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Make a Book Bag with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

A Fruit and Vegetable Painting Program
2025-08-18 10:00:00 2025-08-18 11:00:00 America/New_York Make a Book Bag with The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Very Hungry Caterpillar loves to eat- but these fruits and veggies won't be for eating! Join us as we create our very own fruit and veggie printed mini book bags for you to take home! Lakeshore - Toldo Branch -

Monday, August 18
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2025-08-18 10:00:00 2025-08-18 11:00:00 America/New_York Make a Book Bag with The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Very Hungry Caterpillar loves to eat- but these fruits and veggies won't be for eating! Join us as we create our very own fruit and veggie printed mini book bags for you to take home! Lakeshore - Toldo Branch -

The Very Hungry Caterpillar loves to eat- but these fruits and veggies won't be for eating! Join us as we create our very own fruit and veggie printed mini book bags for you to take home!

Making fruit and veggie prints is an easy way to make artwork using scraps of fruits and vegetables that would just get tossed in the trash! For this fun sensory art activity, join us on Monday, August 18th from 10:00am - 11:00am as we read our beloved story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle, and use fruit and veggie odds and ends as stamps on mini canvas book bags- and don't forget to meet our real monarch caterpillars while you're visiting the Lakeshore Branch!

Warning- this program will get colourful and messy!

Registration required. Ages 0 - 5 with a caregiver. 

AGE GROUP: | Toddler | Kids | Family | Baby |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading | Storytime | DIY | Craft |

Lakeshore - Toldo Branch
lakbranch@essexcountylibrary.ca
Phone: 226-946-1529 x450
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