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an activity for school-age:
Create crawling critters while learning about bugs.
before you begin:
Gather the following: Brown pipe cleaners, pom-poms, wiggly eyes, and glue.
activity goals:
To create art projects celebrating Springtime!
Create crawling critters while learning about bugs.
before you begin:
Gather the following: Brown pipe cleaners, pom-poms, wiggly eyes, and glue.
activity goals:
To create art projects celebrating Springtime!
step 1
Take two pipe cleaners and glue them together to form the body. Glue them side by side.
Take two pipe cleaners and glue them together to form the body. Glue them side by side.
step 2
Bend the pipe cleaners to resemble a caterpillar shape.
Bend the pipe cleaners to resemble a caterpillar shape.
step 3
Grab your colorful pom-poms and glue them one at a time to the top of your caterpillar. Glue 1 larger pom-pom to the front for the head.
Grab your colorful pom-poms and glue them one at a time to the top of your caterpillar. Glue 1 larger pom-pom to the front for the head.
step 4
Cut 2 little pieces of pipe cleaner to use for the antenna and glue to the back of the head.
Cut 2 little pieces of pipe cleaner to use for the antenna and glue to the back of the head.
step 5
Add tiny pom-poms to your antenna and wiggly eyes to the face and watch your caterpillars come to life!
Add tiny pom-poms to your antenna and wiggly eyes to the face and watch your caterpillars come to life!