Kids Game: the Very Hungry Caterpillar

I was inspired to create this felt game by the 50th anniversary of "The very hungry caterpillar", a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by Eric Carle. It's a preschool game of counting, colors and also promote healthy eating :)

I hope you will find this tutorial easy to do by yourself. Have fun playing and learning together!

• Felt sheets
• Embroidery threads
• Needle
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Polyester Filling
• Velcro Tape 1cm
• Ribbon 50cm/20"
• Templates

• Trace the shape of orange onto felt, 2 pieces. Cut them out.
• First, stitch up to pieces together with a Blanket Stitch on the outside.
• Stuff it with a little polyester filling to give volume.
• Sew the inner side with the same blanket stitch.

You can look up the HAND SEWING CLASS, and find "Sewing the Blanket Stitch" lesson

It's almost the same method:

Cut 2 apple shapes from red felt, a green leaf and a brown tail. Insert the leaf and tail between layers and sew around with a simple stitch. Stuff and sew the inner side.

Mirror the template when you are tracing the fruit shape (if it is not symmetrical). Place the sides with pencil marks face to face, and you will obtain a more clean result.

Don't forget to insert the leaves between layers before starting to sew.

I sew with a simple stitch or blanket stitch, it's just to make a little of variations. You can choose how do you like.

Cut 3 or 4 shapes (use caterpillar template). Insert the ribbon between layers to make a long tail and pin it. Sew all layers together using a blanket stitch.

• From colored felt cut out all butterfly's detail
• First, decorate the top part (the pink butterfly)
• Make a slit in the bottom part (1cm/0.5" - is the width of my ribbon)
• Insert the ribbon and fasten to the top layer
• Sew two layers together in the middle
• Decorate the edges individually with a blanket stitch

• Take grey felt sheet with sizes: 30x40cm / 12"x14"
• Fold in half and sew the left and right sides together
• Decorate the top edges individually with the same stitch.
• Sew the velcro tape to the pouch

That way, you can keep your toy organized and handy to carry with you.

But let's look at other felt organizers: Felt pencil case with flowers , Felt zipper pouch