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The GIANT Encyclopedia of Preschool Activities for 4-Year-Olds

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The GIANT Encyclopedia of Preschool Activities for 4-Year-Olds

Materials

Alphabet poster

Stapler

White paper

Children's photographs

Glue

Paper, pens, markers, pencils

Junk mail, old date books, maps, and so on

Instructions

1. Beforehand, prepare cupcakes and bake them in paper liners (or use prepared cupcakes).2. Divide the frosting into two bowls.3. Add green food coloring to one bowl and red food coloring to the other.4. Frost one cupcake with red frosting. Spread green frosting on all of the other cupcakes.5. Place the cupcakes in an S-shaped formation with the red cupcake as the head.6. Encourage the children to decorate the caterpillar using assorted candies. They can add eyes, legs, and other "caterpillar" features.7. Eat the "caterpillar!"

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