Snack: Edible caterpillars

Use this craft to start a conversation with your children about what caterpillars eat and what butterflies eat. Also, talk about the different ways in which they eat.

Materials for sweet snack:
Paper plates
Twinkies
Gum drops
Licorice laces

Procedure:
1. Have children draw and color flowers on the paper plates
2. Place a Twinkie in the middle of the flowers to serve as the caterpillar body
3. Use gum drops as feet and eyes
4. Use licorice laces for antennae and proboscis
5. Vote for the most creative and then eat

Materials for a healthier snack:

Paper plates
Thinly sliced strawberries, kiwi and other colorful fruit
Blueberries

Procedure:
1. Draw a butterfly onto the paper plate and pass them out
2. Allow children to decorate the wings with fruit
3. Eat

Books About Caterpillars

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