The Very Hungry Caterpillar's got nothing on our printable caterpillar mask! Bright, cheerful and brilliantly fun, this mask is a firm favourite with younger children. Whether it's for a story-themed school play, a life cycles classroom project, a World Book Day costume, a birthday party, or just silly imaginative play in the garden, this caterpillar mask delivers smiles by the bucketload.

A natural pairing with the butterfly mask for life cycle topics - and one of the most instantly recognisable minibeasts for young children. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Caterpillars!

Caterpillars hatch with all the cells they'll ever need to become a butterfly or moth - the transformation process reorganises existing cells rather than creating new ones.
Some caterpillars eat constantly and can increase their body weight by as much as 100 times in just a few weeks - the equivalent of a human baby growing to the size of a bus.
Caterpillars have up to 4,000 muscles in their bodies - humans only have around 629. All those tiny muscles give them extraordinary flexibility and grip.
Many caterpillars are masters of disguise - some look like bird droppings, others like twigs or leaves, and some even have fake eye markings to scare off predators.
The silk that a silkworm caterpillar produces for its cocoon can be up to 900 metres long - all from one tiny creature. Humans have been harvesting this silk for over 5,000 years.

Printable Caterpillar Mask

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