I found this page at Apron Girls. It is a fun page that helps to develop motor
skills, with each circle of the caterpillar’s body able to attach and detach
from the page. The body pieces are attached to the page with snaps.
To make this page, I drew an outline on the
page in chalk and painted the leaves and branches.
To make the caterpillar, I used a large
circle punch to punch out the pieces for the body and head. I then painted the
circles green, except for the head, which I painted blue and put a face on for
contrast.
Once each piece was dry, I attached a snap
onto the back with a hot glue gun and let it cool. You could also sew on the
snaps.
I then laid out the caterpillar on the
page, and marked where I wanted the other half of the snap to be placed. I
attached the other half to the page with hot glue, but you could also sew the
pieces on.
To store the body pieces when not in use, I
made a small pouch out of felt that resembled a cocoon and sewed
in onto the page, hanging under the branch.
I also decided last minute to include a small butterfly which can emerge from the cocoon and fly away.
