A Week of Dr. Seuss Inspired Art Projects

One fun thing to do if you’re celebrating Seuss for a whole week in your classroom or at home is to devote each day to a different book. At my daughter’s school they would do this and have kids dress the theme if they wanted, but I think it would be fun to have a book each day to read and do activities around. So with that I’ve collected a week’s worth of art projects from different Dr. Seuss books.

You can pick one for a book your kids love or do the whole week!

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: make some colorful fish with mini cupcake liners, like these from I Heart Crafty Things. Don’t have liners handy? Cut or punch circles out of construction paper or poster board. Or you can make a fish out of a paper plate, like these from Oh Hey Let’s Play.

The Lorax: There are so many great craft projects out there related to The Lorax. Here are a few to get you started. Make truffula trees and learn about color mixing with this craft from Schooltime Snippets, or make them with yarn with this idea from 3 Dinosaurs. Grab the Lorax template from Mom Brite and you can make a scene with your trees and the Lorax itself.

Oh, The Places You’ll Go: Make a hot air balloon like the one of the cover of this classic book. Preschool Inspirations made this into an open-ended process art activity where kids could pick what they wanted to use to decorate their own balloons.

If I Ran the Zoo: This book full of nonsense animals gives you lots of options for imagining what some of the animals might look like or designing your own funny animals to go in the zoo. Check out the Tizzle Topped Tufted Mazurkas from The Elementary Art Room for inspiration.

Green Eggs and Ham: Of course you can make green eggs and ham to eat if you have access to a kitchen, but you can also make egg art. Play Teach Repeat has a simple green eggs stamping activity, while Glued to My Crafts has a fun craft for eggs on a paper plate painted silver.

Bonus projects: Looking for some more open-ended project

Design Your Own Socks for Dr Seuss Week

Dr Seuss -3 Dimensional Cat In The Hat

Free Dr Seuss ‘The Lorax’ Printable

Dr. Seuss books are part of the school curriculum because they help early readers develop essential literacy skills in a fun and engaging way. His books use simple rhymes, repetitive language, and imaginative storytelling, making them ideal for teaching phonics, vocabulary, and reading fluency. Many of his stories also contain life lessons on topics such as perseverance, environmental awareness, and acceptance.

Dr. Seuss Week is celebrated annually during Read Across America Week, which coincides with Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd.

Remembrance Day (marked as Veterans Day in the United States) is Nov. 11, and it marks the end of hostilities in World War I. Poppies are a traditional symbol of the day because it is said they were the first flower to grow again on the battlefields, which inspired a famous poem. Let’s check out some poppy crafts you can make with your kids as part of a World War I unit or for Remembrance Day.

This pretty poppy craft from Krokotak just requires the printable, some crayons, scissors and glue. The printable includes the center of the flower and kids can draw the outside as well as adding stem.

Glued to My Crafts has a printable for a torn paper poppy, or you could color or paint this one as well.

Use torn or cut pieces of paper to make these poppy suncatchers from Red Ted Art.

Happy Hooligans has a bunch of great poppy crafts but I particularly like the painted rocks and easy paper plate poppy.

Crafty Morning has a cute poppy craft made with fingerprints, which is quick and easy to do with kids of any age.

Older kids and adults can make these folded paper poppies from Chica and Jo, but they do involve hot glue and floral wire, which can be sharp, so it’s not for young kids. An easier paper poppy that only calls for regular craft glue can be found at Sugar Spice and Glitter. This one also has a printable template to make it easier.

These felt poppies from One Little Project also use a glue gun and a sewing needle, but they’re so pretty I couldn’t resist sharing them for older kids. Add a pipe cleaner stem or turn them into pins to wear for remembrance events. Check out their coffee filter poppy craft for a great option for younger kids.

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