The Very Hungry Caterpillar Toys

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Toys

Posted 2013-05-16 by Lucy follow
This is a great way to use up old egg cartons and create a cute toy based on the extremely popular children's book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Young children will especially find this activity fun and they can paint their caterpillar all by themselves too.

Two Very Hungry Caterpillars


Time: 30 minutes (plus paint drying time)
Age: Under 5's
Level: Easy

Materials
  • 1/2 an egg carton
  • dark green paint
  • red paint
  • paintbrush
  • yellow paper
  • one purple pipe cleaner
  • black pen

  • Recycle your egg carton


    Method

  • Eat a dozen eggs and save the egg carton.

  • Cut the egg carton in half down the middle, to form The Very Hungry Caterpillar's "body".

  • Turn the egg carton upside down and paint the first five "lumps" a dark green color.

  • Paint the remaining "lump" a bright red color to form the Very Hungry Caterpillar's "head".

  • Paint the body green and the head red


  • Allow the paint to completely dry and poke two holes through the red "head" where the antennae will soon fit through. Trim the edges of the carton around the head and tail to make them smooth looking.

  • Take the purple pipe cleaner and poke either end up through the holes in the "head".

  • Add the antennae


  • Cut two small oval shapes in the yellow paper and paint two green spots in the center of each, to form The Very Hungry Caterpillar's "eyes".

  • Also draw on a mouth and/or a nose. Now your own Very Hungry Caterpillar is ready to eat lots of plums, apples, strawberries, oranges and all the rest. Have fun and maybe make some more?

  • Add the yellow eyes and a mouth


    Categories
    #recycled
    #easy
    #caterpillar
    #animals
    #under_5 's
    #egg_box

    %mykidcraft
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    5_to_10s
    Under_5s
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    Over_10s
    Cheap
    Medium
    Recycled
    Paint
    Christmas
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