I’m pretty sure most people that read this blog will be familiar with The Very Hungry Caterpillar children’s book. It’s been a favourite for years and both my boys (2 and 4) still enjoy it.
Whilst browsing the different activities and printables on Twinkl I came across a lovely Very Hungry Caterpillar post it game. Print out the caterpillar face and food items, then simply cut out (glue to cardboard if you want to make it sturdier or laminate) to use.
We decided that the pop-up tunnel we have would make the perfect caterpillar body and hung his face up in the entrance of the tunnel to make a caterpillar ready to feed.
I placed the food items in a tub with pasta to hide them a little and then asked the boys to find a particular food each to feed the caterpillar.
They loved this game! Mr A (2) would be quite happy just feeding the caterpillar without any further instruction, however Mr O at 4 years old was much more interested in finding the correct food item and posting them in quick succession. It’s also great that each picture of the food has the word written below it to help older children like O to recognise those words.
The game is in the new 0-2 section of Twinkl, but it can definitely be used for older siblings too.
Do your kids love The Very Hungry Caterpillar? Do you need to find games for two different age groups too?
J x
*I received a subscription to Twinkl to share their fantastic ideas with my readers.
Plutonium Sox says
Oh lovely, what a sweet idea for a game. And so much more realistic using your tunnel as a caterpillar too!
Nat.x
Mum in Brum says
Looks like they had so much fun! I’m off to check out Twinkl – not heard of it before! #PicknMix x
to arizona and beyond says
Love this idea! Great game for them both to play together. I’m going to bookmark it for the future. Thanks for sharing! #pickNmix
Leandra says
What a fantastic idea! I love how creative you were with making your caterpillar! X
Shelly says
This looks like so much fun
Laura says
What a wonderful idea! My son LOVES The Hungry Caterpillar so will have to check this out 🙂 #picknmix
Heather McAvan says
A lovely idea and you really can’t go wrong with the Very Hungry Caterpillar can you?
mummy and monkeys says
Oh I love this game, the tunnel is perfect for it. Think my boys 5 and 8 would still love this as the hungry caterpillar has always been a favourite. Thanks for linking to #PicknMix