Skills/Topics:

-Sculpture​

-Painting

-Cutting 

-Gluing

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Supply List: 

-Cardboard Roll (toilet paper roll, paper towel roll, wrapping paper roll, etc.)

-Pipe Cleaner

-Scissors

-Glue (liquid or hot glue gun preferable)

-Colored Paper

-Paint

-Paintbrush 

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Alternative Supply List: 

-If you don't have a paintbrush your child can finger paint

-If you don't have paint/paper you can have your child color it with a coloring material of your choice

-If you don't have pipe cleaners you can use twistees, wire, paper, or another material you do have

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Overview: 

During this project your child will have fun making a toilet paper roll caterpillar inspired by the book "The Hungry Caterpillar."

Project Directions:

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Step One:

Cut a cardboard tube up into as many pieces as you want. In the example above the caterpillar had a head and 3 body pieces. 

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Additional Learning Opportunity: 

Listen to a read aloud of the book "The Hungry Caterpillar"

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Step Two: 

Paint the cardboard pieces with red and green paint or whatever color you would like. 

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Step Three: 

Cut pipe cleaners for the antennas (this is an adult step - pipe cleaners are hard to cut). Glue the antennas on the head.

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Step Four: 

Cut and glue pieces of colored paper for the eyes of the caterpillar. You could alternatively use googly eyes or color on eyes.

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Additional Fun: 

Did your child enjoy creating this project? Try some other fun cardboard tube insects!