Here’s your GAP Director in a video showing the children how to make and race their own blow worms (or caterpillars)! Machen wir ein Wettrennen mit Raupen! They are cute, super simple to make and lots of fun to race.
Hint 1: Blowing them along the floor or table is easier with a proper straw, but as you will see in the video, you can make your own paper straw if you like. (If you do, cut your paper strip quite a bit wider than I did, to make it easier to roll and so you have more overlap when you tape it together.)
Hint 2: For older children, if you blow on the ‘sweet spot’ you can get the worm to appear as though it is moving along in an undulating movement a bit like a little inch worm. This takes some practice but it’s pretty cute when you can get it right!
And yes, parents, you might notice me laughing in the video because I suddenly realised it will look like I am teaching children how to roll their own ciggies at one point… (email me for that out-take if you are in need of a good laugh)… but that’s NOT the idea! Those are just paper straws to blow the worms along, I promise!!!
Thanks to my videographer and German grammar coach. 😉