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Free printable worksheet · A4 and Letter

How to Draw a Tent Caterpillar: printable worksheet

Every step on one page, plus an outline to trace on the next. In each box the new line is drawn bolder (red on a colour printer), so it works in black and white too. Draw one box at a time and rub out the light helper lines at the end. Great for classrooms, rainy days and the fridge door.

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How to Draw a Tent Caterpillar

Draw the bold red line in each box, one box at a time. Rub out the dashed helper lines at the end, then colour it in.

  1. Step 1: The head
  2. Step 2: Two feelers
  3. Step 3: Two big eyes
  4. Step 4: Smile and cheeks
  5. Step 5: First two bumps
  6. Step 6: Three more bumps
  7. Step 7: Back stripes
  8. Step 8: Tiny legs
  9. Step 9: Branch and twig
  10. Step 10: The silk tent
  11. Step 11: Pink cheeks, cream stripes
  12. Step 12: Red mouth, brown head
  13. Step 13: Slate legs
  14. Step 14: Navy bumps
  15. Step 15: Wood branch, white tent
  16. Finished! Colour it in

squigglings.com/draw/tent-caterpillar/Draw light, then go bold.

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Trace a tent caterpillar

Go over the light lines with your pencil, then try the tent caterpillar on your own from the steps.

squigglings.com/draw/tent-caterpillar/Draw light, then go bold.