Primary school teachers can make caterpillar snacks for their class as part of a caterpillar and butterfly unit. Teachers can bring in healthy snacks for the students to reinforce the day’s lesson or make a caterpillar dessert as part of a bug themed classroom caterpillar celebration.
How to Make Healthy Caterpillar Bug Snacks for Kids
Caterpillar Fruit and Cheese Kabobs for Kids
- Place grapes, melon balls and cheese cubes on an uncooked spaghetti strand to make a caterpillar kabob snack.
Blueberry and Celery Caterpillar Snacks for Kids
- Slice celery sticks in half lengthwise and use peanut butter or cream cheese to attach berries to it. Turn the celery stick on its side for a berry caterpillar snack.
Grape and Pretzel Stick Caterpillar Bug Snacks
- To make a grape caterpillar snack slice grapes in half and stick them onto thin pretzel sticks.
How to Make Caterpillar Bug Treats and Desserts for Kids
Cheese Ball and Graham Cracker Stick Caterpillar Snacks
- Create a cheesy caterpillar kids’ snack by sticking cheese balls on pretzel sticks.
Make a Caterpillar Bug Cake
- Create a caterpillar cake for elementary kids by baking your favorite cake mix in oven-safe bowls. Frost each caterpillar section and press them together to form the caterpillar snack. Use pipe cleaner and googly eyes to decorate the caterpillar cake and then serve it to the class.
Twinkie® and Pretzel Caterpillar Dessert
- To make a quick and easy caterpillar treat for kids take a Twinkie® and stick pretzel sticks into the front of it to look like antennae.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Snack for Kids
After reading the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle [Philomel Books, 1987] primary school teachers can make a Hungry Caterpillar Snack Bar for students. After discussing all of the food the hungry caterpillar eats in the story the teacher explains to the students that they are going to get a chance to taste all of the caterpillar treats.
The elementary teacher cuts up bite size pieces of all the food the caterpillar eats in the story and displays it on a large table. The class reviews plot of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by looking at the food they are going to try. The teacher passes out the caterpillar snacks and the kids try small servings of each.
Snack Foods The Very Hungry Caterpillar Ate:
- Apples
- Pears
- Plums
- Strawberries
- Oranges
- Cake
- Ice Cream
- Pickles
- Swiss cheese
- Salami
- Lollipops
- Cherry Pie
- Sausage
- Cupcakes
- Watermelon
- Leaves (lettuce)
Primary school teachers can make caterpillar snacks for their students to go along with a caterpillar themed unit. Depending on the needs of the kids in the class the caterpillar snacks can be healthy or dessert-like. After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle primary school teachers can create a Hungry Caterpillar Snack Bar using the foods the caterpillar eats in the story.
For more information and ideas about teaching The Very Hungry Caterpillar to primary students teachers can read The Very Hungry Caterpillar Kindergarten Lesson.
To use caterpillar and butterflies to teach symmetry and math patterns to elementary students teachers can read Caterpillar Butterfly Math Lesson Plan.
For ideas on planning a caterpillar and bug themed party A Bug Themed Birthday Party is full of lots of party planning ideas.
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