This week Gage came home from summer camp with a little caterpillar he’d made out of a milk carton and he was so proud of it. When I say made I’m pretty sure he just put the green paint on, but he was excited about it. We do read The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
so I thought it would be fun to make a butterfly to go with this caterpillar. My mom cut out some beautiful wings and I collected some things to glue and stick on. He was having a hyper day so I wasn’t sure how receptive he would be, but he saw the set up on the table and started saying butterfly and getting excited so I thought we had a chance. He lasted about 5 minutes, but that’s okay. He glued, stuck, and markered it up. My mom and I put the antennae and cotton bodies on after. Ta-da. Crafts are not his favorite thing so I’m going to have to think of something more active for this week.
the set up Those cardboard rolls in the middle were going to be our bodies until we went with something simpler)
Carefully placing a blue pom pom that he will try to move a few times.
Having grandma make one too was part of the fun!
And the finished product. Can you tell which one is Gage’s? I put his caterpillar above it as a hint.
There’s no butterfly here now but it would be the perfect place for one 😉 This was taken in a village in the French countryside. Sorry I don’t know which one.
(courtesy of Bookbath)
I read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to my kids (now 37, 34, and 29!) way back when. Along with the other Eric Carle books. Timeless.
I’m really looking forward to crafting with A. 🙂
I wanna crafting with Gage!!
I love this…and I just love that book…I miss those days…
Gabe loves the Hungry Catepillar! How fun to make some butterflies and talk about the change they make. And another beautiful pic!!!
It looks like he did great to me!
Looks like so much fun.
I never saw a boy last that long at crafts! You did great!!! :–)
This book was a favorite with all three of my girls! Great craft project, too 🙂
I think I need to take Gage home with me and soon!! My boys are all leaving the nest 😦
Gage can’t be old enough for summer camp is he?
Gage looks so intent on his caterpillar project:)
What a fun idea!! Elle LOVES butterflies but I’m sad to say that I’ve never taken the time to do crafts with her because we’re usually so go go go on the weekend. I love your creativity with Gage!
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