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Feed the Caterpillar

Experiment with how many pom poms you can get into the "caterpillar's mouth!"

Materials Needed

Feed the Caterpillar

Difficulty Level: Easy

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Time Needed: 5 Minutes

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Best done: Indoors 

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Mess Level: Low

Image by Joshua J. Cotten

Materials Needed

  • Pom Poms

  • Balloon

Time to Experiment!

  • To begin, optionally use a permanent marker to draw a caterpillar face on the balloon.

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  • Then ask your child to predict how many pom-poms they think they can stuff into the balloon. Write the number down so they can see it (or have them write it).

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  • Let them experiment with the best way to get pom poms into the balloon and how to get the most in.

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  • As they place the pom poms in the balloon, have them count.

 

  • Ask them to explain what they did and why they think it worked or didn’t work! Did they guess the correct number?

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