth.

And there you go! It’s finished.

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Paper Caterpillar Craft and Learning Ideas

Print

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• Colorful Craft Papers
• Pencils
• Ruler
• Craft Glue/ Paper Glue

Tools

• Scissors

Instructions

Let’s start off by cutting out the templates. You can either use the colorful rebates or the blank templates.

Fold the leaf horizontally right in the middle. Then make 3-4 vertical folds from top to bottom. This will help to give the leaf a 3D effect.

Now glue the leaf on a thick white paper or any kind of white paper. Then take one of the circular pieces and glue it on too the right side of the leaf.

Glue all the circular pieces one next to another and slightly overlap them with each other.

Now take the two yellow paper strips and glue them on the top middle side of the yellow circular piece. This will be the caterpillars head.

Now take 2 googly eyes and glue them on the yellow circular piece.

You can use both same sized googly eyes, but in this way, it looks a bit more cute.

Now use a thin black pen and a pink pen to draw the caterpillar's mouth.

And there you go! It’s finished.

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