DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Paper Chain Caterpillar

This is a fun, simple craft for all ages (even daddy has fun trying to make the longest caterpillar).  It's also a good project for practicing making patterns.

Materials:

• construction paper (2 or 3 colors)
• scissors,
• scotch tape or glue,
• wiggly eyes (optional)
• black marker

Instructions:

• Cut about 15 strips of construction paper 1 inch wide and 10 inches long.
• Decide what type of pattern you want to make.  We made a pink, purple, pink, purple...  Pattern for ours.
• Make your first strip of construction paper into a ring and tape or glue it together
• Slide your next strip of construction paper through the ring and tape or glue it into a ring
• Repeat the process until you have a long chain of construction paper rings.
• Cut one last strip of construction paper 2 inches wide and 10 inches long -- this will be the head (it needs to be a bit wider, so we can fit the face on).
• Slide the head strip through the last ring on your paper chain and make it into a ring.
• Antennas:
  • Cut two 1/4 inch by 5 inch pieces of construction paper.
  • Wrap each around a pencil to make it curly
  • Fold a tab at the bottom of each piece
  • Glue the tabs onto the top of the head to make two antennas
• Eyes:
  • glue wiggly eyes onto the front of the head
    OR
  • draw two eyes onto the front of the head with a marker
• Mouth:
  • draw a mouth onto the front of the head with a marker