Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Very Hungry Caterpillar


One of our favorite books is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. I found this idea on Pinterest to make our own very hungry caterpillars using finger paints and hand prints. I used paint brushes to paint the palms of the boys hands with green finger paint and their fingers with blue paint. The boys thought it was especially funny because the paint brushes tickled their hands. With a thick layer of paint we were able to press their hands 3 times in a row to make the body of the caterpillar. After washing hands I painted their palms red and 2 fingers yellow to make the caterpillars heads and antennae. After letting their art dry, the boys drew faces on their caterpillars with a black marker. That night at bed time we had fun reading the book again! Their masterpieces are still hanging on the refrigerator and everyone who has come over has commented on how cute they are!