Make a Pom-Pom Caterpillar!

What You Need:

• Clip-style clothespin
• White glue
• Pom-poms, 3/4 inch or larger
• 2 inch length of pipe cleaner
• Googly eyes, 5 mm to 7 mm in diameter
• Magnet (optional)

What You Do:

1. Help your preschooler run a line of white glue down one side of the clothespin. Let it set for about a minute so the pom-poms stay in place better. While the glue sets, have your child choose which pom-poms they would like to use. They can create a repeating color pattern, match the colors of the caterpillar in the book, or select a completely different set of colors. Once they have selected their pom-poms, ask your child what foods their caterpillar ate that made them change colors.
2. Have your preschooler carefully place their pom-poms in the line of glue to form their caterpillar.
3. Ask your preschooler to bend the pipe cleaner into a “V” shape to create the antennae. Insert the antennae between the first and second pom-poms, holding the pom-poms in place, if necessary, while the glue re-sets.
4. Put two dots of glue where the eyes will go on the first pom-pom. Have your preschooler put the eyes in place.
5. Let the glue dry completely.
6. If you would like to turn your caterpillar into a magnet, have your child glue the magnet to the bottom of the clothes pin.

Place your pom-pom caterpillar on the refrigerator and use it to hold the school menu, grocery list, calendar, or library list!