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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Carrie says
I give a copy of Oh The Places You’ll Go!! to every high school and college graduate I know. I think there’s more good advice in that book than anything I’ve read!!!
Julia says
Hi, These are sooooo cute–thank you so much for sharing. Could you please tell me what type and color of food coloring did you use to make the blue–I need it to be as close to the color of the hair on Thing 1 and Thing 2. Thanks so much for your help and for sharing your wonderful talent. Blessing
Katie says
I’m pretty sure that I used sky blue from my Ateco 1112 12-Color Food Coloring Kit.
Julia says
Thank you so much for your reply!!!!
Vy Barto says
What great ideas to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday! Had I known earlier, I would have tried to make those too cute desserts! 🙂 I mentioned your blog on my blog tonight! 🙂
Thanks for the great ideas! Love your blog!
-Vy
Ann says
You have some adorable and unique ideas to celebrate this body of children’s literature. Well done and thank you for sharing!
Zina :: Let's Lasso the Moon says
These are soooo sweet. I saw your pin-it button up there so I assume you approve of readers pinning your work over on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/zina/fun-with-dr-seuss/
*Thanks for taking the time to share this adorable idea with us. 🙂
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons says
I just love your cupcakes…so cute! We have a Kitchen Fun and Crafty link party that opens tomorrow night and would love for you to stop by and share this!
Carole says
I just posted a dinner party I hosted with a Dr. Seuss theme, and I included your cupcakes as another idea. I did a similar cupcake for my party, but LOVE yours!! I’d love to invite you to stop by check out my blog!
Carole
Melanie says
Such a perfect way to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday!
Katie @ This Chick Cooks says
Katie, These cupcakes are simply adorable! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful recipe. I’m featuring it today. I’d love for you to stop by 🙂
Katie
Stacie says
Thank you SO much for this idea! It is beyond adorable, and as I type, there are 24 waiting to be delivered to my son’s kindy class!
Polly @ Helping Little Hands says
Love the cupcake idea! They’d be so easy to put together.
Elise @ The Foodie Forkful says
Thanks for the ideas – I’m headed to a Dr Seuss themed playgroup tomorrow and now I think I need to do some baking for it!
Carole says
Just posted some fun ideas for Dr. Seuss treats for kiddos on my blog. Planning to make some Red Fish, Blue Fish for a playgroup myself!
Carrie says
So creative Katie. Love all of your ideas!
Beth says
Love the designs. I also love that the cupcakes are adorable without being overly ” touched” the way most fondant designs are. Buttercream at it’s best! Thanks for the photos.
Alison says
Hello! I featured your cupcakes today. They look adorable!
http://oopsey-daisy.blogspot.com/2011/02/little-seuss-inspiration.html
Thanks for sharing!
~Alison
Eric VanRaepenbusch says
These cupcakes look awesome! I am going to add a link to my blog about Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Thanks for sharing.