Thursday, February 28, 2013

DR. SEUSS KIND OF WEEK - LEARN & LINK





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Dr. Seuss turns 109 on March 1st. So we decided to have a Dr. Seuss week! Fun treats and crafts! Here are some of the Dr. Seuss books we read this week:






 
 
Cat in the Hat treat:
 
Ingredients:
Fresh cut up strawberries
White chocolate pudding
 
Layer the glass alternating the strawberries and pudding to look like The Cat in the Hat's hat!
 
 One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Hand print Fish craft
 
Supplies for craft:
Yellow Card stock (I chose yellow because that is the color of the outside of the book)
Red, white, green and blue paint
Sharpie
 Hand print your child's hands turning them into fish. We traced the outside of the hand print and added the gill and fish faces to ours and then the kids (except for my 2 year old) wrote the name of the book on the paper next to each corresponding fish.
 
 Cat in the Hat (Thing 1, Thing 2 popsicle stick magnets)
 
Supplies:
Popsicle Sticks (red, I had colored ones I purchased or you can have your child paint them red)
Cotton balls
Black Sharpie, Glue, Scissors
Card stock
Small Googly Eyes
Magnets
 
First take the cotton and stretch it out so it looks like crazy hair like Thing 1 / Thing 2 then put a dab of blue paint on your child's finger and have them paint the "hair" (cotton)
 
I get business magnet cards in the mail that I save for crafts, I cut in long strips and glue to the back of the Popsicle stick. Let dry for a few moments.
 
 
Then have the child glue the cotton ball hair and googly eyes to the front of the Popsicle stick. Add a smile with the Sharpie.
I cut out circles and wrote Thing 1 thru Thing 5 (because soon we will have 5 children) then the kids glue them to the front of the Popsicle stick. Let dry and then placed on our fridge!
My son came up with the idea to make the Truffla Tree from the Lorax all by himself and made all by himself.

Supplies:
Yellow Popsicle Stick
Brown & Black Sharpie
Stretched cotton ball to look like the top of the Truffla Tree
Orange Paint

My son colored the Popsicle stick brown and them drew black strips on it, painted the stretched out cotton ball orange and then glued it to the Popsicle stick.

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15 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for hosting! Have a great weekend!

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  2. I love these little guys! Thanks! LOL

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  3. Thanks so much for hosting! Your time is appreciated!

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  4. Love Dr. Seuss We just bought a book and stuffed animal from Kohls the other day!

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  5. Oh how cute! We absolutely love Dr. Seuss!

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  6. Well happy birthday to Dr. Seuss!! You always come up with the greatest ideas!! And that Cat in the Hat snack made me hungry, yikes!

    Sofia
    From PDX with Love

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  7. I'm so excited, my boys are having big Dr seuss parties at school today; I can't wait to see what they bring home. I am thinking we need to try that Dr Seuss Cat in the Hat treat. Yum! :)

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  8. My kids love Dr. Seuss and would love all of these treats and crafts. The One Fish Two Fish craft is very cute!

    Tesa @ 2 Wired 2 Tired

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  9. Oh how I love Dr. Seuss!! The thing 1 and thing 2 craft is adorable!

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  10. Love, love, love all things Dr. Seuss. Thanks for hosting the linky!

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  11. I LOVE the sticks!! How cute- save them for their baby books :)

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  12. I love the handprints. What a cute idea!

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  13. I love the Thing 1 and Thing 2 craft with popsicle sticks. Very cute and clever!

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  14. What wonderful ideas!! I love them. Thank you for sharing on Sharing Saturday!

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  15. Oh what fun ideas! Shame I missed the linky though.

    I've featured this on The Sunday Showcase: http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2013/03/09/dr-seuss-activities-the-sunday-showcase.html

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Nicole, the mama behind the Mama to 5 Blessings blog, is a mom to 5 children. Three boys: ages 8 years, 5 years, 2 years, a daughter 4 years and a new baby girl born April 19th 2013. She has been married to her husband Fritz for 11 years. Here at Mama to 5 Blessings you will find quite a variety of topics: recipes, crafts for moms and children, homeschooling, parenting, reviews and giveaways, thrifty tips and much more! Mama to 5 Blessings can also be found on Twitter @mamato3blessing, Facebook and Pinterest.