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Caterpillar Tag

You will need:

a large-sized play space

What to do:

have children stand in a large circle formation one child is the ‘head’ of the caterpillar
the ‘head’ moves around inside the circle dancing around and searching for a pair of feet
meanwhile, the rest of the group sings the song:

at the end of the song, the ‘head’ must choose another child from the circle to come in and hold their hands on the first child’s hips

they then dance around together while the song is being sung

at the end of the song, the second child chooses another child from the circle to come and join on behind them to become another pair of feet for the caterpillar and so on

game ends when the whole group is part of the caterpillar

Special Note:

If playing with a group of children (say over 8), make 2 or more ‘heads’ to begin the game to speed things up and keep children interested.

(Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a little caterpillar
Long and fat
I can move my body
Just like that! (snap fingers or clap)

First I move my head
and then my feet
To find a leaf
That I can eat!