Read Across America and Dr. Seuss’s Birthday are celebrated on March 2nd. That is next week!! Time to take full advantage of this celebration with your kids – these are some great ideas for how you can celebrate this day at home and at school.
7 Ways to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
Decorate
Get the party started! Make the space that you are enjoying March 2nd a theme all about Dr. Seuss and reading. Here are some fun ideas to add a little creative touch to the space for your kids.
Lorax Door Wreath – welcomes the kids immediately and helps them get excited for the theme!
Truffula Tree table toppers – an easy DIY decoration that will fill the space with color and fun!
Book Page Pennant Banner – while this would take a little more time and effort it would be a great addition to any playroom, bedroom or classroom! What a fun way to incorporate color, Dr. Seuss and reading into a decoration!! I love this!!
Read
Being that this day is all about reading and a great author it is important that we all read to our kids on this day. Teachers will too! Plus, take time for yourself and sit down and escape with a book. We all deserve this! Reading to your kids – no matter their age – is important. Enjoy this time!
Craft
Finding a fun craft is pretty easy with the world of Pinterest but it might be hard to pick your favorite.
This One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish craft is not only perfect for a good range of ages but it is so cute! I love to see my kids create their own fish. And I am betting that you have most of these items needed for this fun Dr. Seuss inspired craft.
Learn
Reading certainly has it’s learning aspects but take it a step further with these Word Family Hats that are Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat inspired. Take time to make learning fun with these printable hats. This would be a great activity to do at home after school or on the weekend.
Snacks
Just like crafts, there are so many fun themed snacks that go perfectly with Dr. Seuss’s birthday celebration. These are a few easy treats that could be taken to school or made especially for home!
Cat in the Hat Cookies – so cute!! These are cookies and dessert but also fruit! Everyone is happy!! This snack takes less than 15 minutes to eat and sounds like a treat that all kids and parents would enjoy eating. A must try!
I have often talked about making green eggs and ham for breakfast or dinner on this day but the idea of green eggs is a little unsettling. But this is brilliant!! Green Eggs and Ham Pretzel Bites!! What a great sweet and salty treat that goes perfectly with one of the most well known Dr. Seuss books!
Write a Story
So we are introducing the idea of more reading to the kids on this celebration but why not start teaching how authors create books for us to enjoy? This is an art that can be started at a young age and something that kids work on for a long time.
This Preschool Alphabet Book is a great way to start this kind of activity. Have the young kids work on something that will create a big alphabet book or even have them do a short story with their drawings. The possibilities are endless! Creative minds are fun to see grow!
Favorite Book
Have the kids find and share their favorite book. This would be a fun activity in a classroom or daycare but especially at home. Even younger kids can do a verbal book report on why they enjoy reading their favorite books.
Need some book suggestions – here are our Must Read Children’s Books of 2016! All are great to enjoy with the family and the kids love “reading” to themselves with these great picture books too!
Enjoy Dr. Seuss’s Birthday and make sure you pick up a book and read!!
What is your favorite Dr. Seuss’s Book?
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Those are all really cute ideas! I think I will do one or two with my boys this year.
I just think those cat in the hat cookies are the bomb! They aren't too bad on the healthy scale either with teh strawberries.
I love Dr. Seuss books. My kids loved them when they were little…and my grandson now loves when I read to him too. Reading to kids is awesome!!
I love Dr. Suess. these all look like so much fun.
The Cat in the Hat Cookies & the Green Eggs & Ham pretzel bites are the cutest! And those just happen to be my favorite books!
I like all the things you showed here to make reading seem like a fun activity that everyone should get into.
These are all clever ideas. One year I took the dog with me to read to kids on Dr Seuss day.
these are all really great ideas but I love the green eggs and ham treat the best – it's so much fun!
Look at the little green eggs and ham. So cute! I love these ideas.
I love this! What great ideas! You made it a lot of fun for the kids to celebrate and learn about Dr. Seuss. Those books are such classics!
Such fun ideas! We love Dr. Seuss. He is so creative and captivating.
My favorite Seuss book is The Grinch and The Lorax. We read them constantly in our house
We love Dr. Seuss, these are all such adorable ideas. I bet my kids would enjoy them!