Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Bash: Would you, could you, in your house?

Dr. Seuss is having a birthday!  What could you, would you do to celebrate?

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Green Eggs and Ham taught us to try things we don’t think we will like: “try them, and you may, I say.”

Dr. Seuss also warned us to beware of strange cats in hats who want us to keep secrets from our mother.

Dr. Seuss definitely inspired us with “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

And who can forget Horton’s heroic reminder that “a person is a person no matter how small”?

March 2, 1904 was Theodor Seuss “Ted” Geisel’s birthday.  He would be 120 this year.  We don’t need a further excuse to have a party, right?  Just please, don’t put 120 candles on the cake.  We don’t want to set off any fire alarms!

Roundup of fantastic Dr. Seuss resources, birthday party, and activity ideas

“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.”

First, a side note: do you know how to form the possessive of Dr. Seuss? “Seuss’s” is silly sounding enough to fit into one of his stories.  I always second-guess myself with possessives.  Thankfully there were plenty of grammar resources online.

But back to the Dr. Seuss birthday party planning…

If you don’t want to make your own, there are reams of fantastic Dr. Seuss Birthday Supplies available.  I like to rock a Seuss book cover t-shirt in his honor during morning time.

Dr. Seuss Biographies for Dr. Seuss Birthday Learning

Consider learning a little bit about the man himself:

• Who Was Dr. Seuss?
• Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler
• The Boy on Fairfield Street
• Oh the Places He Went
• Imagine That!

Try some Seuss-themed activities:

• 20 Weird Ways to Celebrate Dr. Seuss Day
• Unit Study for Seussical the Musical Jr.
• 35 Fox in Socks Activities
• 40 Awesome Dr. Seuss Activities for Preschool and Early Learning
• Celebrate Dr. Seuss with Mixed Media Lorax Art
• Dr. Seuss Facetime TeaTime
• 7 Ways to Celebrate Dr. Seuss with the Pioneer Woman
• Dr. Seuss Birthday Blog Hop
• 20 Fun The Lorax Activities for All Learning Styles
• Free Dr. Seuss-Inspired Grid Art Activities 
• Crazy Dr. Seuss Hats
• The Art of Dr. Seuss

Seuss-Themed Chalk Pastel Art!

I love the resources from Chalkpastel.com, and they have a fun Dr. Seuss art tutorial for free on YouTube!

Dr. Seuss Movies

Finish your day with a movie night, watching Horton Hears a Who, or The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, or maybe even enjoy a movie extravaganza!

And, of course, read all the Seuss books you can find! I’ve already overloaded our library cards!

I love Oh the Thinks You Can Think.

And even older kids can have profound discussions after reading The Butter Battle Book.

Did you know Dr. Seuss even wrote a humorous tale about aging for “obsolete children”?

Join the conversation at the Humility and Doxology Facebook page, or tag @HumilityandDoxology on Instagram!  I would love to see photos of your family’s Seussian adventures or hear about your plans!