Bring 3 cups water and 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil to a boil.You can glue a small piece of red yarn for a mouth if you like. Finish off your garden worm by gluing a yarn mouth into a friendly smile.ģ. Tie it off using a rubber band.Ģ. Press a second ball of plastic next to the first, and tie it off with another rubber band.ģ. Repeat these steps until reaching the end of the stocking.Ĥ. Glue a button inside of each lid to make “eyes”.ĥ. Glue the finished eyes to the toe of the nylon. Plastic grocery bags, preferably all the same color.ġ. Wad up two grocery bags into a ball, and stuff into the toe of the stocking.Opaque tights or stockings, cut to thigh length.Glue the magnet strip on the back of the clothespin to make a magnet.Glue the pom-poms to one end of the clothespin.Encourage the children to continue dipping their strings and painting until their papers are covered with ‘worm tracks.’

Have children drag the string across their paper as a worm would crawl or wiggle.Have children dip a string into a jar of tempera, keeping one end paint-free (Use clothes pin if necessary).If possible observe a live worm discuss how worms crawl, wiggle squirm.Mix tempera to a consistency that won’t drip-but not too thick.Show children how to drag a piece of spaghetti through the paint to create interesting designs on the paper.

Set out 2-3 plates filled with different colors of tempera paint and some white paper.Ĥ. Drain and place in a small container for the kids.ģ. Cook spaghetti and add some oil to the water so that the noodles do not stick together.Ģ.

You can also use COOKED NOODLES for worms.

Dip pieces of yarn into the paint and drag it across the paper to make squiggles, lines, etc.

Enjoy worm crafts, worm themed snacks, worm themed science projects, and fun worm facts. A collection of worm games and activities for kids.

Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter