Hi All!!! Today one of the assignments for my preschooler from his teacher was to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and then create a caterpillar out of materials we had at home. I am going to include her suggestions for materials as well as what we actually used. My kids enjoyed this very much so I’d thought I’d pass it along as well. A good activity for those rainy afternoons or when your child says, “I’m bored!!! What can I do?” I hope this inspires you to create your own. Enjoy and remember to substitute and use what you have. It’s not supposed to be complicated. (Reminder for the moms and dads that need it. 😉)
You can find the book online read aloud here. Also here is a quick video of us putting our projects together:
Supplies the way we did it:
- 8.5 x 11 Base cardstock (white)
- green and red paper or cardstock circles cut out
- glue sticks
Instructions the way we did it:
- Cut Cardstock into 2 pieces (8.5×5.5).
- Cut out matching circles of red and green paper or cardstock
- glue circles on to make the base of the caterpillar.
- Draw your face and antennae on.
Supplies list from teacher:
- Egg carton
- googly eyes
- pipe cleaners
Instructions from the teacher:
- (Feel free to replace any of the materials if the ones shown are not available for example cutting small circles to be the segments of the caterpillar’s body) Cut out a row from your egg carton.
- Paint all but 1 green and the 1 red.
- Attach googly eyes and pipe cleaners for antennae.