Show some Dr. Seuss Love!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

I didn't plan on sharing this today, but since it is a great opportunity to have some fun with your kids, I thought I would go ahead! Check back tomorrow to see what fun my kids and husband had over the weekend!

A lot of kiddos are celebrating Dr. Seuss this week because it's his birthday! Dr. Seuss is just so much fun so I wanted to share some ideas that might inspire you to go a little Dr. Seuss silly too!

LaLa and I made OOBLECK to take to her preschool class. The book, Bartholomew and the OOBLECK, is long, but it has a great message. The king learns that he made a mistake, but there was something he could do to fix his mistake. He could admit it was his fault and say those magic words..."I'm Sorry!" That was right up our alley with what we have been working on it in our house! OOBLECK was super fun to make, but you have to be brave! IF you are not so brave, make it first, and then let them squish their little hands in it!

Recipe for OOBLECK (there are quite a few...here is an easy one)

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  2 cups corn starch
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  2 drops of food coloring (I put mine in the water before mixing)
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  water (add it in a half of a cup at a time and stir. it is usually close to the same amount of starch you put in.)

Other favorite Dr. Seuss things to do with little ones...

1. anything rhyming! You can't help but to rhyme when you read a Dr. Seuss book. It's perfect to teach and master those concepts!

2. have a Dr. Seuss book fest! Grab lots of pillows and snacks, cuddle up, and read your favorites!

3. make a Dr. Seuss hat & teach patterns (red, white, red, white)

4. bake a cake and sing happy birthday!

5. read Green Eggs & Ham. Then, you can eat green eggs and ham. I sent in some to LaLa's class on Monday. I wish I would've taken a picture because it looked so gross! Her teacher said they loved it though!

6. read the Foot Book. Trace your kid's feet, cut them out and use them to measure things. Little Bit didn't get this concept. She just wanted to keep stepping on the paper again...and again...and again.

7. read a Great Day for Up and draw all the things you can think of that can go UP, UP, UP!

8. our last one that we are doing this week is to watch a Dr. Seuss movie for movie night. LaLa's little class is watching Horton Hears a Who! I think we might watch it again that night and make little whos out of pipe cleaners and googly eyes. There are lots of good Dr. Seuss movies out though! My kids learned to jump on the couch from the movie, The Cat in the Hat (thanks Dr. Seuss). PLUS, I didn't realize everyone didn't know this until I told two girlfriends of mine...and they didn't know! They do now and take advantage of it, but BLOCKBUSTER is doing 99 cent family/kid movies. We go on Fridays and get a few for a week. Cheap and easy! There is also a BIG variety!

Great Links...

http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/250.shtml

http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/themes/seuss.html

http://www.seussville.com//university/

A Book We LOVE!

Tickle Monster by Josie Bissett

Little Bit received this book and the tickling mitts that go along with it for her first birthday, and it has just become a favorite in our house. I would highly recommend it for Christmas gifts this year! It is great for any age...and my husband loves to read it because he gets such a reaction out of them. My one year old lifts her shirt to show her belly and says "tickickle mama". I believe the mitts are sold seperately, but they are totally woth it! LaLa and I are also working on rhyming words, which is quite interesting with a three year old. This book is great for language patterns and rhyming! Plus, this is one book that you won't get tired of reading...and we all know how that is when you have the SAME book multiple times every night over and over! You know when you try to skip pages thinking your tired little one won't notice. Of course, they always notice though and you are totally caught!

Tickle Book at Amazon
Mitts for the Tickle Monster

Mama Drama Rule #85: You can never have too many books!

Elf Update: Little Elf has been quite a handful today. LaLa has talked about him non-stop. It motivated her to clean her playroom. She gave LeeRoy the Elf a special seat to watch her...just so he could let Santa know how good she was! Hmm...I didn't see this coming but maybe this will work to my advantage!