Cassie Caterpillar

Cassie is one hungry caterpiller.  Most of her time is spent eating.  Eating fruit, vegetables, leaves anything she can find, but she never seems to feel full.  On her way to find some nice leaves to eat, she met Sydney and Ellie.  They were on there way back from the waterhole.  They talked a bit, but all the time Cassie’s tummy was grumbling.  At first Sydney thought it was Ellie, as  the noise was so loud.  But Ellie acted like she could not hear the loud noises.  As the noise got louder it was impossible to ignore so eventually, (very politely) Sydney asked what the noise was and where was it comming from? 

Cassie started to laugh.  She was a little embarrased to admit that her tummy was making all those loud grumbling noises. She was the smallest there, but Cassie explained that when a caterpilller starts to grow up it needs to eat and eat until it finally feels full. Then they go for a long sleep, wrapped in a cocoon (a type soft blanket).  When Cassie eventually wake up about 2 weeks later she will have changed into a butterfly.  She will have beautiful wings and antenne and will fly around to explore the world. 

What do you know about caterpillers? To make your own caterpiller, look in “look what I made” and follow the instructions. (Don’t forget to ask for help if you need it).

Ellie and Sydney met yesterday at the waterhole.  Lucky for Sydney, as he got stuck in the mud.  It started to rain, gently at first but the drops got bigger and came down faster and faster, eventually he was swimming.  This is very difficult if you have 8 legs and are very tired.  You end up swimming round and around in circles and going no where.  But luckily Ellie stopped by the waterhole for a drink and saved Sydney.

Would you like to make a spider like Sydney.  Have a look in “look what I made” and follow the instructions. (Don’t forget to ask for help if you need it)