Let’s make an egg carton caterpillar craft with kids! This easy egg carton caterpillar craft for preschool-aged kids is also a wonderful addition to studying the life cycle of butterflies or the perfect craft for reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Kids of all ages will love this egg carton caterpillar which is literally what egg cartons were made for…right? Make this caterpillar craft at home or in the classroom.
How to make an egg carton caterpillar craft
This Easy Preschool Caterpillar Craft is so simple and one of my childhood favorites. This craft was able to be done almost completely without adult “interference” by my (just about) 3 year old.
Related: Butterfly facts for kids
You probably have all of the supplies you need at home making this an inexpensive craft to make.
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Supplies needed to make an egg carton caterpillar
- Egg carton (the cardboard kind is easier to decorate) 1 carton = 2 caterpillars
- Pipe cleaner (1/2 per caterpillar)
- Paint, markers or stickers to decorate
- Googly eyes
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions for making an egg carton caterpillar
Watch Our Quick Video Tutorial for this Caterpillar Craft
Step 1
Cut egg carton length-wise so you get one long bumpy caterpillar body.
How to cut an egg carton tip: I found it easiest to cut it using a combo of a sharp serrated knife and scissors.
Step 2
Paint or color the body of the caterpillar. Affix facial features (or draw them on). Poke two holes in the top of the head. Wrap the pipe cleaners around each other, bend them into shape, and poke them through the egg carton.
Our finished egg carton caterpillar craft
Easy Egg Carton Caterpillar Craft
A caterpillar craft for kids made out of egg cartons.
Materials
- • Egg carton (the cardboard kind is easier to decorate) 1 carton = 2 caterpillars
- • Pipe cleaner (1/2 per caterpillar)
- • Paint, markers or stickers to decorate
- • Googly eyes
Tools
- • Scissors
- • Glue
Instructions
- Cut egg carton length-wise so you get one long bumpy
caterpillar body. - Paint or color the body of the caterpillar.
- Affix facial features (or draw them on).
- Wrap the pipe cleaners around each other, bend them into shape, and poke them
through the egg carton.
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- Talk about the life cycle of the caterpillar in as much detail as is appropriate.
- Caterpillar starts with C! We have so many letter c crafts for kids.
- Read the classic: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle or as a really fresh, fun alternative Look & See: The Green Caterpillar <–I love the cute rhymes and involvement of lots of other insects in this book. It also reviews colors.
- Informational books like Caterpillars and Butterflies or Lift the Flap Bugs & Butterflies can be a lot of fun too!
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Have you made our egg carton caterpillar craft with your kids? We would love to know how it turned out.
I love this activtiy. I am going to do it with my little ones tomorrow. I remember doing this when Iw as little and loving it.