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{Reusable Puzzle} The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity

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Today, I’m thrilled to share this simple very hungry caterpillar activity.

If you’re like me, then you’ve probably read, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, book more times than you can count.  I certainly love the book, but I always struggled to come up with great activities and crafts to go along with it.  After grabbing a stack of foam sheets, I was inspired to make this super simple, reusable puzzle!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar activityWe have the Very, Hungry Caterpillar board book and both of my kids love it!  Afterwards, my kids always want to talk about the adorable caterpillar.  This Very Hungry Caterpillar puzzle is an activity that kids can do over and over!

Materials for Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity

  • Foam Sheets (Green, Red, Yellow, Brown, Purple)
  • Scissors
  • Water
  • Paint brush

The Very Hungry Caterpillar puzzle 2

 How to Make the Very Hungry Caterpillar Puzzle

  1. Fold green foam sheets into rectangles (fold in half lengthwise, then in once width wise and one more time width wise).  You should have 8 rectangles to cut out.
  2. Round the corners of the rectangles.
  3. Cut out one red oval for the head
  4. Cut two antennae (we used purple)
  5. Cut 6 tiny feet (brown)
  6. 2 larger yellow ovals for eyes and 2 smaller green ovals for pupils
  7. 1 small green nose

Put out a glass of water with a paint brush and let kids put together the puzzle.  After painting the back of each foam piece, the pieces will stick to any glass surface – like a sliding glass door!

Very Hungry Caterpillar ActivityKids will love getting to do this very hungry caterpillar puzzle.  My daughter loved making her caterpillar dig down in the Earth to find a home – I wonder what other caterpillar’s will do?!

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By Katie Joiner May 16, 2014

Comments

  1. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    May 16, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    I love how foam sticks when wet! Great idea to use it for the caterpillar puzzle!

    Reply

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