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Toilet Paper Roll Caterpillar

This is a simple three dimensional craft that is easy and fun for children to make and play with.   Older children can cut the toilet paper rolls in half for more "joints" in their caterpillar (this is what we did in our photo).  Younger children will want to leave the toilet paper rolls whole as it can be tough to cut them.

Materials

bulletthree or four toilet paper rolls (or a paper towel roll)
bulletconstruction paper
bulletscissors
bullet glue
bullethole punch
bulletstring, wool or ribbon
  
bulletOptional:  wiggly eyes

Instructions:

bulletOptional:  Cut each toilet paper roll in half so you have twice as many, shorter tubes
  
bulletGlue a piece of construction paper to each tube.  You can use all one color or you can make a multi colored caterpillar (good colors practice).
  
bulletPunch a hole at the front and back (two holes) in all but two of the tubes.  
  
bulletThose two will be the head and the tail.  
  
bulletPunch just one hole in these two tubes
   
bulletThread a piece of string or wool through the holes of each tube  (like you're sewing them together).  
  
bulletTie off the string at the head and tail.
  
bulletDon't make the string too tight or your caterpillar won't wiggle.
  
bulletDecorate your caterpillar further with sticker polka dots, marker, paint, etc.

 

Antennas:
  
bulletCut two thin strips of construction paper from yellow paper and curl around the end of a pencil
   
bulletFold a small tab at the end of each and glue it onto the head (the front tube)
  
  
Eyes:
  
bulletGlue on wiggly eyes or draw eyes on with a marker
   
bulletor cut eyes out of white construction paper and draw an eyeball in the middle of each with a black marker
  

 

 

 

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