Simple Seuss Celebrations

Next week is Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2). Teachers and parents around the globe enjoy celebrating his birthday through crafts, activities, special food and parties.  Some celebrations can be quite elaborate but there are plenty of simple ways to celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read Across America day.
In fact a quick search of the web or Pinterest will show you thousands of ideas. 
Angie, from Country Chic Cottage and I are excited to share a few simple ideas to help you find something that will be just right for your home or classroom.
The ideas pictured above can be found on this Pinterest Board. Just click the links and it will take you right to the details.
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Angie has a huge variety of creative Dr. Seuss crafts and treats.

She also has a fabulous round-up of 40+ links for Dr. Seuss crafts, parties, printables and activities.

I’m sharing 20+ of my obSEUSSed with Dr. Seuss activities, crafts, snacks and party ideas here.

I have a list of 350+ Dr. Seuss activities I’ve collected on this page:

Plus I’ve collected more than 1,500 Dr. Seuss ideas on several Pinterest boards.  Check out boards for Dr. Seuss parties, classrooms, crafts, Grinchmas, activities and more.

Sarah from Bombshell Bling shares her own Dr. Seuss décor, printables, crafts and more.
She collected some fabulous Dr. Seuss ideas here:

Sara from Mom Endeavors shared 75+ Dr. Seuss crafts, activities and recipes.

Jill from Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons has amazing visually creative snacks for kids.  She has a great round-up of Dr. Seuss recipes and crafts.

Taralyn from Keep Moving Forward with Me blog shares 6 simple Dr. Seuss ideas.

Ashlee Marie is the most fabulous cake maker I personally know.  Here is her Cat in the Hat Cake, Cake Pops and printable Dr. Seuss book invitations for parties.

Jamerrill from Free Homeschool Deals share 100+ Dr. Seuss printables, crafts, recipes, activities and more.

Great Hands-on activities inspired by Dr. Seuss at Learn with Play at Home.

Tons of Dr. Seuss teaching printables and ideas for Read Across America Day at the Teaching Blog Addict.

Katie from Clarks Condensed blog shares tons of ideas for a Dr. Seuss themed party or baby shower.

We hope you can find a few simple ideas from these lists to choose your own way to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America Day sometime in March.  You don’t have to do it on March 2nd. It is fun to celebrate with this theme anytime of year.  Happy Seussabrations!

Dr. Seuss Crafts, Activities and Party ideas by obSEUSSed

I’ve been busy the past few years celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America Day (March 2).  We actually celebrate all year long by making Dr. Seuss crafts, snacks, printable worksheets, activities and more. This may be why people call me obSEUSSed.

These are a few of my favorite projects I've created.  You can see more details when clicking the links below each collage.

• Thing 1 Thing 2 Cupcake printable signs (free printable)
• Truffula Tree elastic bookmark
• Truffula Tree and Cat in the Hat pencil holder cans
• Lorax Truffula Tree Cupcakes
• Dr. Seuss School Carnival with Cat in the Hat from PBS Kids {KBYU-local station} and fun signs for the party.

• Our Dr. Seuss reading nook in our playroom.
• Our Dr. Seuss {free printable} library card and how we display books.
• The {free printable} Dr. Seuss book mark with the ‘Fill your house’ quote.
• Tips on reading with your children.
• Again, the Dr. Seuss carnival photo booth.

ONE FISH TWO FISH and GREEN EGGS and HAM IDEAS:
One Fish Two Fish {free printable} fishing game for letter recognition.
1 Fish 2 Fish placemat {free printable} to practice counting.
1 Fish 2 Fish bathroom and dresser.
Green Eggs and Ham Egg Hunt and Rhyming Game
Green Eggs and Ham puzzle/cutting practice {free printable}.
Green Eggs and Ham snack tray.

HOP ON POP
We love having Hop on Popcorn at our school Dr. Seuss carnival.
Try this fun Hop on Popcorn sight word game.
Really Hop on Pop when you draw him on a yellow bed sheet.
The Cat in the Hat storage container also makes a great Valentine box.
Take a look around this sight and you’ll find more Dr. Seuss and more regular children’s book crafts and activities.

I have a list of 350+ Dr. Seuss activities on this page:

Plus I’ve collected more than 1,500 ideas on several Pinterest boards.  Check out boards for Dr. Seuss parties, classrooms, crafts, Grinchmas, activities and more.
Visit Victoria Saley @obSEUSSed's profile on Pinterest.

Dr. Seuss Classroom Decorations

Dr. Seuss themed classroom decorations are a popular sight in schools, especially during Dr. Seuss week/month celebrating Read Across America Day.
Here are some cute ideas I found from Ms. Cobleigh’s preschool class.  She shared her photos on Instagram (follow her @PreschoolPlace) and offered to share them with us online.

She had her kids create the craft art, then used them to decorate the walls. The Thing One Thing 2 handprint art is adorable. She used paper plates, yarn and construction paper to make the hot air balloons. Kids can stamp their feet in paint, then on paper, or just trace feet on paper and cut out to create the foot wall.

These simplistic doors make a huge statement.  The fish curtains were made using a plastic table cloth and she said it looks beautiful when the light shines in. Truffula trees always help set the tone of a whimsical Dr. Seuss themed room and the children in the window look perfect on the wall.
There are so many Dr. Seuss classroom decorating and activity ideas online. I have an entire Pinterest board to gather the ideas. Click here to see more.

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I also wanted to share her darling Preschool 50’s Sock Hop. She did this to celebrate the 50th day of school.

They wore poodle skirts.  The Drive-In sign really lights up using battery operated tea-lights from the dollar store. The checkered floor was made from cardstock paper and taped over and lasted through the party.
I need that sign in my kitchen diner. See my 50’s Sock Hop Party and home diner here.

Remember to follow along on Instagram for current Dr. Seuss or classroom ideas from @PreschoolPlace and @victoria_obSEUSSed.

American Girl Crafts, Books and Printable

My daughter reads the American Girl book series and enjoys learning about girls from different time periods. I’m glad the American Girl doll company emphasizes reading along with their line of dolls.  You can see our other posts about American Girl books here and here. (Keep reading for the free printable reading incentive.) 
The past few years they have branched out to include a craft line for girls.  American Girl Crafts, by EKSuccess brands, can be found at Michael’s Crafts stores and online.

My daughter has several boxes full of these crafts including stickers, scrapbook supplies, felt and wooden crafts that she can do all by herself.  When I heard House Party was looking for families to host an American Girl Crafts party I immediately signed up. (Click here to see what parties they need hosts for next.)  They sent a huge free party pack of crafts, including 12 scrapbooks and all the supplies, for my daughter and her friends to try out.

My Life Scrapbook, memento envelopes, 3-D stickers, puffy stickers, decorative tape strips, doll stickers, stamps and more.

GREAT GIFTS:
Below are some fun American Girl Crafts kits offered at Amazon. My daughter made  the owl case and garland last year.  She often gets these kits from Santa and the Easter Bunny and for birthdays. She loves to give them to her friends as gifts too. So many items are under $20. Take a look. I am an Amazon affiliate and receive a small portion of sales made through these links.

AMERICAN GIRL CRAFTS PARTY
The Scrap and Stuff book comes with a glue stick attached and was easy for the girls to glue their photos and embellishments onto.
The bubble puffy stickers were the most popular as the girls used them on the page to describe themselves.
There were so many crafts we had to use a ping pong table to spread out. It was perfect for our 13 girls.  My daughter made American Girl Crafts flower mobiles in advance to hang from the canopy as decorations.
The girls were so focused on creating their books they they didn’t talk much while crafting so I put some music on to make it more festive and fill the void.  They talked more as we snacked and had lunch. We had jelly beans and a gumball machine out while they crafted.

We ate lunch in our family diner and the girls all signed our graffiti wall. The girls were very chatty during that time.


Most of the girls brought a doll with them and they had a party on our front porch.

My daughter had the idea to make doll headbands as party favors for the dolls.  She did the simple straight stitch sewing and flipped them right-side-out then I helped attach the elastic at the back.  I used this easy pattern I found at Pintrest Challenge.

She made 12 headbands. We found the red with silver-stars fabric on sale at Joann’s Fabric store. We had several star decorations, balloons and cookies and used the star from the American Girl brand as our décor theme.

My daughter has finished reading several American Girl books that she wanted to give away at the party. I love to recycle and pass on books so we stuck them in a wooden crate on our porch and told the girls to pick 2 books each to take home. They were so excited to look through the box.

We also found beautiful gift bags at Michael’s Crafts store in their dollar section.  They fit the scrapbooks perfectly and their book favors and we split up the left-over scrapbook supplies for everyone to take home.

FREE PRINTABLE READING INCENTIVE DOLLars
My daughter loves getting American Girl books, crafts and doll items.  The expense adds up so we have her earn these American Girl DOLLars I created.   She can earn 1 “DOLLar” for every two chapter books she reads. You could also use these for chores or other incentives but I like having her earn them for reading. Then she can save them to buy American Girl items.

Just copy and paste into a document program and print as many as you need. I printed them on red paper. FREE for personal use only.

AMERICAN GIRL BOOKS
Here are a few American Girl Books to try out. I am an Amazon Affiliate and receive a small portion of the sale of books from this link. Check them out at the library first if you can. My daughter loves to have them lined up together on her shelf and re-reads them all the time. She also loves the DVD movies. Kit is her favorite, but she just saved up and bought Saige Paints the Sky last week.

She loves the classic American Girl Book Collection sets below. If you don’t want to spend a lot on a large doll, try the cute mini doll with book sets.  The dolls are detailed and adorable.

And lately she’s been reading the newer line of American Girl books by Innerstar University that are “choose your own ending” style for middle grade girls.

Do you have a daughter who loves reading or American Girl brand? What books or items does she like most? How do you encourage your daughter to read more? Leave a comment below.

Bloggers Inspired by Dr. Seuss

Look no further, if you need an idea to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday you can find something simple or elaborate on one of these bloggers’ lists.


There are so many fabulous ideas from bloggers, teachers, parents and more online now. I can’t keep up with it all.  I have loved gathering ideas in my Dr. Seuss Link Collection and Pinterest Board with 1,500+ ideas (see links on the right side bar).  But, I wanted to share more resource lists with you to help you prep for Read Across America Day, celebrated this Friday. I love that you can refer to these lists each year to find new ways to celebrate.

The site I see referred to most on Pinterest for Dr. Seuss activities is I Can Teach My Child.  Jenae has been one of my favorite bloggers I’ve watched over the years. She has a variety of simple activities you can do at home or school to connect to Dr. Seuss books.

Jenae is also an excellent literacy resource. She wrote this e-book, I Can Teach My Child to Read!, which is on sale through Friday (but always a great price). I’ve been browsing through it and really wish I had a hard copy to refer to more often. I love all her tips.

Mom Endeavors rounded up 75+ Dr. Seuss Activity Ideas.


Angie at The Country Chic Cottage blog created a list of 40+ Dr. Seuss activities.


She created this free printable Dr. Seuss Cootie Catcher. This is my favorite quick craft I’ve seen this year. I printed one out and my kids played with it today.


The Teaching Blog Addict has over 30+ Dr. Seuss activity ideas, including tons of printable worksheets and great classroom ideas.


The Educator’s Spin on It gathered 30+ Lorax ideas.


They also have a virtual book club which is a collection of 100+ links with Dr. Seuss book activity ideas.


Jamerrill from Free Home School Deals has over 100 ideas on this post.


Jill gathered 50+ great Dr. Seuss snack ideas.


Motherhood on a Dime collected 30 great Dr. Seuss ideas.


Learn with Play at Home features several of their favorite Dr. Seuss activities and has a great Link list of 100+ ideas.


Amy, from Some of the Best Things in Life are Mistakes, shares her favorite Dr. Seuss finds on Pinterest.


Parent Teach Play has 60+ ideas on their link list.


J Daniel 4’s Mom has 20+ ideas to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday.


Deborah at TEACH PRESCHOOL has 40+ links of Dr. Seuss activities.

Deb at PreK and K Sharing has a great Montessori Dr. Seuss activity

This post shares 27 of my personal Dr. Seuss activities.


And, don’t forget my Pinterest boards with 1,500+ Dr. Seuss ideas collected.


And you’re sure to find something that catches your eye at my Dr. Seuss Link Collection with 300+ ideas.

Add these all up (sure there is bound to be some overlap) and you’ll find thousands of ideas to pull from to celebrate reading with Dr. Seuss. Leave a message below if you have links for other Dr. Seuss ideas.