Handprint Caterpillar Craft Summary
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- Green construction paper (light and dark shades)
- Red, yellow, and black construction paper
- GlueScissorsPencil (for tracing)
- White cardstock
- Green paint and paintbrush
- Scissors
- Pencil (for tracing)
Instructions
- Trace and Cut Handprints: Begin by tracing each child's hand on both the light and dark green construction paper. You'll need two handprints of each shade. Cut these out to form the caterpillar's body segments.
- Create the Head and Features: Cut out a red circle for the head, two yellow circles for the eyes, and two smaller black circles that will fit inside the yellow ones. Don't forget to cut out two tiny green antennae and a small black circle for the nose.
- Assemble the Caterpillar: Arrange the green handprints in alternating shades on the white cardstock to create the caterpillar's body, with the red head at one end. Glue them down securely.
- Add the Eyes, Nose, and Antennae: Glue the yellow circles onto the red head for the eyes, add the black circles on top for the pupils, and attach the tiny black circle for the nose. Finally, add the green antennae above the eyes.
- Paint the Grass: Dip your paintbrush in green paint and create grass at the bottom of the white cardstock, giving your caterpillar a lovely place to "crawl."