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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a reason to celebrate! It has been a favorite since my childhood and now is a favorite of my children. I love when stories and art become timeless. This past week, I noticed special attention being paid to this classic book. After a little research, I found that this book has earned an official: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day, March 2oth!
Considering my love for this story, I was ecstatic when MyChronicleBooks released personalized products featuring artwork from The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
I had gone to Hungry Caterpillar heaven finding Birthday cards, placemats, lunch boxes, baby books and more! So what did I do? Threw a party of course!!!
This little caterpillar balloon guy sure makes me happy. Made the kids squeal too! 😉
Okay, cuteness overload coming right up. I wish I had the talented to make these beauties, but in all honesty, the cupcakes came from the supermarket and the fondant toppers came from Sugared Up.
You can also get FREE Hungry Caterpillar printable cupcake or straw toppers directly from MyChronicleBooks HERE.
For an activity, the kids used clay to make their own “Very Hungry Caterpillars”.
And since we had very hungry little people, the kids used straws to create holes in their party food. Their personalized placemats were a hit!
Wait for it… The Hungry Caterpillar cookies. The cherry pie with the hole in the middle is my favorite! I could have attempted to make these beauties, but they would NOT have turned out like this. Sugar T’s Cookies whipped these together for me.
And of course my twin girls needed to be dressed for such an occasion! I’m thinking I could have pulled off one of these too. 😉
I love that my little man had Personalized Thank You Cards ready to be written in. (Oh I how I love 5 year old scratch writing. Stop growing up little man).
My favorite Personalized gifts for kids is this lunchbox. My little Noah has turned it into his personalized treasure box. I keep having to dump out his small toys and hide it in the kitchen. Sweet boy.
This really is such a fabulous site for Personalized books and gifts for kids. I about melted when I saw the personalized journal for baby’s first year. Can someone have a baby shower soon so I can gift another one of these? What a treasure.
Long story short, we love The Very Hungry Caterpillar around here. If you do too, hopefully you have found some party, craft and personalized products to gush over.
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Stephanie says
Everything is so incredibly adorable! I love that in addition to all the professional design elements, you have included the balloon arrangement and ice cream cone caterpillar because I really believe anyone could pull those off with flying colors even if they don’t think they’re artistic or crafty.
Jennfier says
Oooh, very cute. I love the clay caterpillar craft and the “hole-y” fruit. The barrettes are adorable, too – but I have 3 boys! The personalized invitations and placemats are absolutely wonderful, but way over my budget for a child’s birthday party. I found some free Hungry Caterpillar party ideas and printables here: http://www.potterybarnkids.com/design-studio/celebration/the_very_hungry_caterpillar_1st_birthday_party.html Some are specific to a first birthday party, but many can be easily adapted to a party for kids of any age.
Mindy says
love the balloon caterpillar! Thank you for the discount, I’ve been wanting the racecar book for my nephew!
Alice says
This is awesome!!!
jane says
Oh my goodness…this is what I’m going to do for my babies party next month!!
Melissa says
Oh my gosh! A party around my favorite book. LOVE!
Jill M. says
Shelley…where did you find or how did you make these cookies?
mommabear says
ahh….those ice cream cones match perfect!!
Mary says
I LOVE the Very Hungry caterpillar! All of these ideas are so cute, too. What a great giveaway 🙂
Kat says
cool party ! – thanks for sharing. I will start my new life on the 15th as a nanny to three boys ages 3, 5, and 6 weeks ! Yikes I may need help to keep them busy and happy I plan to visit your blog to keep me inspired.
Missy says
This party looks adorable!!
love love the personalized invites and thank you cards!!
Love the balloon caterpillar, too – nice job Shelley!
Rachee says
I love the Hungry Caterpillar because when I was a kid I would stick my fingers in the hole.
Michele Moyes says
I soooooooo love The Very Hungry Caterpillar party ideas – thanks for shareing !!
Jessica Combs says
Pick me! Pick me!!
Heather R. says
Very cool ideas!
Jodi Monroy says
The very hungry caterpillar is a classic!
Yael says
One of my favorite books of all!
Kelley says
So cute. Great ideas for my son’s first birthday party.
Kristina says
I love the bright colors of the hungry catepiller! This party is super adorable!
Kristina says
The hungry catepiller is such a great, colorful story! This party is fantastic.
Donna O'Neil says
This is one of my daughter’s favorite books!
Jennifer Hodges says
Love this book because it is such a classic and has holes in it!
Iza Baswedan says
It’s a classic story.
Lynne Percival says
Wouldn’t I be the coolest Aunt in the world, if I could get personalized items for my new Niece!
These are previous!
Jamie says
Loved the book since I was a little girl. Cute story.
Tracey says
I love the Hungry Caterpillar because its super simple, colorful and has a great message! My kid likes to count each page. This party is a fabulous idea! I love the balloon caterpillar. Thanks!
Shelly R says
Such A Colorful Classic. My Youngest Had His Newborn Photos Made In A Very Hungry Caterpillar Prop.
kathryn says
This would be amazing for my Juliet’s first birthday party! I’ve been a fan of Eric Carle since I was a child. My students love his books as well as my own children. Such simple stories with gorgeous illustrations.
francine says
I love the colourful illustrations.
Kylene says
I absolutely love all of the bright colors with the Hungry Caterpillar and plan to use this as the theme for my little guy’s first birthday.
Robin says
I love the Very Hungry Caterpillar. It was one of my favorite books as a child. Of course I had to get the book for my kids. I also found an Eric Carle bedset for my son. It is adorable.
Alicia G says
Great giveaway!
Amanda says
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is such a sweet story! I absolutely love reading it to my kids and watching their faces light up with each page in anticipation of what’s coming next! =)
grace says
it’s one of my son’s favorite books … he loves to read it, guess because of the colors and he loves anything crawling 🙂
lacey says
I love the very hungry caterpillar because it’s educational and fun, but mostly because it’s my sons favorite book!
Jill says
This is perfect! I loved this book as a child and now this is the theme for my daughter’s 1st birthday!!!!!
Jayde Boston says
The very hungry caterpillar was my favourite book growing up & still is to this day 🙂 My sons now love & read it most nights before bed. I’m so excited to be planning my sons first birthday for next month using the hungry caterpillar theme 🙂
Michelle says
Love looking at this, this book has been a favorite of my little guys since he was a baby now he’s six and were planning a hungry caterpillar party for my soon to be one year old 🙂 so happy I found the balloon idea!! Than u 🙂
Nichole says
I love The Hungry Caterpillar because it is so versatile with boys and girls. It is such a good book and all kids love it!
Evia says
I love this! Planning to throw my sister-in-law a Very Hungry Caterpillar baby shower. Love reading it to my kids.
joanne says
that is the most adorable party! my grandson would really love it!!
Kym says
I love this book and everything about this blog. Thanks so much for sharing. Definitely did some pinning today. : )
Fawn says
I’d love to throw a party like this for my son. He will turn 2 the end of May! He destroyed his Hungry Catepillar book b/c he loved it so much.
Stephanie says
There are so many cute ideas for a Very Hungry Caterpillar party! I’m searching for my son’s 3rd birthday party theme! This could be it!
Justine says
Love this book! It is going to make a great party theme forum very hungry little man!
Kat says
I’m starting now for granddaughter’s 1st birthday! Let the cookie baking begin . . . 🙂 CELEBRATE with fun ideas. Pick me to WIN!
Sheena Mawson says
I loved it before I was a teacher because of the bright colors and fun story. As a teacher I loved teaching sequencing, counting, healthy eating, and colors with it. Now as a mom I love reading it with my children and eating the foods right along with the caterpillar!
Adie Fitschen says
This party is adorable and such a great idea!! I love the ice cream cones they are so cute!! And the holey fruit is also a great touch!!
Irasema says
I have been teaching for 18 years, 8 of those as a librarian and I love the Very Hungry Caterpillar! Such an amazing book artistically and educationally. An all time favorite of my students.
Lynn Hadley says
I love the story and all the bright colors and the fact that my kids love it!
Krista says
I love The Hungry Little Caterpillar! My mom read it to me as a little girl and I thought it was special because the dedication page says, “to my sister Christa” and my name is Krista, too. I’m a kindergarten teacher now, and it’s one of my favorites to read to my class. 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Angela says
Love this book because it is such a classic!
Anita says
I love the colors and the story! Eric Carrle tells the best stories.
Erin says
The Very Hungry Caterpillar reminds me of Elementary School 🙂
Bobi Jo Drews says
This party looks like it was FABULOUS! I SO wish I were that creative! Party on momma! SUPER cute!
Tracey A says
You have such a sweet blog. Love the caterpillar idea!
Amber S says
My daughter is a huge fan so I love all the crafts we do about the story.
Pam says
To cute!
Stephanie says
It’s such a fun story and what a great party you threw!!
Mandy R says
My youngest loves the Very Hungry Caterpillar and I love how into the book she gets. We read it all the time!
Wendy Byde says
This is one of my FAVORITE books to read to my first grade class each spring. We are just now working on the life cycle of a butterfly and just read this book. 🙂
SAra says
My 1 yr old daughter’s whole room is caterpillar themed. We would love to throw a party like this or find some more things to go along with the theme for her room!
Suzanne says
This is one of my daughter’s favorite books right now. They read it to her at daycare this month. She would totally love that holey fruit plate and I love when she says “stomachache.” Gotta love new words!
Allie says
What a bright and colorful party!Looks like fun!
stephanie says
Wow! Chronicle books looks like a great site…can’t wait to spend more time exploring it! Thanks for sharing!
stephanie says
Oh and why do I love the Hungry Caterpillar?! Well what’s NOT to love! I love the board book. I love using it to teach days of the week to my preschoolers. I love that they love to put their fingers through the holes. I love that it teaches nutrition. I love that it teaches the life cycle of a butterfly. I love Eric Carle books in general…I could keep going 🙂
Rebekah says
I love The Very Hungry Caterpillar because my daughter loves to sit down and read through it with me. She is so proud of herself when she can “read” the words to me!
val m says
I love the very hungry caterpillar because the colors and illustrations are so fun. really, who doesn’t smile at the caterpillar holes in the sausages and cake?
k says
I love this! My girls love this book and learning.
johannah says
I love The Very Hungry Caterpillar book and you can make a lot cute kids activities to go along w/ the story
Cheryl Hutcherson says
It’s such a great classic. So many ways to “enhance” the reading experience with foods and crafts!
Wendy N says
We love this book so much. Still one of my sons favorites to read and look at. We love the colors!
Aubrey Hierholzer says
I love him because he’s hungry all the time like my 4 boys! I also love Eric Carle’s use of color and texture!
Adair Bates says
Too Cute!!! This is one of my three-year-old daughter’s favorite books. These would be awesome to have for her.
Victoria says
These are so helpful for my party! Just one question, how did you make the feet on the balloon caterpillar??? I have to make it! Too Cute!!!
Tandi says
My baby’s name is Noah and this is the theme I am doing for his first birthday. I so wish you could send me the “Noah” artwork you already created so that I could use it too, would that at all be possible?
Katie says
Go here: http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/personalization and you can order all sorts of fun personalized items! Thanks!