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The kids and I are big fans of The Hungry Caterpillar, in fact, the book is one of our regular bedtime stories. When we read it the kids know every single line by heart. I have always loved the stories and characters created by Eric Carle as they were part of my childhood too.
We were recently sent some of The Hungry Caterpillar craft kits by Rainbow Designs to review. The lovely people at Rainbow Designs have also offered us an identical set to giveaway to one of our lovely readers too.
We were sent the Very Hungry Caterpillar Super Dough Caterpillar and the 3D Cardboard Character set. There are also other kits available in The Very Hungry Caterpillar range.
It’s always fun when we get to sit down all together to do some crafts. Most of the time we go freestyle with our crafting sessions but sometimes it’s nice to do some guided activities too.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Super Dough Caterpillar
Jake and I did the Super Dough Caterpillar together. Upon opening the kit I was immediately impressed with how everything had been packaged and presented. I could tell immediately that this activity had been well thought out and made super simple for little hands. The instructions for making the caterpillar are detailed and really easy to follow.
I’m also really impressed that the dough although air-drying is fully re-useable.
Jake loved the texture of the dough he had lots of fun squashing it before we began. With a little help from Mummy, he rolled some balls that would make up the caterpillar’s body. He particularly liked making the little legs and eyes and he could easily use the red tool that is included in the kit.
Once the caterpillar was finished I helped him make a little red apple. He played for a little while pretending to feed the apple to his caterpillar.
Here he is looking super proud of his creation.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar 3D Cardboard Character Kit
I knew Daisy would absolutely love this. She loves crafting and creating and this kit had everything she needed to make some colourful characters.
The kit contains four iconic Eric Carle characters.
I was really impressed that each of the characters came separately wrapped with their own little set of decorations. There are suggestions on the box of how to colour and decorate the characters but the little things included like pom poms and pipe cleaners encourage creative imagination.
The characters are made of really quality thick cardboard and the felt pens included were of really good quality too. I think that’s what I’m most impressed with, the quality of both kits is outstanding.
Daisy chose the caterpillar and Jake chose the Elephant and they were both busy with the felts.
Both Daisy and Jake loved sticking the colourful pom poms and shapes onto their characters. Daisy was super excited as the kit contained silver glitter glue, she’s obsessed with the stuff.
As you can see we had lots of fun with both of the kits.
Salad and veg – as I would want to eat healthily so I could transform into a beautiful butterfly!
I love my salads but most of all I would have to go for tomatoes
Pizza and rose wine – my favourite meal!
Spinach, strawberries and praline chocolate as a nice combination
i would eat through a nice roast dinner
Would have to be watermelon, I could eat loads of that!
Oh strawberries, melon and cream…yummy
Apples, and bananas . Delicious and good for me .
mushrooms – i love them
Raspberries and cherries.
Cupcakes and chocolate
Mini quiche cheese strings and the obligatory lettuce with a teeny bit of chocolate
a mountain of ice cream
Strawberries and raspberries are my favourites
Pizza because I love it.
chocolate and cheese because they are my favs!
I’d munch through pizza, my favourite food!
Lots of chocolate!
I would munch through a raspberry bush, my favourite fruit of all time
oooh crikey! A big meat feast pizza, because it’s probably my fav! And I could grow bigger from eating it
It would have to be clotted cream and jam scones because the are the yummiest thing ever!
Chocolate and Ben & jerrys ice cream.. I’d be the really fat caterpillar..
Chips. I just love chips xx
Pizza. I could eat it all day
I’d munch through a plate of spaghetti because as a caterpillar that would be a bit like an obstacle course!
I would munch through skips the crisps as they are my fave
Chocolate cake! Mmm
Chocolate – my favourite food!
CHOCOLATE CAKE – who wouldnt 🙂 my absolute fave desert, yummy
Cookies ice cream and chocolate
Chocolate cake as its my favourite treat
Millies cookies and as i would feel guily a nice freah fruit salad with lots of strawberries.
Mango, it reminds me of Australia
Chocolate. The sugar would give me energy to eat more chocolate.
Jelly and ice cream because I love it.
A big Bar of chocolate!!! Because I am addicted to chocolate
A giant bar of chocolate
Cheese because is very yummy.
A giant bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich because I love a good sandwich!
chocolate, I don’t think as a caterpillar I could still resist a nibble 😉
Yoghurt to keep the good bacteria a life :0)
Strawberries! Because they are soft, sweet & juicy.
A nice ripe banana to give me lots of energy 🙂
Hash browns because that’s what I’m craving during my pregnancy!
I would munch my way through rice cakes because I love them at the moment!
a whole bag of raw peas in the pod because I adore them !
pasta as i need it for energy get me thru my night shift lol
I’d munch on buttercups.
Pizza! Just cant have enough of it as there are so many different ones to try.
would munch on cheese, love all cheeses, they are yummy, forget the green stuff
Would have to be a nice curry! its my guilty pleasure.
Chocolate and strawberries as they are my two favourite foods. 🙂
Chocolate – because it would make me a very happy caterpillar!
toffee crumble i love it 😀
Chocolate! Because it’s the best thing every created!!
Cheese and crisps. Why not 😉
Apple and other fruits, delicious!
Gold bars – I’m addicted to them at the moment!
Chocolate!!
Magnum ice cream lollies
Chicken pizza its one of my favourite
Crumpets as i am addicted to them
Terry’s Chocolate Orange as I simply cannot resist!x
Lime cheesecake…because it’s delicious 🙂
Raspberries
Melon. It is my absolute favourite fruit and when they are in season and the prices are good in the supermarket I go a little mad. I’m not sure half a melon and nothing else for lunch is “nutrionally balanced”!
Has to be chocolate cake
Chips! I really really love chips fat or thin I could live off them if I could!
CHEESECAKE – ESPECIALLY BLUEBERRY
Crisps as they are my favourite naughty nibble
‘Brussels Sprouts’…as I’m always telling my little man – you have to eat your greens if you want to grow up big and strong…plus I actually really love them 😉 x
Strawberries and water melon
Cherries, they’re the best thing ever
A nice crispy salad with lots of tomatos
I would go for some lettuce as i just love it!!!
cucumber – i love it
A doughnut peach since I am now obsessed eight them
At this time of the year it would be sweet ripe starwberries, delicious and juicy 🙂
Cheese!!!
Chocolate and pretzels
watermelon because it is just so juicy!
krispy kreme dohnut
cucumber is a huge favourite in my house
I could eat my weight in cheese so probably that! 🙂
Strawberries
Anything chocolate…as I am addicted!
fajitas and pizza – do I really need a reason?!
Bread and cake as if I were a caterpillar, I wouldn’t be gluten intolerant so could eat a nice piece of toast and some yummy cake! I wish!
Chocolate fudge cake because it is my favourite!
Lots of cream cakes
tomatoes-as they are moist and just sweet enough to eat them over and over again
spinach leaves
pizza! Just because it’s yummy!
crisps, cheese and grapes
Strawberries and cream ilove them
Chocolate cake, raspberries and cream
A nice juicy peach
Cheesecake! I’m on slimming world and have been craving it for weeks!
I’m pregnant atm so pretty much am the very hungry caterpillar anyway XD Strawberries and peanut butter for me, yum!
pasta bakes xxx
chocolate and red wine
Chocolate
We munched through chocolate cake today because it’s my birthday! But I think I’d get a stomachache if I tried it every day.
Pizza and Macaroni Cheese because they are my 2 favourite things haha 🙂
REALLY LONG BANANAS TO HELP ME GROW REALLY LONG
strawberries
i would eat through a nice roast dinner
Chocolate cake because it’s yummy
Lots of fruit and veg
a big bowl of mint choc chip icecream
Pizza & garlic bread!
Chocolate just because it’s lovely
Chocolate – cos it’s so healthy! lol
Melon and pineapple as my son loves them both
Chicken pakoras, I would soon turn into a butterfly
Ice cream definitely has to be
A little bit of all the good stuff! I love food too much to just pick one favourite!
strawberries I love them.
Where to start?? urm, a pepperoni pizza, 2 jam doughnuts, a bag of tangy cheese doritos, a mc chicken sandwich, 8 kfc hot wings, a roast lamb dinner, a mixed kebab and a tub of strawberry carte dor, these are all the foods I have banned myself from though unfortunately lol
oh and a chicken pathia with fried rice and a keema naan lol
Cake because I love it
Definitely a big plate of pasta my favourite food!
Melon as it’s delicious.
pizza, cake, and ice cream…. naughty but very nice
I’d munch my way through a big plate of spaghetti carbonara because I’m obsessed with Italian food and this is one of my most favourite dishes.
A bar of chocolate because I’m a chocoholic! x
Oh, I would munch through meats and cheeses. My favourites ;D
Cherrys as so juicy and delicious
raspberries they are juicy and yummy
Cheese as I’m a complete cheese-aholic my favourite food ever.
popcorn because you can eat a whole bucketful and not feel guilty !!
A big fat salmon salad x
Pizza and lots of it! 😀
I’d munch my way through an Indian takeaway followed my an eat on mess, id be a very fat caterpillar
I’m a complete chocoholic so chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate!
A juicy pineapple as it’s a summer fruit
Cheese because I am pregnant with my little boy and it has been my huge craving
Chocolate as it’s my favourite
Strawberry cheesecake
cakes and anything chocolate
Cherries, ooooh I do love cherries
Cherries. I love them!
Strawberries as they are a tasty healthy treat
granny smith apples as they are crisp, refreshing and delicious
Sausage rolls I do love mysacoury food more than anything
Lettuce and Cucumber
Chocolate cake! Well it’s chocolate cake no more reason needed yum!
Pizza and beer! Perfect for fattening up a hungry Caterpillar!
Going by what I’ve just eaten, I’d scoff a whole pack of chocolate eclairs!
Olives easy to eat and carry on my caterpillar head !
I hate to be predictable but anything chocolate!