The Very Hungry Caterpillar remains a permanent fixture on every child’s bookshelf. The wonderful book by Eric Carle stays with you long after you have read it! I mean who can forget what the caterpillar had on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday… We at KSP are as excited with everything regarding The Very Hungry Caterpillar and here are some interesting DIY fun crafts and activities you could try with your kids.
Kids love finger puppets! Make small finger puppets for your little ones and as you readout the story to them, they will get pretty much excited with the hungry caterpillar! They are colourful and easy to make and we are sure you will have fun doing it with your kids!
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On your next visit to a beach, ask your kids to engage in an interesting activity of collecting tiny rocks of various shapes and sizes. The best part about collecting rocks is that you can turn them into just about anything, even a very hungry caterpillar! Use some colourful paints and turn the dull boring rocks to colourful art pieces!
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This is a wonderful activity you can plan with the kids and some paper plates that are leftover from your previous party! Paint 6 small paper plates green and one paper plate red. Attach them together using a yarn. Add legs made from brown construction paper to the caterpillar, big googly eyes, pom pom for nose and a pipe cleaner for the antennas. Let your kids draw the food the caterpillar ate through have them color and cut out food and glue onto the caterpillar like shown in the picture below. A lovely activity to reinforce all the important elements of the story in a fun way.
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A great way to build your child’s motor skills. All you need is some fine thread, pasta pieces (preferably coloured beforehand!) and some pieces of paper to insert in between. This craft for kids is very easy to prepare, and once your kids are old enough to handle scissors, they can do most of the work on their own. The best part of the craft is it allows your child space for creativity while also working on patterning and fine motor skills.
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Throwing a party? Forget the boring readymade masks and entertain the kids with these handmade easy masks that resemble the caterpillar. Cut out the various shapes for the mask. Green and yellow circles for eyes; purple antennas; and red circle for the face. Using the hot glue gun, join all the various pieces together. With all the pieces of the mask glued on and secure, punch a holeon either side of the mask. Thread some elastic through these holes and secure it so it fits well when the mask is worn.
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Get your children to spend time reading the book after they are back from school and also gobble up some healthy snacks! This after school snack for your children made from your regular stuff like red apple (or even a small red tomato), green apple, a little piece of cheese slice and fruit leather . Pretty fun and healthy, isn’t it?
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Blow up your balloons just a little bit so the bottom is a small circle. Tie them. Pour some red paint on one paper plate. On your other paper plate pour 2 shades of green or green and blue paint – pour them right on top of each other. Don’t mix them up. This will give you a cool tie-dyed effect when you stamp them. Dip the end of one of your balloons in the red paint and stamp it on the paper for your caterpillar’s head. Dip your other balloon in the green paint and stamp it on the paper in a caterpillar body shape. When dry, either paint or draw on the details – antennae, eyes, nose, legs. An easy activity with your kids’ favourite balloons!
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Parul Gupta
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