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.

PBS Kids New Fall Show and Free Resources Help Kids Learn

PEG + CAT is an adorable new show starting next Monday, October 7th on PBS Kids (check local listings for air time).  Kids will like the songs and graphics while parents will love the messages of math and healthy living throughout.

FREE EPISODE
Right now you can download the premier of PEG + CAT on iTunesTV for FREE. Offer expires 10/15/13. You’ll need to search for it in your iTunes to get it free.
SNEAK PREVIEW OF PEG + CAT

FREE CRAFTS, RECIPES AND ACTIVITIES
PBS has an entire parent and teacher resource site with crafts, snacks and activities that correlate with episodes for children’s programs.  Check out all the fun ideas they have created for PEG + CAT.

TWITTER CHAT
A twitter chat for #PegPlusCat will take place Thursday, Oct. 3, 8:00-9 EST. Follow @pbskids to learn more about the chat and show.

A DAY WITH PBS
At our house, PBS is the only channel approved for kid viewing. True, we have limited channels using an antennae, but I’m so thankful to have such wonderful children’s programing available for free.  I often assume PBS is the only channel everyone else watches too. I forget that there are so many screen options to watch right now with cable TV, Netflix, electronic device apps, DVDs and more.  As parents we need to monitor and carefully select the programs our kids watch to get the most entertainment and education for our limited time.
Last month, our local PBS station, KBYU, invited local bloggers to lunch at their studios to learn more about their programs and services.
I was surprised to learn that children in Utah are still not as prepared for kindergarten as they should be. Children could increase their preparedness if more families watched PBS kids programs, which are all curriculum based. Just watching can help, but if parents discuss the shows after, or do activities to extend the learning, it will help even more.
FREE RESOURCES
KBYU 11 wanted to make sure all parents and teachers are aware of their special resources.  Click over for activities, recipes and printables for extended learning opportunities that go along with the PBS Kids programs.

FREE LIBRARY VIEWING
Tell your neighbors (who may not have internet access at home) to visit PBS Kids online at the library for games, printables and episodes (find some on You Tube too). They can also check out DVDs of episodes at the library.
Disclaimer: I received free lunch for myself and 4 children along with a tour of KBYU TV studios in Provo, Utah.  I have had a love of PBS for many years and was happy to learn more about their resources and upcoming new show. All opinions are 100% my own.

The obSEUSSed with Dr. Seuss Link Collection

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.
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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.)

If you add a link to your site I'd love if you posted this button on your page to let others come take a look at these links too.

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Thanks for stopping by the Dr. Seuss Collection. To enter your link, go under all of these images and enter the title of your project in the name field.

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.
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Some similar Dr. Seuss Linky Parties to check out:

• Dr. Seuss Celebration Linky Party at Happy Birthday Author
  
• SEUSS-per Linky Party at Mrs. Bainbridge's Class blog.
  
• Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss Linky Party - hosted by 15 blogs.
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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.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Celebration Ideas and Linky Party

Happy 107th Birthday Dr. Seuss!

'Today is your birthday! Today you are you!

If we didn't have birthdays, you wouldn't be you.

If you'd never been born, well then what would you do?"

I can't imagine a world without Dr. Seuss. He helped us discover a whimsical world that will live on forever in his books and our imaginations.


We've already been celebrating but March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' official birthday so I've got a great round-up of Dr. Seuss ideas.

First: Make sure you pull out a few Dr. Seuss books to read to your children.



Here are a few of my Favorite Seuss Celebrations:

Check out this Topsy Turvy Dr. Seuss Cake and Party.

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.)

Next, make these Green Eggs and Ham snacks from The Girl Who Ate Everything

Print out these Cupcake Toppers from Moo Moo's Tutus.

You can print this Dr. Seuss themed packet from What the Teacher Wants!

Try making and playing with Dr. Seuss Multi-Activity Blocks at Sugar Bee- Craft Edition.

And remember to take a moment to Hop on Pop right here at ObSEUSSed.

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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For the Name Field, put the TITLE of your project