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a huNGrY caTeRpiLLaR
+ long-haired BeaR
= beST fRieNDs
the first request?
make huNGrY caTeRpiLLaR a buDDy.
so we looked at the book.
as we read, i commented on how the pictures looked.
then over the next few days, this is what we created.
first we made a caterpillar eGG…
then we set out to make some eRic caRLe paPeR.
we used….
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| dO-a-dOTs |
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| waTeRcoLOrs |
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| pAiNT daUBeRs (notice the do-a-dots in the apron pocket?) |
putting the caTeRpiLLaR together…
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and there’s the cOcOOn that the caterpillar retreats into for his metamorphosis….
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then on to when he becomes a bEaUtiFuL buTTerFLy!
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| painting two pieces so we can…
smush them together! he’s cute, right? i think that Bear did a pretty good job! |
tHe fiNaL pROduCT
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| just noticed the arrow going from the caterpillar to cocoon is backwards…it keeps falling off. whoever is around sticks it back up. my guess is that this was Bear’s doing 🙂 |
when our REAL caterpillars arrived!

















Adorable!
How sweet! I love The Hungry Caterpillar, one of my favorite books as a child.