Are you looking for some fun Dr. Seuss party ideas to help celebrate your little one’s special day or ideas that you can take with you in the classroom to commemorate National Reading Day? Look no further! We have compiled a list of creative and easy ideas that will make your celebrations an absolute hit. From decorations to activities, we have it all covered so you don’t have to worry about a thing.

Dr. Seuss Day is widely celebrated on March 2nd in schools, so these ideas can pair together with a birthday party, school event,

Dr. Seuss Party Ideas

Invitations & Decorations: The first step towards creating the perfect Dr. Seuss-inspired party is getting all your guests excited with fun and inviting invitations! You can use colorful card stock paper in different shapes such as cats, hats, or truffula trees and use phrases like “Oh the places you’ll go!” or “Happy Birthday from Whoville!” to really capture the spirit of Dr. Seuss in your invitations. To really get into the theme, you can also print out characters from his books and hang them up around the party area for decorations.

Crafts: You can bring your favorite characters to life with these Thing 1 Thing 2 Corner Bookmarks! You can create these with colored craft papers, a pencil (to trace the printable template which is down below), craft glue, a Sharpie or gel pen, and a pair of scissors.

Dr Seuss Bookmark Template

Download and print the bookmark PDF to get started. Select white, blue and red colored craft papers for the Thing 1 Thing 2 corner bookmarks.

Trace the hair on blue, rectangle piece on red and the head and round shape on white paper. Cut out the patterns nicely.

Take a piece of square paper (we’re using a 16 cm X 16 cm piece) and craft an origami corner bookmark with it. If you don’t know how to make an origami bookmark, this tutorial is a good start.

We are going to work on the square side of the corner bookmark.

Attach the hair cutout on the closed corner of the bookmark. Overlap the straight side of the hair with the bookmark’s corner by a cm and keep the scalloped side of the hair outside the bookmark layout.

Attach the rectangle cutout on the bookmark base, below and adjacent to the hair’s straight side.

Attach the head cutout on the rectangle part, below the hair part.

Attach the round shape below the head, keeping a 1 cm gap. 

Cut off extra sides of the rectangle part and align it with the bookmark layout.

Use a sharpie to draw the face of the character and write down the number on the round shape.

Similarly, craft the other character. 

Yield: 2

Dr Seuss Bookmarks

Print

Materials

• Colored craft papers
• Pencil – to trace the template
• Craft glue
• Sharpie or gel pen
• A pair of scissors

Instructions

1. Select white, blue, and red colored craft papers for the Thing 1 Thing 2 corner bookmarks. Trace the hair on blue, the rectangle piece on red and the head and round shape on white paper. Cut out the patterns nicely.
2. Take a piece of square paper (we’re using a 16 cm X 16 cm piece) and craft an origami corner bookmark with it.
3. We are going to work on the square side of the corner bookmark.
4. Attach the hair cutout on the closed corner of the bookmark. Overlap the straight side of the hair with the bookmark’s corner by a cm and keep the scalloped side of the hair outside the bookmark layout.
5. Attach the rectangle cutout on the bookmark base, below and next to the hair’s straight side.
6. Attach the head cutout on the rectangle part, below the hair part.
7. Attach the round shape below the head, keeping a 1 cm gap. 
8. Cut off extra sides of the rectangle part and align it with the bookmark layout.
9. Use a sharpie to draw the face of the character and write the number on the round shape.
10. Similarly, craft the other character.

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Food & Desserts: When it comes to food and desserts, there are so many options available to you! For example, why not serve colorful cupcakes with swirls of frosting on top? You could also make green eggs and ham sandwiches or Cat in the Hat-inspired hats made with pretzel sticks and jelly beans—the possibilities are endless! And don’t forget about drinks—what better way to finish off your delicious meal than with some tasty Horton Hears A Who punch?

Activities & Games: To keep your guests entertained throughout the day, there are plenty of games and activities that will sure to be a hit with children of all ages! A classic game is Red Fish Blue Fish, where two teams compete against each other by trying to catch as many red fish (or blue fish) as they can in a set amount of time. Other activities include The Lorax beard making station or Oh The Places You’ll Go pinata busting—you could even hire a professional face painter if you want something extra special for your little ones!

All these fantastic Dr. Seuss party ideas are sure to make your kiddo’s special day one they won’t soon forget! With creative invitations, delicious snacks and desserts, fun decorations, exciting activities and games – this celebration will be one for the books! So grab those whiskers on kittens and let’s get planning – it’s time for some serious Seussian fun!

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• Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
• The Adventures of Rockford T. Honeypot
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