Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Pin It Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday and we thought we'd have a little celebration around here. We're huge Dr. Seuss fans in this house and on Saturday we had a whole Dr. Seuss day. It was a lot of fun. I let the kids pick 4 of their favourite books and I planned a meal, a snack, a story and a craft around these books.

Just look at all the books we have:

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Here's some pictures of our super fun day!

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First we had green eggs and ham for lunch. When I say we, I actually mean me. The kids wouldn't even touch it. They do not like green eggs and ham! They do not like them, Sam-I-am.

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Next we made a snack. Two of the kids favourite books are 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.' We decided to make Cat in the Hat Hats, and they were a huge hit (as if they wouldn't be!). To make these, I dipped an Oreo cookie in melted white chocolate. Allow them to dry. Then dip both ends of a large marshmallow in melted red chocolate melts and stick on top of Oreo. Easy and adorable!

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Then we read a story. The kids picked their Dr. Seuss pop-up book, which is an incredible book. It includes seven Dr. Seuss classics and has amazing pop-ups, sliders, and fun stuff to read and see. I had James take a few pics of us while I read the story.

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Last, we made a Horton Hears a Who craft. The kids adore Horton Hears a Who - both the book and the movie. They were really excited to make a Horton with a clover. We painted toilet paper rolls gray, glued on gray craft foam ears and trunk and black craft foam hair. I drew the details - eyes, lines on trunk, mouth, etc. To make the clover we used a green pipecleaner and pink pom pom. I taped this to the back of the trunk and the ear. Kirsten's Horton is the one pictured. Cam had already destroyed his Horton before his picture debut!

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We had a really fun day and it was a great way to celebrate one of our favourite authors! Happy birthday Dr. Seuss!

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37 comments:

  1. So adorable! I may try the little hats today :-)

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  2. I love this craft!! I have this thing with tp rolls. :) I just found your blog and find it delightful.

    this is what i did with some tp rolls if you are interested. :)

    Creative Contentment: Fun diy owl mural
    http://bloggingthemoments.blogspot.com/2011/01/fun-diy-owl-mural.html

    thanks for such a great blog.

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  3. We were celebrating right along with you on Saturday. We made Oobleck:

    http://bit.ly/efIKTB

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  4. can you hear the applause from here? he he he! so cute jill! what a fun mom you are! your children will have so many amazing memories of all that you have created with them and for them! another great day! love the photos!

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  5. WOW! What fun! I love the *hats* you made!!!! And I love Dr. Seuss books!

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  6. How fun! You are such a great mommy! My kids would have a ball at your place. ;)

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  7. You are so creative and such a fun Mom! Looks like so much fun! I am loving your blog and your ideas!

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  8. So Beautiful! Well Done! Love the pictures and ideas!!!! I made my daughter green eggs and ham last year---she would eat the eggs, but not the ham!

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  9. You seriously have the best ideas ever. I just sent this to a friend because today was Dr. Seuss day at school!

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  10. omg, super cute. those hats!

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  11. Looks like a fun day. We had green eggs this morning. Thankfully my little is to young to care about the color. I'll have to remember the Horton craft for next year. Very cute.

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  12. such sweet pictures. what a fun mom you are. You put so much time into your kids! I love the pic of you guys reading. Your daughter is your mini-me!

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  14. Ooh, I've never seen that pop-up book before. I bet it's great!

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  15. I love The Cat in the Hat Hats - will be making these for my son's pre-k class! Adorable! You are so very clever!! Carrie ☺

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  16. Looks like your family had a fun day. I made green eggs for Alex today, he wasn't impressed though. LOL He would have probably liked the Cat in the Hat treat though, I'll have to remember that next year.

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  17. Great job, Jill! Love it all!!! Katie made a great picture of the Cat in the Hat yesterday to give to her teaacher today.

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  18. What a fun way to celebrate his birthday! I love the hat snacks! We're reading a big stack of Dr. Seuss books today!

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  19. I cannot believe it is Dr. Seusses birthday again. It doesn't feel like an entire year has passed that fast.

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  20. WOW. What a fun day! Jill, I think you are the coolest mom ever. You make me want to go back to my childhood and trade my mom for you! Hahaha!

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  21. Wow! Thank-you so much everyone!

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  22. Oh my word!!!! You have A LOT Of Dr Seuss!!!! And LOVE your Dr Seuss day. Every single bit! Isn't the Elephant just too adorable?!?!?

    Thank you for linking up to Kids Get Crafty! Always appreciated!

    Maggy

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  23. What a great day you provided for your kids!! I esp. loved the cat in the hat treats. Your blog is lovely.

    I rounded up some more Dr. Seuss activities, crafts, apps, etc. and info. on Read Across America Day here:

    http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2011/03/read-across-america-day-in-honor-of-dr.html

    enjoy!

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  24. So Beautiful! I think you have the best idea to make this cute hat with Oreo and love the Elephant. Thanks for sharing.

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  26. How much fun?! I love all of your photos! The cat in the hat treat is way too sweet!!

    Kerri

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  27. I love the Horton craft - so cute.
    And the yummy hats look delicious.
    We've been having lots of fun with Seuss books this week too. Our Oebleck recipe was different from yours, it turns out more like silly putty.
    www.strongstart.blogspot.com

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  29. I hats are the best, but I really like how you laid out your post too!

    I just started blogging myself, zoom over to my page and check out my b-day parties :)

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  30. ADORABLE!!!! Thanks so much for linking this up to For the Kids Fridays!

    :)rachel at SunScholars.blogspot.com

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  31. This is so cute! I love the Horton craft! I'm going to link to it on my Dr. Seuss recap post tomorrow!

    Thank you so much for sharing!

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  32. awesome ideas & crafts! love the hat snack (so much better than mine - I am writing this down for nexy year!)

    New follower & can't wait to see what else you have here!

    I did a Seuss themed week if you would like to check it out!

    Bernadette
    http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/search/label/Dr.%20Seuss%20Theme

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  33. Your Dr. Seuss book display is wonderful! I love all the bright colors for kids. I want to try making the Horton with his clover and the hats with oreos and marshmallows. I don't blame your kids for not liking Green Eggs and Ham. After my Aunt (who is also a teacher) made them for me when I was 5, I refused to eat any eggs until I went to college. Thanks for linking this to the Dr. Seuss Collection at obSEUSSed.

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  34. I've featured you this week at the Sun Scholars For the Kids Friday Link Party! Make sure to stop by and grab a button. Love to have you link up again this week!! :)

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  35. Okay seriously now, that Horton is over-the-top cute!! It's also so lovely to see you in a pic!

    Thanks too for your lovely birthday message! It's been GREAT meeting you too :)

    Georgiax

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  36. Great post. This was my quote to honour Dr Seuss http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/quotation-spot.html

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