Print This Craft

One of the most popular books for preschoolers is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. With that in mind, we developed this Pom Pom Caterpillar Craft that is just right for preschool abilities. There are so many good books on the market these days for all ages. Get the kids interested in reading at an early age. We have selected just a few that you might enjoy reading with them.

Books you might like to read:

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
• The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
• Caterpillar to Butterfly (Science for Toddlers) by American Museum of Natural History and Melissa Stewart

Supplies

• Green Paint
• Red Paint
• Paper Plates
• Printable
• Newspaper

Instructions

1. Protect your work surface with newspaper
2. Print out one pattern below for each child.
3. Put a small quantity of red paint on one plate and green paint on another
4. Have separate pom poms for each color paint and have the children dab the pom poms in the paint and using the picture as a references, tamp the correct color on their own picture.

The children will love telling the story to their parents as they show them the craft that they made.

Patterns, Templates and Printables

Click on a pattern to open it in a new window to print