How To Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
When I realized that Dr. Seuss’s Birthday was coming up, I knew that we had to do something to celebrate! His books are some of our most often read in our house at bedtime. Madeline is especially fond of them. She often requests Fox in Socks which still leaves me tongue tied!
Right now my favorite is There’s a Wocket in My Pocket. I’ve always been especially fond of Mr. Brown Can Moo as well. Just when I think we’ve read them all (which we really haven’t) I find another book to add to our collection.
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
— Theodor Geisel
Dr. Seuss Fun Facts
- Birth Date: March 2, 1904
- Dr. Seuss’s real name is Theodor Geisel
- He used the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg (his real last name spelled backwards), and Rosetta Stone
- Theodor Geisel worked in an animation department of the U.S Army during World War II.
- He wrote 44 children’s books.
- His birthday, March 2, is the annual date for National Read Across America Day
- His best-sellers included: Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Horton Hatches the Egg, Horton Hears a Who!, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
- Seuss’s first book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was published in 1937 after being rejected almost 30 times.
- Death Date: September 24, 1991
(source: Wikipedia)
Unfortunately the craft store was all cleaned out of red candy melts due to Valentine’s day so I had to improvise with light blue melts. I think you get the idea though.
How To Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
1. With your local library – many libraries offer activities to honor his birthday.
2. With PBS Kids – watch the 2-hour marathon of The Cat in the Hat Knows a lot About That! on your local PBS channel. PBS will also air two brand new episodes of The Cat in the Hat Knows a lot About That! on what would have been Theodor Geisel’s 107th birthday.
3. Host a Dr. Seuss Birthday Party Playdate:
- Read some of your favorite books
- Serve treats inspired by his books.
- Offer simple Dr. Seuss Crafts
- Watch Cat in the Hat Video on Dr. Seuss’ Birthday!
- Color a few Dr. Seuss Coloring Pages
- Dress up as your favorite book character
- Or try these FREE Dr. Seuss PRINTABLES: Dr. Seuss Character Match and Dr. Seuss Word Search.
Fun Dr. Seuss Treats
- Pink Yink Ink Smoothies
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish…Goldfish Crackers
- Cat in the Hat Marshmallow Pops
- Thing One and Thing Two Cupcakes
- or try a recipe from the Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook
Cat: So Kiddo, whaddya wanna do for fun?
Sally: I wanna make cupcakes!
Cat: Cupcakes! Oh yeaaaah!
I think Logan would most definitely agree with Sally and The Cat! Too bad we don’t have Cat in the Hat’s amazing kupkake-inator so we can make cupcakes out of anything we have in the kitchen!
What are your favorite Dr. Seuss books?
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Fun Treats to Celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday
Bring the whimsy and fun from your favorite Dr. Seuss books to life with these fun treats. Perfect for the classroom.
Ingredients
For Pink Yink Ink Drink
- adapted from Raspberry Sweetheart Smoothie
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup plain or vanilla Greek Yogurt
- 10 oz frozen strawberries
- 1 tablespoon milled flax
- 1 teaspoon honey
For Cat in the Hat Marshmallow Pops
- Jet Puffed Marshmallows
- Wilton Lollipop Sticks
- Red Candy Melts
- Blue Candy Melts
- White Candy Melts
For Thing One and Thing Two Cupcakes
- Red Cupcake Liners
- Blue Food Coloring
- Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes
- Vanilla Almond Buttercream - you will need at least 3 batches for a whole recipe of the cupcakes
- Wilton #12 Tip
- Wilton #2D Tip
Instructions
For Pink Yink Ink Drink
- Put all the ingredients, in the order listed, into the jar of your blender. Cover and run on the Smoothie function (if applicable, otherwise puree on high for about a minute). Once the program is complete, turn the power off and serve.
For Cat in the Hat Marshmallow Pops
- Insert lollipop sticks into the bottom of the marshmallow. Melt the white candy melts in the microwave or on the stove top per package instructions. Using a deep cup works best for dipping. Dip the marshmallows into the melted white candy melts. Shake gently to remove excess.
- Stick the lollipops into Styrofoam or something else to hold them upright white they dry. After dry, melt the red and blue colored melts. Pour each into a small decorators squeeze bottle. Drizzle the colors on the dried white dipped marshmallows to resemble stripes from the Cat's hat. Let dry before serving.
- Note: Candy Melts and Lollipop sticks are available at many craft stores, such as Micheal's.
For Thing One and Thing Two Cupcakes
- Bake Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes in red cupcake liners. Prepare Vanilla Almond Buttercream without any food coloring.
- When cupcakes have completely cooled. Frost a layer of white buttercream on top of the cupcakes - I used a Wilton #12 Round tip. This will be the Things' face.
- Dye the remaining buttercream blue and pipe stars layered on top of one another in a pyramid like shape to resemble Thing One and Thing Two's crazy hair. I used a #2D Wilton tip.
- Then just cut out some small circles and write "Thing 1" and "Thing 2" with black marker. Tape to the cupcake liner.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 98Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 33mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 6g
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naomi says
I love your Dr. Seuss post! So many cute ideas!!!!
Sharlene says
You’re killing me with the cuteness here.
Laurel says
Oh this is just too fun! Great ideas! I’d love for you to submit this to the M&T Spotlight: http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
Stephanie says
Love it! I wanna try these cupcakes and marshmallows!!! So cute!
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
I love that quote! I haven’t read any Seuss in years but I remember those books always made me happy when I was a kid.
Food Frenzy says
Very creative. Great job!
Christina @ Sweet Pea's Kitchen says
I love these cupcakes!! We have a Dr. Seuss day at my school every year..I bet my students would just love these! 🙂
Michaela says
The first book I read was a Dr. Seuss!! My sister used to request Oh The Places You’ll Go almost every night, and we used to spent like 5 minutes tracing the zebra tail. I love the cupcakes. Super clever!!
Shannon says
I love those cupcakes! Dr. Seuss is such an inspiration.
One of my favorite quotes:
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
-Dr Seuss
Nina says
Thanks for this! My littlest son will be celebrating his first birthday in April and the theme Dr. Seuss! Those cupcakes will be there!
Rachel: Teacher by Day - Chef by Night says
Thanks for sharing these adorable treats as well as your love for Seuss! He (and my parents) taught me how to read & as an upper-elementary teacher Dr. Seuss’s Birthday and Read Across America week is one of my favorite times to celebrate reading & remember that we are never too old to be a kid!
Michelle (What's Cooking with Kids) says
What fun!
Chris says
Love these ideas! The Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes are fantastic, but the pops are darling! I went with savory ideas in my Patch article…
http://northeastcobb.patch.com/articles/celebrate-dr-seuss
🙂
Jamie | My Baking Addiction says
So adorable! I just love the color of that blue frosting. Really creative, Katie!
Victoria S. says
So festive. There are so many fun ideas to celebrate. I love the turquoise frosting for hair. You packed a lot of info and fun facts into this post. I’m adding a link to this on my blog where I collect Dr. Seuss ideas.
Saunya says
I absolutely love love LOVE this idea!! My boyfriend is actually one of the animators that makes The Cat In The Hat Knows a lot About That, and I think I just might have to make some of these cupcakes for his studio 🙂 thanks for the idea!