Very Hungry Caterpillars

For this project the children decide what the hungry caterpillar wants to eat. Each child is give a piece of cardstock that has been folded in half and then re-opened. The teacher draws a bold black line on the fold and two antennae.

The children are given small squeeze bottles of paint. They get to squeeze small dots onto the bold line and tell what the caterpillar is eating. For example when they squeeze yellow on, they may say the caterpillar at a banana.

When the line is full, the children fold their paper in half and use their hands or the spreaders (as seen in the teachers hand) to rub the paper. As they rub from the folded edge of the paper to the other side, the paint will spread.

When they open their paper they will discover their beautiful butterfly.