The Cat in the Hat Craft
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Sunday was Dr. Seuss’ birthday. I think Dr. Seuss Day is always a great time to do some Dr. Seuss activities. We celebrated by reading our favorite Dr. Seuss book, The Cat in the Hat! To go along with the book, we made our very own Cat in the Hat craft hats!
I started by free-handing the outline of the hat on a large piece of white construction paper.
I cut three red strips to match the width of the hat.
Out of another piece of construction paper I cut a band. I placed the band around my child’s head so that it fit securely, then stapled the band together.
My child cut the hat out and then glued on the red strips.
We used a plastic drinking straw taped to the back of the hats to give them a little more stiffness so they would stand up.
We stapled the band to the brim of the hat and our Cat in the Hat hat was complete!
This project was so simple to free-hand and the kids had so much fun creating their very own hats!
Here are a few other ideas to celebrate Dr. Seuss!
Green Eggs and Ham Activities for Preschool
Dr. Seuss Tea Party from Joy Focused Learning
Don’t forget to follow my Dr. Seuss board on Pinterest for even more ideas!
What’s your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
I’m sorry but that is horrible. I wouldn’t have went through all the trouble to make an entire website article over it. Yes, im sure the kids had tons of fun, but I strongly feel, as a mother, you couldn’t have taken more* time and patience with the diagram of the hat. I feel you just rushed through it just so you could say you had something. I just feel you could have done better even for coming up with something really easy and simple for the kids to make and do.
Are you serious, Kayla? Initially, I wasn’t even going to approve your extremely rude comment, but then I thought I had something to say. This post was written well over 10 years ago, long before I owned a printer for picture-perfect templates. As a mother, the final product shown was actually made by my young child. Nothing was “rushed through” just so I could say I made something. What a ridiculous thing to say. Have you ever even seen a Dr. Seuss illustration anyway? How about you quit making assumptions about people you don’t know on the Internet? Have a blessed day, Kayla.