We had such a great time with the Brown Bear story stones I made that when I saw these Very Hungry Caterpillar stones at Thrive 360 Living I knew they had to be my next project.
I made a small version for a birthday boy who was turning two. They were such a success and LJ was so interested in them that I made a larger version for him.
I bought a wooden box from the Dollar store to keep them in. At first I was going to paint a caterpillar on the outside of the box but then I realized I'm too cheap and would rather recycle the box for something else once we're done with these!
We love the Very Hungry Caterpillar book by Eric Carle so LJ was really into reenacting the story.
The front of the stones make up the green caterpillar and if you put them in order you can turn each one over as you tell the story to see what he eats. Sooo much fun!
These are so beautiful! I would really like to make something similar for Elise. What kind of paint do you use? Acrylic? Do you put on a top coat?
ReplyDeleteWow I love them! Any child would love a set, I think!
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