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July 14, 2015

Recycled Bottle Cap Caterpillar Craft

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We drink a lot of water at our house especially in the summer.  When we are on the go, we often grab the bottled water.  

Before recycling, we have to remove the bottle caps/lids.  As I was removing the caps off the water bottles the other day, I started brainstorming ways we could use them.  

This bottle cap caterpillar is the first of several projects that I wanted to try with our recycled bottle caps. 

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This Bottle Cap Caterpillar is a fun and easy kids' craft using recycled bottle caps. Find some bring colored paper, googly eyes, piper cleaners, glue and you are set.

I love how bright and colorful this caterpillar turned out.  We practiced our counting and coloring as we were putting this craft together.

Supplies for Bottle Cap Caterpillar:

  • Bottle cap/lids (we used 5)
  • Black pipe cleaner
  • Small googly eyes
  • Multicolored cardstock or construction paper (we have a box of paper scraps we pulled from for this project)
  •  Circle Craft Punch, 1-Inch
  •  Hot Glue Gun
  • Glue stick

Directions for Bottle Cap Caterpillar:

1. An adult should glue bottle caps together prior to starting the project with a hot glue gun and using a 1 inch circle craft punch cut out various colored dots.

Bottle Cap Caterpillar

2. Once the glue is dry, the child should use the glue stick to glue the dots to the top of the bottle caps.

3. Use the glue stick to glue 2 small googly eyes to the paper on the first bottle cap.  The eyes are really small and your child may need assistance with this step.  The child can also use a black marker to draw eyes.

4. An adult should cut a small piece of piper cleaner, fold it in 1/2 and glue it to the back of the first cap with the glue gun for antenna.  

This is a great kids craft using recycled bottle caps/lids to make this bright and colorful caterpillar.

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  1. Aliza B says

    August 13, 2015 at 1:11 pm

    What a fun project! I need to buy a circle punch. Next time I get a coupon that will be my purchase. =)

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    • Kim says

      August 14, 2015 at 9:01 am

      Thanks Ali! I love my craft punches, but always wait until Hobby Lobby has them on sale or use a coupon.

      Reply
    • Ronda says

      March 27, 2017 at 12:36 am

      Where can you buy them at

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      • Kim says

        March 27, 2017 at 10:18 pm

        Ronda, if you look under supplies, I have an Amazon affiliate link for a craft punch. You can also purchase them in most craft stores, like Hobby Lobby.

        Reply
  2. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    August 14, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    Aww, what a cutie! I always hate that bottle caps can’t be recycled – this is such an adorable way to reuse them!

    Reply
    • Kim says

      August 14, 2015 at 11:13 pm

      Thanks Emma! This craft sparked lots of ideas for future bottle cap crafts, so we are holding onto our bottle caps!

      Reply
  3. Tina says

    August 20, 2015 at 6:15 am

    What a cute craft! I love how you used this to practice counting and colors as well. Thanks for sharing at #ToddlerFunFriday

    Reply
    • Kim says

      August 25, 2015 at 1:10 am

      Thanks for hosting the party Tina!

      Reply

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