Twin Thing 1 Thing 2 Dr. Seuss Birthday Party

A perfect theme party idea for twins is Dr. Seuss’ Thing one and Thing two, from the book 'The Cat in the Hat'. There are  so many fabulous things you can do.

Nicole has twins so she naturally wanted to host a Thing 1 and Thing 2 Birthday party for them. Today I’m featuring a few ideas from her party that I noticed online a few months ago. You can see more details on her blog, My Everything Else.  Thanks to Nicole for sharing her party with us!

Let’s start with these whimsical smash cakes. They look like the Thing’s hair and I love the base wrapped in polka-dot paper.


She also made these striped Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Cake Pops to look like the cat’s hat.


She printed Thing 1, Thing 2 labels from obSEUSSed. The picture cupcake toppers and invitations were ordered from Photodesignz on Etsy.


Try making some Sweet Seuss treats like turquoise popcorn balls or swedish fish in a bowl. You could also have a contest to guess how many fish are in the bowl and the winner takes home the bowl as their prize.


Dr. Seuss Party Favors: Make your own labels for bubbles. I love all the red and white polka-dots, stripes and turquoise or blue mixed in with all the decorations and accents for this party.


Nicole also guest posted on ObSEUSSed how to make these adorable Thing 1 and Thing 2 puppets with free printable faces.

Dr. Seuss Cupcakes, Thing 1 & Thing 2 Printable Signs

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As I've searched for Dr. Seuss party ideas, the most popular Dr. Seuss Dessert has been to make Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes with cotton candy for hair. I decided to try making my own this past week to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday for my kids and their cousins. 

They are really simple, try making your own. **Remember not to leave the cotton candy on longer than 15 minutes or it starts to melt.


QUICK CUPCAKE INDGREDIENTS:
I happened to find a small bag of cotton candy for 75 cents at my local grocery store (Dan's Supermarket) where they were having a Dr. Seuss party.  I just used a white cake box mix and white canned frosting.  (I like things quick and simple, especially for the kids who don't know the difference between a box mix verses making them from scratch. - Don't get me wrong. My husband's family are huge scratch-food bakers, we're just a little selfish and save the good stuff for the grown-ups who'll appreciate it.)

HOW TO:
I wrapped red construction paper (stappled in the back) around the wrapper then taped these Thing 1 & Thing 2 signs to the front.  Since I made my signs I thought I'd share them with you. Anyone else who'd like to try this treat can use this FREE printable.

Right click the image and save or click here for PDF.

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We also had:
1 Fish 2 Fish (goldfish crackers in a plastic pretzel jar in the shape of a fish bowl).
 Pink Ink (pink Berry Lemonade).

The Yink Likes to Drink Pink Ink.

I'm not sure where the original Cotton Candy Thing 1 & 2 Cupcakes started, but I first saw them on the Kitchen Dough Dough (posted June of 2009).

I showed them to my preschooler and asked him who that reminded him of.  His response:  The Haynes Sisters.  WHAT!!!??  You may not remember, but those are the sisters from the movie 'White Christmas" with the blue feather fans.  My sister and I dressed up and lip synched the song for Christmas two years ago, but that is who these cupcakes reminded him of.  - I guess my kids aren't as ObSEUSSed as I am. I better start reading more of 'The Cat in the Hat'.

Thing 1 & Thing 2, or The Haynes Sisters?

This post is linked at these great sites with more ideas: