Kitchen science: A caterpillar's body is a line of rings called segments, and it moves by squeezing a little hump along them from back to front.
Fruit Caterpillar for kids: the whole recipe
Caterpillar on a Stick! Let's build a hungry little caterpillar out of grapes. This easy no-cook recipe is for ages 5 to 10 (grades K–4th), takes about 10 minutes and serves 2. Crumb, our tiny chef, reads every step aloud with a picture, so a child can follow along.
Ingredients
12 grapes
2 strawberries
4 candy eyes
Tools
A cutting board, A sharp knife (grown-up), A toothpick, Blunt wooden sticks (round ends, no point), A plate.
Steps
Wash your hands with soap for twenty seconds, then let's make a Caterpillar on a Stick!
Grown-up step: A grown-up cuts the green tops off 2 strawberries.
Grown-up step: A grown-up pokes a hole through each grape, and part-way into each strawberry.
Slide 12 grapes onto the sticks, leaving room at the end for a head.
Push a strawberry onto the end of each stick for the head.
Press 4 candy eyes onto the heads: two on each.
Meet your caterpillar! Watch it inch along.
Safety notes
Sharp! A grown-up does this part.
None of the nine major allergens as written. Still read the labels on packets.
Cut grapes in half the long way for little ones under 4.
Hard or chewy candy is a choking risk for little ones under 4: leave it off for them.
Read the label on packets for allergies.
Kitchen science
A caterpillar's body is a line of rings called segments, and it moves by squeezing a little hump along them from back to front.
Make it your own
Make the body from red and green grapes, taking turns.
Use a blueberry head with a dab of cream cheese for the eyes.