Summer classes ended a few weeks back. Since then, the boy and I have been trying to work on his fine motor skills by doing worksheets I would get online. To change his routine, I decided to do some crafts. We started to save the paper rolls and made this caterpillar.
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| The Very Hungry Caterpillar |
Everything we needed, I bought at the nearby bookstore. I cut the tissue paper roll in to 3 rolls using a cutter. You can make a shorter caterpillar using just 2 rolls (6 segments).
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| toilet rolls, googley eyes, yarn and glue |
The boy and I took about an hour to finish painting all the rolls. I did most of the painting. He asked me to paint over some of the rolls he did. It was a fun activity for the both of us.
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| Painting time |
I used gel glue to stick the googley eyes and the mouth (yarn). I would have preferred using glue gun, which would have been less messy but mine is missing. Note to self, try looking for it. Who am I kidding? I'll probably buy a new one soon.
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| Caterpillar's head |
Once the paint was dry, I went ahead and attached the rolls one by one. You can use glue but I went with staple wires. It was easier and less messy for me. For the antennae, I used those twisty wires. I punched two small holes on top of the would be head and inserted those orange wires and voila! It turned out pretty cute if I may say so myself :)
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| In action |
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| The boy enjoying his new toy |
The boy seemed to enjoy his new toy.
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| Dungis Mr. Caterpillar |
The glue I used for the eyes and mouth made a mess, I think I put too much.
To make the experience complete, I thought of telling him Eric Carle's story about the very hungry caterpillar and I found this video.
I did not stop there, I had the brilliant idea of printing out the whole story to make it more interactive for the boy. He enjoyed it so much that we read it 10x in one sitting. Who thinks it's a good idea now? Lol. Really, I am happy that he appreciates it so much. I just hope telling the story 3x would be enough for a day.
I got my free downloadable printouts from here. I hung it to the wall using yard. The kid had fun putting the caterpillar through each food. This one got him busy for a few hours.
How about you, any crafting activities you enjoyed doing with your kid?
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