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Caterpillar name trail
Arrange a caterpillar's paper body to spell a chosen name.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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Two sheets of paper, large child-appropriate crayons, a glue stick, and adult scissors.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult writes the chosen name as a guide, cuts one large paper circle for the head and one for each letter, and puts scissors away.
Adult's role: Handle scissors and help arrange the letters and glue the circles.
Let's make it happen
- Draw a face on the head circle. Write one letter of the chosen name on each body circle.
- Arrange the body circles in name order beside the head and glue them to the other sheet.
- Draw legs, a leaf, or a path for the caterpillar. Point to the letters together.
Make it simpler: Make a head and one body circle with the first letter.
Clean up: Close the glue stick, collect scraps, and let the picture dry flat.
An adult handles scissors and supervises glue. Keep paper and glue away from mouths.