Aaron made the most darling little caterpillar at preschool the other day. I loved it so much that I asked him to show us how to make some when he got home. We had all of the supplies, so he got to work and made one for each member of the family. They are clipped onto random objects around the house and are so bright and cheerful! I think they are pretty self explanatory and he made all of them by himself so they are perfect for little fingers.
His class had been reading about caterpillars in preparation for their field trip yesterday to the Franklin Park Conservatory. They were able to observe butterflies and see the newly transformed ones as well. We went to the conservatory over the summer with my in laws and were able to see many beautiful butterflies. Yesterday was a cloudy day, so they were a bit shy.
We stopped by the gift shop and picked a couple of "Painted Ladies" to bring home with us. In two weeks these little guys will transform into beautiful butterflies that we can set free in our flower beds. I like pets like this. They are fun to watch and transform, and are gone within two weeks! Why don't more animals come this way? The excitement of a new pet usually wears off in that time frame anyways, right? ;)
I love these! We've got all the stuff for these on hand too. We're planting a little garden in pots tonight and these would be perfect to stick on the sides of the pots too. I think we'll be making these. Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteI've made these with my classes. They are a lot of fun. If you want you can add a little magnetic tape on the back and put them on your refrigerator to hold notes.
ReplyDeleteDo you live in Boston?...your reference to Franklin Park. I live just north of Boston.
Love your site...you are so very creative.
Marcia :)
We made these same caterpillars only turned them into butterflies :)
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These are so cute, I love that your little man put them together for the whole family.
ReplyDeleteaaww - these are cute. I am saving this for a children's church craft idea
ReplyDeletecute-my son will love to make these
ReplyDeleteTotally making these with my kids! I'm always looking for more kid-friendly crafts:)
ReplyDeleteTeehee! These are so cute. My daughter would love to make them. She begs for those little puff balls every time we are at the craft store. :)
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