Caterpillar On Paper Leaf Cupcake Liner Craft

Craft up a colorful caterpillar with inexpensive mini cupcake liners and our free printable today! We will show you how easy it is!

This is a great spring time activity or story time craft idea for kids to make before or after you read the children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle together.

So let’s grab those craft supplies and get to work on this simple Eric Carle kids craft idea ASAP. You can find ALL the details you need to know, as well as the FREE leaf printable in the full tutorial below!

Happy crafting {and reading} with your little ones, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your paper and cupcake liner caterpillar on our Facebook page to admire from a far afterwards! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR CATERPILLAR CUPCAKE LINER CRAFT WITH —> Thumbprint Caterpillar Cards

Try this fun and easy caterpillar craft with your kids today! They’ll love creating their own colorful critters out of cupcake liners!

Craft Supplies:

White or Green Cardstock Paper
Blank Leaf Printable – grab the template from box.com
Mini Cupcake Liners – four per caterpillar craft
Glue Stick
Your Choice of Colored Cardstock Paper – I used black
Wiggle Eyes – two per caterpillar craft
Sharpie Marker
Single Hole Paper Punch
optional materials – coloring utensils such as coloring pencils, crayons or markers

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Directions:

First things first – download and print the provided file in the supply list above. You only need ONE print per caterpillar craft.
If you print the file on green cardstock paper, there is no need to color it. However, if you print it on white cardstock paper, go ahead and color in the leaf design however you like!
Next up – grab FOUR mini cupcake liners. These can be ANY color or pattern you like, however I suggest making the head a different color so it stands out.
Flatten each one of your muffin cup liners out with your hands.
Now glue them in a line {doesn’t even need to be straight} on the leaf design on your printout.
Once those are secured in place, it’s time to give the cupcake liners the look of a caterpillar! Grab your scrap piece of cardstock paper and scissors.
Cut out some small antennas for the caterpillar.
Glue those onto what will be the head of the caterpillar.
Now grab your wiggle eyes and glue those in place on the same cupcake liner.
Use the Sharpie marker to draw on a smile right under that.
The last step, which is actually optional, is to hole punch a few holes along the edge of the craft to give the look that the caterpillar is eating it.
And that’s it! Display your cupcake liner caterpillar piece proudly for ALL to see!

PAIR YOUR CATERPILLAR CRAFT WITH —> Craft Stick Caterpillar

Do you love this Paper and Cupcake Liner Caterpillar craft? Be sure to check out our Paper Plate Caterpillar kid craft idea to pair along with this fabulous idea!

We also have a great Eric Carle roundup post for you to check out today, as well! My personal favorites from the collection are our paper plate duck and paper plate seahorse tutorials!

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