There are many fun ways you can celebrate the 100th Birthday of Dr. Suess. This special occasion is called the Seussentennial. Below are some theme activity ideas related to many of his books.
Cat in the Hat
As a group activity, make a poster or list of fun things to do on a rainy day.
Have a silly hat day.
Fingerplay-(make 5 tiny hats for fingers)
One little cat on a sunny day
Put on his hat and went out to play
Two little cats when it started getting dark
Put on their hats and went to the park.
Three little cats when the sky was blue
Put on their hats and went to the zoo.
Four little cats by the kitchen door
Put on their hats and went to the store.
Five little cats on a sunny day
Put on their hats and they all ran away
Mini Cat’s Hats
Start with a Ritz cracker. Spread a layer of cream cheese on. Add a thin cherry tomato slice and repeat.
Make a toilet paper tube Cat in the Hat craft using a printable template.
The Sneetchs
Play Sneetch Ball.
Every other person in a circle gets a star to wear on their bellies Using a large ball, pass the ball to someone who was different from you.
The Foot Book
Make a foot poster by tracing the children’s feet onto butcher paper.
Make footprints using fingerprint.
Yertle the Turtle
Make a turtle by stapling or lacing two paper plates together. Use construction paper for head and feet. Let children stuff with newspaper and decorate. For a fun game, see how high you can stack them.
Fingerplay
I had a little turtle
Who lived in a box,
He swam in the water
And he climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito,
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a minnow
And he snapped at me!
He caught the mosquito,
He caught the flea,
He caught the minnow,
But he couldn’t catch me!
Green Eggs and Ham
Make you own green eggs and ham simply by adding a few drops of food coloring to the milk when you are beating the eggs.
