Daily Messes

Today, March 2, is Dr. Seuss' birthday, as well as Read Across America Day. Below I have a Dr. Seuss themed word find and other celebration ideas.

FOOD: 

• Layered Jello. Use red jello to create a red and white striped "hat" of jello. 
• Green Eggs (Candy). Melt green Candy Melts and create a fried egg shape on a piece of wax paper. Place a yellow M&M on the candy before it hardens. Let set. (This works great for April Fool's Day too.)  
• Green Eggs inspired Yogurt. Tint vanilla yogurt green with a few drops of food coloring (or use a key lime yogurt). Spread around a plate or bowl and place a yellow Candy Melt on for the yolk. For a healthier option, place a slice of banana as the yolk.  
• Make Egg Topped Cupcakes, but make the white icing green to make a green egg topped cupcake! 
• Create a lunch that links back to Seuss books, or have little snacks for each book you read. For example:
• Pink lemonade like in If I Ran The Circus or call it 'pink ink' like in One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
• Make schlopps with a cherry on top like in Oh The Thinks You Can Think!. It looks like an ice cream sundae to me!
• Hot dogs. It looks like they are eating hot dogs with the Zable in There's a Wocket in my Pocket!.
• Green candy eggs or green yogurt eggs (see above) for Green Eggs and Ham.
• Donuts, egg, jelly/jam, lollipop for Dr. Seuss' ABC.
• Cotton candy on a stick to look like the Truffula trees in The Lorax.

CRAFTS/ACTIVITIES:

• Story Times:
• Check in with your local library and bookstores for Dr. Seuss themed events. (Some stores such as Target and Barnes and Nobles also have events.)
• Seussville.com has a list of bookstore events by state. Click the link to find one near you! I know of a few local storytimes that are not on the list, so you may want to call your local library or bookstore to see if they are having any events.
• Read your favorite Dr. Seuss books.
• Create your own Dr. Seuss type of book!
• Have everyone wear their silliest or craziest hat to dinner.
• Go fishing in the living room! Only catch the red, blue, green fish.
• Make a Cat In The Hat with construction paper.
• Read Oh, the Thinks you Can Think! and have everyone write down all their ideas.
• Dr. Seuss Word Find
• Dr. Seuss Word Find, book background  

LINKS:Read Across America
Printables, Seussville.com