My Party
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- The cake.
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- butterflies from coffee filters.
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- Smash cake.
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- Foot stamp thank you card.
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- snacks with story quotes
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- another hidden caterpillar
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- On Monday he ate...
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- caterpillar hunt
Comments
Heather T says...
Hi Laurel, I don't actually have anything saved for this part of the project. I found some Eric Carle printables by Googling "Very Hungry Caterpillar printables". There was a page full of the foods from the story so I printed it, colored it in and cut out each piece of food. Then I just glued each piece of fruit on top of the printed words (which match the text from the story). The colored background is actually made from photo "mat stacks". The cards were just kind of pieced together with stuff I had laying around the house. I'm sorry I don't have anything I can email you for this part and I didn't save the cards or I would give them to you. Sorry I couldn't be more help. I hope your party goes well.
Tricia L says...
How thick were the slices you made for the bundt cake?
Lori B says...
Hi Heather, I was wondering how you made the caterpillar on the top of the cake? It is adorable! I would love to try and replicate it if possible! Thank you, Lori
Heather T says...
Hi, If you look on the page with the photo there is a convo between another mom and me. It pretty much tells step by step how I did it. Basically I used a bundt pan for the caterpillar and cut it up to get the shape I wanted. Hope that helps.
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Party Recap...
My cousin wanted a Very Hungry Caterpillar party for her son's first birthday. My kids made little caterpillars out of egg cartons which were hidden in the yard for a caterpillar hunt. My cousin purchased inexpensive magnifying glasses for the kids to hunt with. For some decor we made caterpillars out of balloons and placed them on the fireplace. I made the cake out of a bunt pan and cut it into pieces to get the shape I wanted. The appetizers were the foods the hungry caterpillar eats in the book. I wrote a story about the birthday boy's first year that followed the format of the Hungry Caterpillar story. A photo for each milestone was posted next to the story. My own children made the decorations by simply watercoloring pictures I printed from the computer. They also watercolored coffee filters and we turned them into butterflies with pipe cleaners. We also made antenna for the kids to wear instead of hats. It was a very different and memorable party for everyone.
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Party Highlights
What People Ate
Snacks were the same as the food in The Very Hungry Caterpillar story.
Activities / Games
Kids went on a caterpillar hunt using magnifying glasses to find them in the yard.
Laurel K says...
@ 19:13 on Mar 30, 2011
Hi Heather! what cute ideas you came up with for the Very Hungry Caterpillar bday party!! I was wondering if you have any digital copies of the food signs you created that I might "borrow" for my son's first birthday party. Please share your thoughts with me at mrs.kipp@yahoo.com Thank you so much!! Laurel