How cute is this felt caterpillar craft? It’s a plushie that’s easy to make even for kids and sewing beginners, with basic supplies you can easily find!

We love pretend play here at Artsy Craftsy Mom, which is why we’re big fans of DIY puppets, dolls and pretend food. That’s also why we enjoy making our own little felt plushies – you’ll see that we have quite a collection here, and we love that they can be used in many ways!

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Adorable Felt Caterpillar Craft for Kids

Supplies required:

How to make the Felt Caterpillar Craft:

Things to do with a plushie:

Use it as a pencil topper by creating a little gap at the bottom
Attach a Popsicle stick to the bottom and turn it into a puppet
Attach a ring or clasp to the plushie and use it as a bag charm or key ring
Include it in your small-world play, like with Lego minifigures or Playmobil figures
Keep it in your pocket or on your desk, just to have some company

Another great thing about plushies is that they’re really easy to make, and are an excellent starting point for sewing beginners. So if you’re looking for a project like that, we’ve got just the one for you today – a cute little felt caterpillar craft!

Adorable Felt Caterpillar Craft for Kids

Supplies required:

Felt in multiple colors like green and yellow
Thread in different colors like green and yellow
Cotton wool or felt/fabric scraps
Scissors
Pencil
Needle
Fabric glue

How to make the Felt Caterpillar Craft:

1. Download and print the felt caterpillar craft template. The template contains parts of the caterpillar’s body, antennae, legs and spots, as well as an apple.

2. Trace the parts of the felt caterpillar craft template on felt of the appropriate colors and cut them out. We’ve used light green for the caterpillar’s body and antennae, dark green for the legs and yellow for the spots.

3. Let’s start with the cute little face of our felt caterpillar craft! With a pen or marker, draw eyes and a smile on the circle of the caterpillar’s face. Now using black thread, sew along the marked lines so the face is ready.

4. The remaining green felt circles are for the caterpillar’s body. Let’s get them ready by sewing on the little yellow spots on them, placing them somewhere at the top of the circle.

5. Time to start assembling our felt caterpillar craft! Take out the body of the caterpillar. Each section of the caterpillar will require two legs and a circle which you sewed in the previous step.

6. We’ll start from the back end of the felt caterpillar craft. Place two legs at the bottom and place the green circle on top.

7. Use green thread to sew around the outer edge of the circle, so that the legs are sewn into place. Use a blanket stitch and stop sewing a few inches before you reach the starting point so you have a gap.

8. Stuff some cotton wool or felt scraps through this gap. Make sure you don’t overstuff the circle or your stitches will break. Sew and close the opening.

9. Place the next green circle on the next section of the caterpillar’s body, overlapping over the previous one. Use green thread to sew this circle in place.

10. Continue attaching the remaining green circles in the same way till you reach the caterpillar’s head.

11. Place the antennae on the top of the caterpillar’s head, and place the face on this. Use green thread to sew around the outer edge of the face, fixing the antennae in place. As with the previous sections, the face will overlap with the circle before it.

12. Stuff the face of the caterpillar too – not with food, but with cotton wool!

13. Finish sewing around any open ends so your felt caterpillar craft isn’t leaking from any end!

14. Now attach the stem and leaf to your apple and that’s it – your felt caterpillar craft is complete!

We think this cute little felt caterpillar craft is the perfect accompaniment to The Very Hungry Caterpillar book by Eric Carle. If you’ll notice, we also have an apple that’s been bitten into! Let kids get adventurous with more felt, and encourage them to create the remaining foods from the book too!

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