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Play & Dream In The World of Eric Carle

I read my son a story every night, and some of his favorite stories are by Eric Carle. He loves The Very Hungry Caterpillar (he even watches it on tv) and discovering that Gymboree is offering a limited collection of Eric Carle playwear and Eric Carle sleepwear was incredible. For us, the World Of Eric Carle is all about daydreams and imaginative play, and the clothing line is just as creative and fun.

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My son loves many stories by Eric Carle, but his favorites are From Head To Toe and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, so I bought him Eric Carle pajamas featuring a design inspired by the Very Hungry Caterpillar. These adorable and colorful pjs have vibrant, striped pants and the iconic Hungry Caterpillar on the top…so cute! He likes to imitate the Hungry Caterpillar while wearing his pj’s and run around eating everything like he does in the book.

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I bought both boys raglan shirts from playwear line inspired by Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? I love the sporty look of these thick, 100% cotton shirts, and my sons love hearing other children squeal as they recognize the iconic characters. It adds a little more bounce to each step as they run around playing, and I love just making them happy while they enjoy their childhood days.

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At night, when I put my son to sleep, he loves wearing his Very Hungry Caterpillar pjs while I read the story to him. He drifts off to sleep with colorful friends prancing through his dreams.

The partnership between Gymboree and the World of Eric Carle brings two iconic, parent-trusted brands together and builds on Gymboree’s rich heritage in colorful, quality clothing that parents love and children never want to stop wearing.

Win The World Of Eric Carle Gift Baskets In The #WhatDoYouSee Photo Contest

All Gymboree stores hosted an Eric Carle event on Friday, September 5th from 10am-12pm for children to enjoy crafts and story time together. They are now also hosting a the #WhatDoYouSee Photo Contest, which is inspired by Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See. From September 2-30, parents are encouraged to help their kidlets take a picture of what they see and submit it via Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr or their direct photo upload site with the hashtag #WhatDoYouSee. You can win one of ten Eric Carle Gift Baskets containing A House for Hermit Crab book, a signed copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar book, figurines, stickers, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sippy Cup, Chunky Colored Pencils, Match and Munch Game, Place Mats Book, and Stage & Play (ARV $144.99).

If the World Of Eric Carle is as magical to you as it is to us, you can find colorful and fun playwear and sleepwear at Gymboree for your boys and girls in size 6 months to 6T, as well as free Eric Carle printables for some fun activities and coloring.

Do you have the iPhone app? The World of Eric Carle and Gymboree have a free iPhone app so you can take some really fun photos and play a caterpillar game with your kids too!

So what do your children see?

Don’t forget to enter the @Gymboree and The World of @EricCarle photo contest for your chance to win! #WhatDoYouSee

This is a sponsored blog post. I received compensation from Gymboree. The opinions and text are all mine.




  • My daughter loves all of his books. They are wonderful books.

  • My nephew loves those books and your boys are too adorable!

  • How cute are those outfits..love Gymboree

  • That is such an adorable line!

  • I adore that line of clothes and sleepwear. The Gymboree pj’s were my favorites when my babies were little. I’ll be picking some up with an Eric Carle book for a baby shower gift!

  • I love Gymboree clothes. I can remember being a small little girl and my Dad taking me there to go buy clothes. Wow does that show how long they’ve been in business or what? They provide quality clothes at a reasonable price.

  • I really like this line of clothes. I’ve bought some for my grandkids.

  • I love this line, I loved reading all the books, hungry caterpillar is my favorite as a kid!

  • I just adore his books. Everything about them is wonderful, so I love that it’s spreading to nighttime apparel!

  • I love Eric Carle. I have his entire collection in my classroom.

  • What an super adorable line!

  • My daughter LOVED Eric Carl and we borrowed all his books at the library. BTW he is getting so big!

  • What a great contest! I think Eric Carle’s work fits perfectly with the style of Gymboree.

  • This collection is so darn cute. Plus the quality because they are Gymboree makes it much better. Bright & colorful & fun! Adorable pictures.

  • I absolutely love Eric Carle and would totally wear this merchandise myself. I’m surprised there hasn’t been apparel modeled after his books before now.