Bugs are a fun preschool springtime theme! I’ve made tons of bug crafts with 3 and 4 year-olds over the years. This create a caterpillar craft is quick and easy project when you are looking for something that you can make without prep time!
Supplies Needed:
- Caterpillar template (or draw your own circles)
- crayons/markers/paints
- scissors
- glue stick
- piece of construction paper
How To:
You will need 6 circles to make your caterpillar’s body. You can draw your own or print off the free create a caterpillar craft template and have them ready made. Color your circles. In my example at the top of the page, we used watercolor paints. It’s nice to switch up the mediums from time to time, and since water colors dry pretty quickly, I like to use them for crafts. In this example, to the side, the caterpillar was colored with crayons. Both ways turned out cute!
Cut your circles out. Pick out a piece of construction paper to glue your craft onto. Now you get to glue the circles together to form a caterpillar. Slightly overlap the circles as your glue your caterpillar together, alternating the circles’ placement low and high.
Once your caterpillar is glued together, give it a face and antennae. You could also draw on some grass or leaf for it to munch. Pair this craft with Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar book!
Now that you’ve made a caterpillar, it’s time to make a butterfly craft! They my Mosaic Butterfly craft and make a beautiful mosaic butterfly from scraps of construction paper.
