Very Hungry Caterpillar Party Ideas

Very hungry caterpillar birthday party ideas

How to plan a Very Hungry Caterpillar party

The inspiration you need to plan and throw the best Very Hungry Caterpillar party for your little one! These ideas are simple and will relieve any stress you are feeling about throwing a party.

Trust me, I would rather enjoy the party than be exhausted from preparing for it. These ideas will help with that.

Your child is going to care more about spending time with you than anything else. They won’t care about whether or not you got the right napkins, but they will be excited that you made them a party with the character from their favorite book.

My son just turned two and we did a Very Hungry Caterpillar party for him. He loved it! From the balloons to the food, it was just the thing to make his birthday party extra special.

My son loves reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar. At his request, we’ve read it together everyday for almost a year, so I thought this would be the perfect theme for his second birthday party.

My mom and I had fun planning the party and gathering all the supplies we needed. At the end of the day it turned into a full family effort to make it a success for my little boy. When he woke up from his nap to find a table filled with all the food from his favorite story, huge caterpillar balloons, and caterpillar cupcakes, he was elated.

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I made sure to have a copy of the book with me at the party so we could use it as part of the decoration on the food table. Get a copy here.

Here is what we did to make this very hungry caterpillar birthday party for my two year old.

The Cake (Cupcakes)

We decided cupcakes were the way to go for this party. They were much easier to make in the shape of a caterpillar than cake would have been. My great grandma frosted the cupcakes and made the caterpillar (on the right side of the table).

The Very Hungry Caterpillar party Cupcake design

Table with very hungry caterpillar themed food and balloon

Here is the recipe we used for the chocolate cupcakes. This is my favorite chocolate cake recipe, I used it for my sons cowboy themed first birthday party last year too. It is light, fluffy, and so chocolatey.

This is the vanilla buttercream frosting recipe I used. I just added green and red food gel to make the caterpillar colors.

The Balloons

Balloons are one of my sons favorite things right now. We spent the evening before his birthday blowing up all the balloons we had and filling the living room with them. When he woke up on his birthday the next morning, he ran with excitement from balloon to balloon. He loved this big caterpillar balloon we filled with helium.

Living room decorated for very hungry caterpillar party

Hungry Caterpillar balloon — Hungry Caterpillar Balloon

The Food

If you know the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, you know there are lots of food options to pair with this party theme. Each day the caterpillar eats different fruits until he gets to Saturday. On Saturday he eats sweets, meats, and cheeses. This gives us so many food options for the hungry caterpillar party.

My mom took pages of The Very Hungry Caterpillar book and set them up with the foods from the story (as shown). This was a fun and easy way to have lots of different foods for the guests, while staying with the theme of the party.

Very hungry caterpillar themed food table

My sister-in-law used a straw to poke holes in the fruit as if the very hungry caterpillar had been there eating through all the food like he does in the story.

We also made a tray with lots of meats, cheeses, and crackers so everyone could snack throughout the party. My mom found a delicious wrap recipe that everyone loved. The wrap is green like the caterpillar, so it was perfect for the theme!

My mother-in-law made these cute caterpillars out of fruit and vegetables.

The fruit caterpillar is made from kiwi, apple, oranges, and raisins.

The vegetable caterpillar is made from cucumber, carrots, red bell pepper, and olives.

Birthday Outfit

We found these adorable hungry caterpillar shirts with a 2 on them. This was perfect for him to wear at the party. They come in lots of different colors. He loved having the caterpillar on his shirt and kept pointing to it all day. The material was really soft and comfortable for him to wear too. This is something he continues to wear day after day because he loves the caterpillar so much.

2nd birthday shirt — Hungry Caterpillar 2nd Birthday Shirt

Invitations

I love these cute invitations to use for the party. They allow you to customize them with your own information and then are mailed to you for you to send out to family and friends. You can also choose to receive a digital file and print them on your own.