Allow the glue to dry completely before playing with the puppets.If desired, color the fruit pieces before gluing each onto a popsicle stick.Glue the center of the paper caterpillar on a popsicle stick to complete the caterpillar puppet.If using construction paper, you may want to glue a strip of cardboard or cardstock to the back of the puppet to make the caterpillar craft sturdier.
Glue the legs along the bottom side of the caterpillar.Assemble the green round cutouts in a curved row and glue slightly overlapping to form the caterpillar's body.Glue the eyes, mouth and antenna on the red colored round cutout.trace the orange shape onto orange paper.trace the leaves and pear shape onto green paper.trace the caterpillar's antennae onto purple paper.draw slightly smaller ovals onto black paper, and also use that black paper for the caterpillar's legs.trace the circular head piece on to red paper.trace the oval body shapes of the puppet onto light green and dark green paper.Trace the pattern pieces onto cardstock or construction paper that corresponds to the colors shown in the book:.Print out the provided puppet template and cut out the individual shapes.The puppets are also a great way to enhance the story reading process – acting out the story as you read it to them. They can also practice counting with the different foods because the caterpillar ate different amounts of different foods (three plums, one apple, four strawberries, two pears, five oranges, etc). Kids can use their puppets to work on their memory skills, trying to remember the different foods that the Very Hungry Caterpillar ate and the order, or they can use the puppet to make up their own story! They can even add their own favorite foods into the mix. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is possibly his most famous book, featuring a cute little caterpillar eating his way through a variety of snacks until finally cocooning and transforming into a beautiful butterfly.Įvery time I read this book with my daughter or daycare kids they have so much fun reciting all of the food that the caterpillar eats, so I thought it would be fun to create our own Very Hungry Caterpillar Puppets and re-enact his appetizing adventures. They are so great for teaching children a variety of concepts while being enjoyable and rhythmic, but possibly my favorite thing about his books are the gorgeous illustrations.
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