The Very Hungry Caterpillar Let's Play All Day: 52 Very Creative Activities for Kids

Ages 3 to 5, Grades K And Under

Unlock your imagination with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! This officially licensed deck of 52 cards is packed with fun-filled creative activities, featuring art from beloved author Eric Carle.

Spark creativity in your preschooler with fun activities that exercise their imagination. Each of the fifty-two cards in this deck features artwork from Eric Carle's beloved books, including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, alongside an activity prompt that can be done independently or with others, like:

Go on a treasure hunt around the house for loose objects that no one needs. What could you invent with the treasures you found? At the grocery store, look for a kind of fruit you don’t recognize. Take a good look at the shape and color and later see if you can recreate it with crayons at home. Cut out triangles from tissue paper. How could you arrange these triangles on a paper plate to make something new? 

With the help of Eric Carle's engaging artwork and friendly characters, you'll find your little ones thinking big, exploring their world, and imagining things you never thought possible.

About the Author

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into seventy languages and sold over fifty-five million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. Eric Carle passed away in 2021 at the age of ninety-one. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today.

Author Residence: Amherst, MA

Author Hometown: Syracuse, NY