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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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.
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.
You might also like:
- Crepe Paper Butterfly
- Paint Stick Dragonfly
- Coffee Filter Butterfly
- Paper Plate Turtle
- Bottle Cap Flower
What a fun project! I need to buy a circle punch. Next time I get a coupon that will be my purchase. =)
Thanks Ali! I love my craft punches, but always wait until Hobby Lobby has them on sale or use a coupon.
Where can you buy them at
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.
Aww, what a cutie! I always hate that bottle caps can’t be recycled – this is such an adorable way to reuse them!
Thanks Emma! This craft sparked lots of ideas for future bottle cap crafts, so we are holding onto our bottle caps!
What a cute craft! I love how you used this to practice counting and colors as well. Thanks for sharing at #ToddlerFunFriday
Thanks for hosting the party Tina!