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    Home » Recipes » Toddler Learning

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity with an Egg Carton

    Published: Jul 31, 2020 · Modified: May 24, 2021 by Audrey · This post may contain affiliate links

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity with an Egg Carton

    This Very Hungry Caterpillar activity with an egg carton is such a fun craft to do with toddlers or preschoolers. My kids had a blast painting and making their own caterpillar. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is such a fantastic children’s book is a must have for you home library!

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    About this activity

    My kids are huge fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. It is definitely one of our go-to books for reading time. I always try to plan activities and crafts around what interests my kids and I also want to encourage them to love books as well. I have found that creating activities around what were reading is a great way to reinforce what they are learning through the book.

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a great book for toddlers and preschoolers because not only is it a fun read with beautiful and bright pictures but there are so many important concepts in the book. One thing I like about the book is that it mentions the days of the week. I also love that it talks about how caterpillars become butterflies!

    Supplies needed for this Very Hungry Caterpillar Craft

    For this craft you’ll need:

    • Non-toxic washable paint in green
    • Paint brushes
    • Pipe cleaners
    • Empty cardboard egg carton container
    • Glue gun (for adults only)
    • Kitchen shears or very sharp scissors (for adults only, of course)
    • Newspaper (optional for avoiding painting messes)

    Need to grab the book or some supplies for this Very Hungry Caterpillar craft? Grab them on Amazon!

    How to do the craft

    To do this craft, begin by cutting a cardboard egg carton. Trim off any excess cardboard from the egg side and trim into strips. Next, let your child paint their carton. After they dry, hot glue googly eyes and pipe cleaner antenna for your child.

    Other fun ideas

    We also watched this Very Hungry Caterpillar animated film. My kids LOVED watching the book as a video.

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    The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity with an Egg Carton
    The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity with an Egg Carton

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    Comments

    1. Jasmine

      August 03, 2020 at 2:45 pm

      I will be trying this with my son this weekend since I’m almost done with my eggs, He will love it.

      Reply
    2. Amy

      August 04, 2020 at 2:24 am

      What a fun activity, my kids love this book and would be so keen to try this!

      Reply
    3. Cristina

      August 04, 2020 at 9:24 am

      This is brilliant. I will surely try it with my son. And thank you for the video. We haven’t seen it.

      Reply
    4. Leslie W.

      August 04, 2020 at 1:02 pm

      Love this! One of our favorite books!

      Reply
    5. Grace

      August 04, 2020 at 4:57 pm

      This blog post took me down the memory lane when my kids were younger and we did all sort of colouring, arts & crafts. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    6. The Happy Mommie

      August 05, 2020 at 4:52 am

      Awww, this is sooo cute, will do this with my 3 year old .

      Reply
    7. Crystal Garman

      April 30, 2021 at 3:47 pm

      This is so adorable! My littles will love this activity!

      Reply

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