Good morning everyone we hope you are well today, did you get a surprise yesterday when you saw the caterpillars? Let’s see how they’re getting on today –
(Use your finger to be your caterpillar on the palm of your other hand)
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf wiggle, wiggle,
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf wiggle, wiggle,
There’s a tiny caterpillar
A tiny caterpillar
A tiny caterpillar on a leaf wiggle, wiggle.
(Use your two hands to munch the leaves)
He will eat the leaves around him ‘til he’s full munch, munch,
He will eat the leaves around him ‘til he’s full munch, munch
He will eat the leaves around him
Eat the leaves around him
Eat the leaves around him ‘til he’s full munch, munch
(Use your Peter pointer fingers to spin around each other to make your cocoon)
A cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home spin, spin,
A cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home spin, spin,
A cocoon is what he’s spinning
Cocoon is what he’s spinning
cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home spin, spin,
(Join your two thumbs together and wiggle your fingers to make your butterfly)
Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away flutter, flutter
Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away flutter, flutter
Then he’ll be a butterfly
Be a butterfly
Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away flutter, flutter
(Use your hands to make all the actions for the ctarerpillar and butterfly
So the tiny caterpillar went like this wiggle, wiggle, munch, munch, spin, spin, flutter, flutter,
So the tiny caterpillar went like this wiggle, wiggle, munch, munch, spin, spin, flutter, flutter,
So the tiny caterpillar
The tiny caterpillar
The tiny caterpillar went like this wiggle, wiggle, munch, munch, spin, spin, flutter, flutter.
How about having a go at making your own hungry caterpillar puppets? You’ll be able to retell the story to your family.
Here’s a look at how the caterpillar grows and how it changes to become a butterfly.