Caterpillars & Cocoons Play Kit
A bespoke multi-sensory resource suite originally commissioned for Eureka! The National Children’s Museum.
Commissioned for National Museums
Originally commissioned by Eureka! The National Children’s Museum in Halifax, this bespoke kit brings the narrative journey of the caterpillar into tactile, hands-on physical reality.
Designed and crafted by artist Heather Berrill in collaboration with Rachel Riggs, the kit supports open-ended play for babies, toddlers, and young families visiting public spaces.
Kit Components:
- Segmented Caterpillar Puppet: Featuring varied sensory fabrics (corduroy, velvet, silk, and fleece) for tactile contrast.
- Feed-Through Fruits: Soft apples, strawberries, and leaves with feeding apertures that develop fine motor dexterity.
- Cocoon Pouch: A cosy sleeping pouch for the caterpillar to rest inside during metamorphic role-play.
- Wearable Butterfly Wings: Lightweight silk wings for children to wear and flutter in imaginative flight.
- Leaf Floor Mat: Padded leaf-shaped play perimeter creating an inviting sensory hub.
Commission Information
Each museum kit is hand-crafted to order. Dimensions, themes, and fabrics can be customised to meet your institution’s health and safety, fire-retardancy, and accessibility requirements.
Enquire About Museum CommissionsComplementary Theatre Play Session
Explore our corresponding 1-hour interactive performance session: “Caterpillars and Butterflies”.