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Colors Caterpillars Paper Crafts

This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for fun", colors practice, a insects theme, or an animals theme.  There are two different colors caterpillars available:  Multiple Colors and Rainbow Colors (pictured)

Materials:

bullet something to colour with if using the B&W version, 
bullet scissors, 
bullet glue, and 
bullet paper.   
     
  

Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice. 
 
bulletColour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces. 
  
bulletIf doing the rainbow caterpillar, glue together in Rainbow color order -- Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet -- with the head at the front.
  
bulletIf doing the colors caterpillar, glue together in whatever order you prefer.  (You can add an aspect of alphabet practice by gluing together in alphabetical order.)

 

Templates:  

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
   
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

 

Multiple Colors:  

Template (head, red, orange)            (color)   or   (B&W)

(yellow, green, blue, purple, pink)    (color)   or   (B&W)

(brown, gray, white, black)                (color)   or   (B&W)

 

Rainbow Colors:  

Template (head, red, orange)           (color)   or   (B&W)

(yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)  (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

 

Printable version of these instructions