The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle is one of our favourite books... and a well loved children's classic across the world.
It's no wonder that when I first saw the Very Hungry Caterpillar as a theme for birthday parties I knew straight away that I just *had* to do one.. and with my son turning one I thought it was the perfect theme.
The catering was so easy as we just used the book for inspiration. We ate what the caterpillar ate!
It was a really fun day and with a few small details, all came together nicely and easily :)
For details on how to put together your own VHC Party, see below the pictures.
Happy 1st Birthday to my darling little man.
Mummy loves you so much!
Details on how to put together your own
Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party
Cake- for more details on how I made the cake see here.
Food Labels- For more details on how I made the food labels as well as a FREE COPY for yourself to download, see here.
Decorations- for more details on how I made the decorations, (Including the "Pop" Holder, Backdrop and Caterpillars), see here
Activities- for more details on the simple party activities I did, (including the Sticky Table and downloadable colouring sheet) see here.
Take-home bags- for more details on how I made the take home bags and goodies, (including DIY Playdough Bags (happy to send you a free copy) and Caterpillar Food Jars) see here.
Vendor Credits
Invitation, Cupcake Circles and Water bottle Labels from Print Sparkle (you must check out their range. Extensive and very affordable! I was going to make my own but after seeing their's I just couldn't go past buying them!)
Very Hungry Caterpillar Material, (used as a table cloth and now to be made into a cushion!) from Jean Maries Fabrics
(These Vendor links are affiliate links which means I get a small commission if you purchase through them. The price for you is the same regardless. Thanks! PS: Etsy Rocks!)
Very Hungry Caterpillar Material, (used as a table cloth and now to be made into a cushion!) from Jean Maries Fabrics
(These Vendor links are affiliate links which means I get a small commission if you purchase through them. The price for you is the same regardless. Thanks! PS: Etsy Rocks!)
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Debs :)
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Oh my gosh, this is actually amazing. One of the best party posts EVER!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's so kind. Thank you :D
DeleteDo you have a link for the water bottle labels?
DeleteThis is AWESOME!! I love it all!! I pinned almost everything on here. So creative! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Ana :)
DeleteOkay! This is amazing!! You did a FANTASTIC job!! :) I love every single bit! I'll be pinning away too! You will inspire so many people to use this very popular children's book for their own little one's special days! Go mumma go!
ReplyDeletePS. Are you planning birthday #2 in your head already! ;) They come so quickly!
haha, I'm currently working on my daughter's 4th birthday in Jan. THanks :)
DeleteWOW!!! This is AWESOME!! You did a great job!! I need to hire you for my next party. Very creative. Pinned under kids party. (Momma's Fun World)
ReplyDeletehaha, there's no way I could do this for a job. Too stressful lol. THanks!
DeleteThese are some great ideas...
ReplyDeleteYou did great putting everything together, I love it all....
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DeleteI love this!... congratulations. This is beautiful. I am a teacher and love this idea for author study of Eric Carl and for literacy idea with The Very Hungry Caterpillar, for Healthy eating etc etc.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much :)
Deletewow, great party... congratulations.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Most appreciated
DeleteSuch a fun party!I can't wait for my little ones birthday! I'm inspired :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing party, I love all of it! Pinned it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kylie :)
DeleteHow pretty! What a creatively unique party idea. My baby loves this book too, but I went for a goldfish theme for her party a couple of weeks ago. I have the feeling you've inspired birthday party #2, whether themed on this book or her favorite around this time next year. Found your blog from the Mommy Connection post with Naptime Reviews and Two in Diapers. I'm a big fan of what I see!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. I really think a "Where's the Green Sheep" themed party would be really cool. Unfortunately I couldn't convince my daughter of this so we have a different theme for her 4th bday in Jan. :)
DeleteAbsolutely blown away Deb! You outdid yourself and so amny fantastic ideas there....just love that last pic though...Happy Birthday little man...and well done Mummy for surviving the stress of the party!
ReplyDeletehaha, thanks Jode. I was rather glad when it was over lol
Deletei love that invite! clever to use the o as a frame.
ReplyDeleteI know, it was so clever! Hence why I had to purchase them, lol.
DeleteSuch a brilliant party you organised. Well done on the amazing time and effort you put into it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing on The Children's Bookshelf.
Hi! I'm doing this for my daughter's first birthday next week! Is the bag topper available? Or can you tell me know you made it. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteHi there. I made the bag topper just in microsoft word. I'm not much of a graphic designer/publisher so it's reasonably basic. I just made a caterpillar from the playdough, took a picture of it and added text over the picture. Print out and cut off double the paper, fold in half and then staple over a zip-lock bag.
DeleteI can email you a copy of mine if you like but you'll have to drop me a line at learnwithplayathome@gmail.com so I can send it on. All the best with you party :)
Amazing!!! Extremely creative. I'm doing this for my son's 1st Birthday this month. Thank you so much for sharing. You've helped make this a lot less stressful :)
ReplyDeleteHow did you do that awesome table cloth? I don't quite understand that esty material link you have. Did you order it from there? Perhaps it no longer exisits.
ReplyDeleteHi there. It's literally just a piece of material. I ordered it from that etsy material shop (the link is just to the shop, not to the exact piece of material because I didn't know if they'd change that link or not). They have TONS of material and that wasn't the only very hungry caterpillar fabric they had so just have a browse through their selections until you find what you want or put in a search word on their store. I'm sure they'd have (or be able to get in) more. :)
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ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful job planning all these details! I'm using this theme for my daughter's 1st bday, so I was excited to find this page!
ReplyDeleteThank you. All the best with your party :)
DeleteAMAZING!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! So creative and thorough, but the items are simple! Great job, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the great party thanks for sharing. Kristti@http://www.specialbirthdaypartyideas.com/
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find sausages in red wrappers?
ReplyDeleteThey are mini frankfurts or hotdogs. A different type of sausage. We get them from the deli or supermarkets here in Australia. They are pretty common here.
DeleteI knew I loved Australia for a reason as I'm having a hard time finding them in the USA. I would love it even more if you could please send me a copy of your labels for the caterpillar play dough. I love that idea and can't wait to use it!
Deletetori@selimis.com
Thank you!
I'd like to get a copy of your playdough labels. Would like to use them for my preschoolers this Friday. Appreciate it! Thank you for sharing such great ideas. My email is dmakiu@yahoo.com.
ReplyDeleteWow! Mrs Deborah, I think I have found my youngests next year April party theme! She absolutely adores this story and so do all her friends! Any tips or freebies would be SOO appreciated! I will be studying your work here in detail for next months ahead LOL THANK YOU AGAIN this is an amazing job you've done here! WOW!
ReplyDeleteHi, I am a preschool intervention specialist and I just love all your ideas for The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Thanks so much for sharing! I would love to have a copy of the play dough labels if possible. I would love to use them as a fine motor activity to send home to reinforce the story idea through play. My e-mail is ellen.zimmerman@beavercreek.k12.oh.us. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are a GREAT MUM!!! Congratulations! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the food labels as a printable! I was inspired over a year ago when I came across caterpillar invitations to have my little ones 2nd birthday be the Hungry Caterpillar but I'm not all that savvy with the computer and you've made one piece of my puzzle all that easier. :) Thank you from the cold and snowy east coast of the US.
ReplyDeleteHow many People did you serve at your party?? Could you tell me how much of each fruit you purchased?? Thank you
ReplyDeleteSo glad i found this post! We did Very Hungry Caterpillar for my son's 3rd bday this weekend and it was a blast. Thank you for the free printables that really helped to make it more fun!! Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! So glad it went well :D
DeleteWe have been loving looking at all your ideas for inspiration for our sons first birthday next weekend. I was hoping you would be able to email me a copy of the playdough favours picture for the top of our plasticine bags. thanks again for sharing. tania
ReplyDeleteThank you :) Yes, I can email them to you, I just need an email address :)
DeleteI would also greatly appreciate receiving a copy of the free printable. Thank you. Castrotroop@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHi, love all of these ideas, it has made me so excited for my sons 1st birthday. Can't wait.
ReplyDeletePlease can you send me a copy of the labels please. My e-mail is jess_shuff@hotmail.com
Thanks,Jess
Hi, love all of these ideas, it has made me so excited for my sons 1st birthday. Can't wait.
ReplyDeletePlease can you send me a copy of the labels please. My e-mail is jess_shuff@hotmail.com
Thanks,Jess
Great ideas! Can you forward a copy of the Play-Doh bags? We'd love to use it for a birthday coming up real soon. I'm at parul_j_patel@hotmail.com.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Parul
I love love your ideas! Can you please send me a copy of the Play-Doh bags? My email is celiafelderhoff@hotmail.com. Thank you so much!!!
ReplyDeleteHow did you do the mini cherry pies? They are adorable :) Also, how did you change the plums to say grapes?
ReplyDeleteThank you in advance!
The mini cherry pies were little pre-made cherry/berry and apple pies from the supermarket (I think I cheated a bit on that one) and the food label mentioned the grapes instead of the plums because I made all the labels myself so I could make it say anything I liked :) (I was in a little panic to begin with when I discovered not a single fruit or veg shop had a single plum to be found at that time of year, haha, so had to come up with a solution)
DeleteDeborah, that is absolutely great! You must be an amazing mum! I am sooooooooo gonna copy that idea for my boy's b-day.
ReplyDeleteCan I please get a copy of the play dough labels! Thank you! Lindsay_lopez13@hotmail.com
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