March 2 was officially Dr. Seuss’s birthday, but we had a pretty crazy week so we didn’t get to complete all of our Dr. Seuss fun. We continued some of the fun while Ben as away in Africa (you can read all about his trip here, here, here and here). However, I am a sad to say that we did not get everything completed that I was hoping too. Here are some of the fun activities we did get completed.
Hop On Pop – We read the book and then hopped on the bed. She loved this and has asked to jump on the bed several more times since then. She is almost lifting herself off the ground, but not quite!
Dr. Seuss Flash Cards – I got some at the Parent teacher store with a birthday gift card. She isn’t really into looking at the numbers or letters yet, but she loves throwing them around and studying them! I also have a Dr. Seuss letter puzzle (two actually) that we attempted to work. Still a little young for this!
Foot Book – After reading the book (like five thousand times – she loves this one and Hop on Pop the best) we tried on different shoes. She loves putting on mommy and daddy’s shoes. She is even getting pretty good at putting on her rain boots all by herself.
Thing 1 and 2 – I totally stole this idea from my friend Lara (she completed with her kindergarten students and daughter). You paint your fingers blue and the base of your hand skin toned, smoosh it on the paper and you magically have a Thing 1 and 2 from The Cat in the Hat. This is the only project I managed to get a picture of though!
Mikayla chose to paint while her Thing 1 and 2 picture dried. Here she is cheesing it up! And yes she is not wearing a shirt, but it is easier to wash paint off of skin than it is clothes!
Admiring her work, so proud of herself!
Up close view of painting. I was very pleased with how they turned out!
I am pleased to announce that Mikayla is now in love with Dr. Seuss! She even requests her Dr. Seuss shirt over her Elmo shirt. Every time she sees Cat in the Hat she smiles with delight. She will even sometimes start singing Happy Birthday! And every Dr. Seuss book is a Cat in the Hat book, not Dr. Seuss! I love that she has inherited my love for all things Seuss!