I have a confession: I eat breakfast with The Cat in the Hat every morning. I send two of my kids off to school then sit down with my breakfast and two-year-old to watch The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! on PBS. The thing is, I’m know I’m not alone. I know quite a few other mothers who do the same thing. The show is adorable with its silly rhymes and songs and I’ll admit I’ve even learned some new things.
My view of The Cat in the Hat every morning. Yes, I’m obSEUSSed.
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’ 109th birthday on March 2, PBS will air two brand-new episodes of THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT! this Friday, March 1 (check local listings).
On-Air: Kids will join the Cat, Nick and Sally in two brand new episodes - “Rumbly Tumbly / Planet Name Game,” featuring a super shrunken trip into Thing One's stomach as well as a whirlwind trip to each of the eight planets, and “Top of the Sky / Jiggle Bones,” folloing the Cat, Nick and Sally as they travel to Audrey the Astronaut’s space station and visit Dr. Giggles to see why bones are important.
Online & Mobile: Viewers continue the fun with the Cat in the Hat in the new “Swirly Whirly Pearl Hunt” online game, which is filled with aquatic creatures of all colors, shapes and sizes, and players can catch a ride on the Thinga-ma-jigger to travel deeper and deeper through silly, Seussian schools of fish. Video clips from both episodes will be available for free online at pbskids.org/video and on the PBS KIDS Video App starting March 1.
IF YOU CAN’T WATCH FRIDAY:
My 7-year-old son will be at school Friday when the new shows air. He loves learning about planets right now and would really enjoy the Planet Name Game episode so I’m glad they offer the online and mobile clips (and games) so he can watch part of the show.
Remember to mark your calendars for Friday or view it online.
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with crafts, snacks, activities, parties and more.
The ObSEUSSed with Dr. Seuss Link Collection!
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I’ve been collecting Dr. Seuss ideas for over a year now. It has been so fun to see this linky party grow with amazing ideas. Pin It
This link collection is a place to share ideas for bringing Dr. Seuss books to life. I keep these links as a resource throughout the year on the tab at the top of this blog. You can come back later in the year and add your project or get ideas anytime.
EDUCATIONAL: Dr. Seuss activities, crafts, games, free printables, worksheets, classroom units and readathon ideas.
CELEBRATIONS: Dr. Seuss Parties, Cakes, treats, baby showers, birthday parties, Read Across America Day, Dr. Seuss' Birthday, costumes, recipes.
DECORATING: Dr. Seuss nursery, playroom, child's room, classroom, bulletin boards.
Guidelines: Any, family-friendly, Dr. Seuss related link is welcome. I will add some links that I find while searching the web but bloggers, teachers, crafters and parents are welcome to link-up their projects. I will watch for new ideas and feature some on my blog. (Please do not list commercial items. If you'd like to sponsor this blog or place an ad, please contact Victoria at obSEUSSed (at) live (dot) com.)
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For those of you on Pinterest you can also find more than 1,000 Dr. Seuss crafts, parties and activities on my ObSEUSSed with Dr. Seuss Pinterest board. Pin It
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During the two hour special we’ll get to see TWO BRAND NEW episodes. You can also see video clips from all four episodes for free online at PBSKIDS.org/video and on the PBS KIDS Video App for iDevices.
Dr. Seuss Birthday Party Planner:
Also, on March 1st the PBS KIDS Shop will launch a Birthday Party Builder Tool – a one-stop-shop for parents’ every party needs offering customizable recommendations based on number of guests with exclusive, personalized products based on The Cat in the Hat. It will offer tips on everything from tableware and party banners to clothing and gifts.
For years there has been a lack of commercial products available for a Dr. Seuss themed birthday party so we’ve all been crafting, decorating and making our own versions to celebrate. I think it is great to have another resource to pull from to get ideas or order products to make it easier when planning a party. I can’t wait to see what they have lined up.
SALE: Be sure to use the discount code ‘CELEBRATE’ to save 10 percent on any Dr. Seuss items now through Saturday, March 3.
PBS KIDS KUED- Utah Reading Marathon Party We attended this fun party in January as a reward for tracking our reading. The kids had fun meeting the characters. Local children's organizations each hosted a booth with a theme from one of the PBS Kids characters.
The kids got to dig for dinosaur eggs (with prizes inside) at the Dinosaur Train booth, do silly science experiments at the Sid the Science Kid booth and read to therapy dogs at the Martha Speaks booth. We had a fabulous time.
My kids and I made these Lorax and Cat in the Hat pencil holders out of recycled cans to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Dr. Seuss and the new Lorax movie release on March 2. Pin It
These are hands-on kid crafts that take 5-10 minutes to make. Pin It
How to:
Find orange and yellow felt then trace the shape of the Lorax in orange (or light brown) then cut out. Use yellow felt to cut out the mustache and eyebrows. Don’t worry about getting it perfect. Glue the pieces together and glue googly eyes on. I also used a permanent marker to add details.
Cut out scrapbook paper or cardstock to cover the can, then glue the Lorax on.
I just used yellow pencils and drew zigzag lines around them with a black permanent marker. We tried the turquoise fur glued to the top first. It looked great but it didn’t stick well. You could probably try hot glue but I wanted my kids to do this – so we ripped the fur off and I let them wad up wrapping tissue paper. They glued the balls of tissue paper to the top and they worked perfectly. I also tried using it as a vase and it looked cute with flowers. My inspiration (I combined these two ideas)
I love this felt Lorax by Maggie at Smashed Peas and Carrots. She also has a pattern and a game to go with it. I found this via Pinterest. I like her movie version of the Lorax. Mine above is more based off the book.
I also saw these great Truffula Tree Pencils at the Zakka Life by Jessica.
This is the felt Lorax storyboard I made years ago.
We really needed these pencil holders for our homework table (these would look great in a classroom too). I can never find a pencil when I need one so both these cans will stay at our homework station. My son loved coloring the stripes for the Cat in the Hat can. How to:
Cut white card stock to cover the can. Draw stripes on with a pencil and tell your child which sections to color red. Then have them trace the lines with black marker. Glue the paper to cover the can.
Now hold the paper to let the glue set for a few minutes. Trace a 1 inch circle around the can on the felt. Cut the felt out. Add glue to the bottom of the can and add the felt to the can. This will be the hat brim (and make it soft to put on tables). Pin It
I hope you have fun trying out this quick DIY Dr. Seuss Craft! LORAX APPS:
With the movie coming out you can check out the two free apps from Universal Studios. Kids will love them. The Official Lorax App lets you hold the screen over your mouth to look like a mustache. The Lorax’s mouth moves when you talk.
The movement is pretty jumpy, even after we adjusted the microphone sensitivity, but my son doesn’t care (and hey, it’s FREE!). This is fun to use while reading the book, or just to talk to each other and pretend you’re the Lorax.
This video is only 5 seconds. See how it works. Get The Lorax Free App here. “I am the Lorax, I Speak for the Trees.”
The newer app is the Lorax Truffula Shuffula. It is similar to Bejeweled Blitz (which I love) but it is more kid friendly with great truffula graphics and fun sounds. I’ve had it a few days and it has frozen up 3 times so far so I hope they fix the glitch, but otherwise a great FREE app.
Check out The Lorax Garden, game app for kids created by Oceanhouse Media. This game is only 99 cents and is another great one to play while you explore the story.
And I can’t wait for The Lorax movie to be released Friday, March 2. Click here to see a helpful review by a mom on Today’s Mama. She says there are five musical numbers in the movie. The trailers look funny and have excellent graphics. I can’t wait to take my kids next week.
Start your day with a Seussalicious Breakfast at Make Myself at Home
Don't these Cat in the Hat Pancakes and Green Eggs and Ham Omlette look SEUSSalicious?
Then make this Seuss inspired lunch from How Does She (Pink Ink Drink, Greed Eggs, Strawberry and fruit dip hat + more.)
Then pull out your goldfish crackers for a game of 1 Fish 2 Fish when you print these placemats at ObSEUSSed.
SEUSS CELEBRATION IDEAS
Now take a look at more Seusstastic Links or add your Dr. Seuss project to the list. Remember, only family-friendly and non-commercial links. This list will become a permanent collection on my 1st page tab at the top of my blog. I'll be leaving it open for the next year so anytime you want to come back and look or link-up you'll see new ideas. Share this button on your website or blog to let more people see these fantastic ideas.
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We stopped by Lakeshore Learning Store this past weekend for their Dr. Seuss Birthday celebration. This is my favorite store to grab teaching supplies. They have a special “Teachers Club” card for discounts and the great thing is anyone who teaches children can get a card – even moms.
I picked up a few more Dr. Seuss, ABC board books to give as baby shower gifts. I also grabbed some Dr. Seuss wall posters featuring phonics for our reading area at home. The store had Dr. Seuss bulletin board decorations, reward sticker charts, more posters, and more books.
Dr. Seuss Crafts
They had several stations set up for the kids to rotate around. Our kids liked making bow ties out of a piece of felt. They scrunched it up, wrapped a pipe cleaner around the middle, then attached yarn to make it into a necklace.
Two more craft stations included making whimsical hats and a small story book out of construction paper.
Dr. Seuss Games
Then they had a game station run by The Cat in the Hat. He played “Cat Says” (like Mother-May-I game) and a bean bag toss into Cat in the Hat buckets and a balancing ball game.
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