The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Hi Julia!

To begin your craft ask Mommy, Daddy, Grandma or Grandpa to read you the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.

Next, sit at a table with your supplies in front of you.  You may want to wear an old shirt so you do not get paint on your good clothing. 

Pour some green and yellow paint onto a paper plate.  It is ok if they mix.  Take a sponge and dab the sponge in the green and yellow paint.  Scrape the sponge on the side of the plate to remove the excess paint.

Now dab the sponge onto the paper on the left side.  This is the rear-end of your caterpillar!  Move the sponge over and print another section of the caterpillar.  Make sure it is touching the first section that you printed.  For the next one, you might need more paint on the sponge so dab it into the paint again.  Repeat this until you have about seven sections on the paper.  Just make sure to leave room at the other end for the head. 

The next step is to give your caterpillar a head.  Eric Carle made his caterpillar's head red!  Pour some red paint onto another plate and dab the sponge into it.  Don't forget to scrape the sponge off.

Print the red paint on the paper where you would like the head to be.

Next, take the brown crayon and draw legs on your caterpillar.  Then you may draw antennas with the purple crayon. 

Your caterpillar needs eyes!  Fold the yellow piece of paper in half.  Draw an oval on the paper and cut it out while the paper is still folded so you will have two yellow eyes. 

 

Glue the eyes on the caterpillar.  Next, paint green eye balls on the yellow ovals.






The last step is to draw the caterpillar's fuzz.  Make little brown lines all along the caterpillar's back. 
You are finished!  Step back and take a look at your Very Hungry Caterpillar!