Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party: Bug Jar Party Favor

One really cute idea for a Very Hungry Caterpillar party favor is to create your own bug jars.  Ideas for contents include Easter grass, plastic bugs, and toy magnifying glasses.   

Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party: Play Dough Party Favor

Kayla danelle has a cute idea for a hungry caterpillar party favor. She places 3 squished balls of green playdoh into a jar to make the caterpillar body and then adds a construction paper eyes, face and antenna to the lid.

Get the instructions here:

http://kayladanelle.blogspot.com/2012/02/very-hungry-caterpillar-first-birthday_06.html

Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party: More Arts and Crafts Activity

It's amazing what you can make with half of an egg carton. A little more messy than the fingerprint version but probably more fun since it doesn't have to stay as clean. All you need are egg cartons cut in half lengthwise, green and red paint, pipe cleaners and some markers to draw the face.



ABC and 123 learning has another craft idea involves using strips of pre-cut paper to make the caterpillar head and bodies.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.abcand123learning.com/2011/03/eric-carle-activities-and-lessons.html

Make and takes has a cute way to create a caterpillar using just beads and a pipe cleaner.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.makeandtakes.com/meet-our-bead-caterpillar-pets

Hungrey Caterpillar Bracelet

Lines across takes a string and wooden beads to make hungry caterpillar bracelets for little hands to string together.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.linesacross.com/2012/09/diy-caterpillar-bracelet.html

Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party: Arts and Crafts Activity

Just 2 colors of finger paints and your little guests can make their own caterpillars.  To make things simple use stickers and a black marker to add the face and feet.

Get instructions here:
http://lyndsxo-glamourmoms.blogspot.com/2011/03/very-hungry-caterpillar-fingerprint.html

Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party: Easy Cupcake Cake

Assembled cupcakes to form a caterpillar makes for a really easy, simple and creative birthday cake. 

Get the instructions here:

http://cococakecupcakes.blogspot.com/2009/03/hungry-caterpillar-cupcake-party-train.html

Very Hungry Caterpillar Party Food Table

Hostess blog has a very simple food table layout featuring the fruit from the beginning pages of the book.  You could even group the fruit to match the number the caterpillar ate.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hostessblog.com/2011/06/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-birthday-party/

Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party: Snack Ideas

Another really simple, easy to assemble snack.  You could even have the kids design their own caterpillars before they eat them.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cutefoodforkids.com/2011/10/22-very-hungry-caterpillar-inspired.html

Princess and the frog shares her caterpillar kabobs using grapes and icing and chocolate chips to make the eyes.  Use a purple grape for the first one and it will look more like the hungry caterpillar.

Get the instructions here:
http://princessandthefrogblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/grape-caterpillar-kebobs.html

Hungry Caterpillar Party Decorations

KadOsh shows a cute way to decorate the walls for a hungry caterpillar party using balloons and construction paper making the caterpillars crawl around the room.

Get the instructions here:
http://kad0sh.livejournal.com/485990.html

Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party: Name Tags

A cute way to have everyone know who everyone else is is to have name tags.  You an use pins or double-sided sticky tape to attach them or even string.    

Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party: Invitation Idea

The biggest issue with these invitations is the glass jar which does not make for fun mailing.  Instead of a jar try just a crystalline envelope.  The effect will be just as cute and much more cost effective and less of a hassle.

Get instructions here:
http://www.potterybarnkids.com/design-studio/invitations/caterpillar_party.html

Paper Hungry Caterpillar Invitation

Homemaking honey has a paper based hungry caterpillar invitation using paper circles to form the caterpilllar.

Get the instructions here:
http://homemakinghoney.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-year-and-new-birthdays.html