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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Sack
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Make a story sack for the book titled The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Learn More About This Book:
See what the About.com Guide to Children's Books, Elizabeth Kennedy, has to say about this story. You can also Buy This Book.
Craft Suggestions:
Include supplies to make one or more of these crafts.
- Cut a leaf shape out of felt or paper, and glue a pom-pom or bead on it to depict the caterpillar's egg.
- Make an Apple Magnet and glue a pipecleaner on it to make the caterpillar.
- Make a cocoon using paper mache techniques and a long, thin balloon.
- Make a calendar page showing the days of the week.
- Cut egg cartons into long sections of 6 cups and decorate them to look like caterpillars.
- Make your own antannae headband to wear.
- Use some of Eric Carle's collage techniques with tissue paper and thinnned glue or liquid starch to make pictures.
- Make a Watermelon Picture and glue a pipecleaner on it to make the caterpillar.
- Make a caterpillar picture using fingerprints!
- Find a wide variety of caterpillar and butterfly crafts and coloring book pages HERE!
Additional Story Sack Items:
Include one or more of these related items in the sack.
Other Suggestions:
Suggestions for more related activities.
- Make the antannae headbands above and act out this story.
- Go one a walk and see if you can find a caterpillar.
- Make caterpillar biscuit snacks.
- Make cupcakes and then put them side by side to form a caterpillar.
- Discuss the different kinds of food the caterpillar ate. Are they healthy or unhealthy?
- Make a chart of the days of the week and keep track of what food you eat each day.
- Make Edible Dirt and pretend the gummy worms are caterpillars.
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