Let’s make an adorable caterpillar craft. This is the cutest craft with yarn and popsicle sticks! Kids of all ages will enjoy making these fuzzy caterpillars: preschoolers, kindergarten kids and young elementary school aged kids too! This is an easy caterpillar craft to do at home or in the classroom.
Popsicle Stick Caterpillar Craft for Kids
Today we are using popsicle sticks or crafts sticks to make a beautiful caterpillar craft! Making these crafts with yarn and popsicle sticks is perfect for small hands developing coordination, but kids of all ages will love making these colorful craft stick caterpillars creating patterns with yarn.
Related: Fun popsicle stick crafts for kids
We love this yarn and popsicle stick craft because it is pretty easy and can look very different based on the type of yarn and colors you have on hand.
Yarn & Popsicle STick Caterpillars Craft
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Supplies Needed for Craft Stick Caterpillars
Instructions to Make Craft Stick Caterpillars
Step 1
To make these absolutely adorable little caterpillars, start by squeezing a thin strip of glue onto one side of the popsicle stick. It really isn’t necessary to add glue to both sides, the yarn will adhere just fine.
Step 2
Unravel a good length of yarn and cut it from the roll. Press one end onto the bottom of the popsicle stick. Hold for a few seconds to ensure it sticks. Have the children start wrapping the yarn all the way up the popsicle stick.
Step 3
When the whole popsicle stick is wrapped with yarn, glue the final end to the stick.
Step 4
Cut a small piece of pipe cleaner, glue to the backside of the popsicle stick, bend the ends. You have just made the caterpillar antennae!
Step 5
Cut about 6 (for each caterpillar) 3-4 inch lengths of yarn for the legs.
Step 6
Have the child wrap it around the popsicle stick and tie to hold them in place.
Step 7
Use a marker to draw a cute little face and Viola! The cutest yarn wrapped popsicle stick caterpillars.
Our Experience with Making Caterpillar Popsicle Craft
These are pretty easy to make, but when you make this, you want a thinner yarn, like embroidery thread.
Use all your favorite colored yard and give them colorful pipe cleaners!
Related: Check out these other yarn crafts!
Wriggly Caterpillar Craft Variation
Don’t want to do a plain caterpillar? You can mix it up a bit, and make them a wriggly caterpillar.
This is perfect for older kids can do, but don’t worry it’s simple to make the changes:
- Just cut a popsicle stick and glue them zig zagged before adding the yarn and pipe cleaners.
- You can see the “body” or “base” of the caterpillar here:
Finish your caterpillar craft as in the original version.
Materials
- Popsicle Sticks
- Colorful Yarn
- Pipe cleaners
- Glue
Instructions
- To make these absolutely adorable little caterpillars, start by squeezing a thin strip of glue onto one side of the popsicle stick. It really isn’t necessary to add glue to both sides, the yarn will adhere just fine.
- Unravel a good length of yarn and cut it from the roll. Press one end onto the bottom of the popsicle stick. Hold for a few seconds to ensure it sticks. Have the children start wrapping the yarn all the way up the popsicle stick.
- When the whole popsicle stick is wrapped with yarn, glue the final end to the stick.
- Cut a small piece of pipe cleaner, glue to the backside of the popsicle stick, bend the ends. You have just made the caterpillar antennae!
- Cut about 6 (for each caterpillar) 3-4 inch lengths of yarn for the legs.
- Have the child wrap it around the popsicle stick and tie to hold them in place.
- Use a marker to draw a cute little face and Viola! The cutest yarn wrapped popsicle stick caterpillars.
Related: We love these dinosaur popsicle molds
THE BIG BOOK OF KIDS ACTIVITIES
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How did your yarn and popsicle stick craft turn out? Did the kids love making popsicle stick caterpillars?
