The Very Hungry Caterpillar Printables, Activities and Craft Ideas

Published:
October 1, 2013

Sarah Shelton

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Sarah Shelton

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This is the second post in our Eric Carle book series!


This is another must have book in our home. It is so fun to read to little ones and we love butterflies around here. When my little girls were babies I couldn’t wait to homeschool them because I knew I could find lots of fun things to use with them to incorporate one of our favorite books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar into an educational experience!

Here are some of our favorite printables to use with this Eric Carle gem:
Sequencing Printable 
Matching Game
Tracing and Write a Short Story Worksheets
Caterpillar Learning Fun Pack
Printables: Lifecycle of butterfly, days of week, opposites and more
1+1+1=1 UPDATED Hungry Caterpillar Printable Pack
Printable Mobile
The Very Hungry Caterpillar PowerPoint 
Mini Book
Sentence Scramble
Counting Game

Here are some adorable craft and activity ideas:
Four Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities
Caterpillar Clothespin Craft
Egg Carton Craft Tutorial with FREE fruit printables
Feed The Very Hungry Caterpillar Egg Carton craft and printable food

I LOVE these adorable Very Hungry Caterpillar Hands on Toys and our favorite board book:


The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book Was $10.99 NOW $5.52 50% OFF!!!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Wooden Pull Toy Was $21.99 NOW $14.99!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Lacing Cards Was $14.99 Now $11.78

A Very Busy Sticker Book $5.39

Check out our first post in the Eric Carle Book Series:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Printables, Activities and Craft Ideas 

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