Paper Chain Caterpillar

Materials

• construction paper cut into strips or for older children paper that they can cut into strips
• scissors
• glue sticks or tape
• sticker eyes
• markers
• paper punch
• string or yarn

Background Information

Most caterpillars have a pattern to their body. Monarch caterpillars wear yellow, white, and black stripes.
*Children may not know that caterpillars are really baby butterflies.

Help the child use the strips of paper to make a chain. Younger children can hand you the strips and you can tape each ring. (The child may have patience for only 5 – 7 strips.)
Help the children make a simple pattern with the strips.

The children can put on sticker eyes.
They use a marker to draw a smile.
Have them cut and glue on two paper antennae.
Punch a hole under the mouth.
Add a string and let the children take the caterpillars for a walk. If at all possible walk the caterpillars outside.