Truffula Tree Pens

Are you ready for an incredibly easy and quick activity that your kids will love?!  

I mentioned I am trying to take it easy around here, making sure my little baby boy can postpone his arrival for at least another month.  I am almost 32 weeks so we are getting there!  In the meantime I have to take it easy so ALL the treats, crafts and activities you see on my blog in the next few weeks will have one thing in common...SIMPLICITY!!  Which is really great, because aren't all our lives just a little crazy?  Who doesn't need to simplify a little bit ;)

Today we decided to make our very own Truffula Tree Pens!

The wonderful people over at Craftprojectideas.com sent me these great items that I KNEW would be perfect for our Truffula Tree pens.

 

We really loved the Ultimate Fuzzy Kit...not only did it have pipe cleaners and pom-poms...but who doesn't love googly eyes?! ;)  And can I tell you my favorite part...the packages are re-sealable :)

So making these pens was about as easy at it gets.  We just wrapped a pipe cleaner around the bottom of a plain white pen, and then snaked it up until it had wrapped around the entire the thing.

After we had the pipe cleaner on I simply hot-glued a big pom-pom on the top...and our Truffula Tree Pens were done!

The kids loved making these...and all I had to help with was the glueing part :)

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Once our pens were ready to go, we got to work on the worksheets I printed out from one of our favorite websites, www.seussville.com.  They have everything from coloring pages, math worksheets, writing prompts and even some fun recipes.  You can search by book or activity...it is a great resource for all your Dr. Seuss fun!!  

Making Truffula Tree Pens was a great way to spend our morning...they would also make fun party favors or gifts for little friends :)  Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

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"The Lorax" Munchie Mix!

Hey everybody!  I am so excited to share this fun, simple treat you can whip up for the kids to munch on while reading The Lorax...or watching the movie! :)

I found a cute idea HERE on Pinterest and decided to add a few things to make our very own Lorax Munchie Mix!!

 

All you need to make your own yummy treat are chocolate Teddy Grahams, Mini-Marshmallows, Goldfish crackers, Cadbury mini eggs, and Pretzel Sticks.

Doesn't that look yummy?!

Each snack represents something from the movie...I laid it out for you ;)

The kids were ecstatic when I told them we had a fun snack to munch on while we watched our movie!  And really...isn't everything cuter in individual servings?  Especially in these CUTE chevron snack bags from Pick Your Plum :)

The kids gobbled this snack right up!  The cutest things was watching them eat it.  They would wait until they saw a Bar-ba-loot...then they would eat a Teddy Graham :)  As soon as they chopped down the first Truffula Tree...they ate a pretzel stick.  It made for a very fun and tasty movie ;) 

I was so happy to add a little extra fun to my kids day...they needed it!  They have been such troopers while I have been taking it easy to keep this baby baking :)  It was a good reminder that sometimes the simple things can mean just as much as my over-planned activities ;)

Thank you SO much for stopping by today!  Are any of you doing any Dr. Seuss activities this week?  If so...please share!!  Have a great day!

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Fun with Dr. Seuss {Recap}!

Happy Monday everyone!!!

This is one of our favorite themed weeks of the year...Dr. Seuss Week!

Before I share some of the fun, SIMPLE things we have planned for this year I thought I would do a quick re-cap of the activities we did last year...my kids still talk about a lot of these!

We made these delicious Cat in the Hat pancakes last year...they were a big hit!

We loved making our own Truffula Trees in our Lorax Activity

We made pink clovers, tried to catch a speck, and had a yummy snack in our Horton Hears a Who Activity

Finally, we did a great FHE teaching our kids they are NEVER too small to do something big!

I hope you enjoyed some of these fun Dr. Seuss activities...and stay tuned for more!!

They will be simple, partial bed rest makes sure of that :)  But they will also be some great ways to enjoy your kiddos this week...and that's really what its all about! :)

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Happy Friday everyone! :)

We have had SUCH a fun week celebrating and reading all about the great Dr. Seuss. So much fun...that I am sad to see it come to an end. I LOVE reading. A LOT. And I want my kids to feel the same way. Dr. Seuss wrote so many classics that have gotten my kids excited about reading...how can we not celebrate that?!

Gotta love stuff thrown together at 11 the night before :)

We set our table with all our favorite Dr Seuss books and stuffed animals. Then we used a roll of wrapping paper for a runner and a couple of balloons!

Now I'm off to make green eggs and Cat in the Hat pancakes :) I hope you all have a wonderful day!

"The Lorax" Activity!

Hey everybody!

Today we are focusing on our last book of Dr. Seuss week...The Lorax!

My kids love this book. My mother-in-law gave it to my daughter Kendall for her birthday a few years ago along with a stuffed Lorax. She sleeps with him most nights and 9 times out of 10 that is the bedtime story she will choose :) I've been looking forward to this activity all week because I knew how much my kids would enjoy it.

Before we could get to our activity, we had to read the book of course. Only problem was...the book had completely disapeared!! Thank goodness for the internet and audio books...right?! I loved this picture of Kendall with her Lorax listening to the book :) She got SO excited when the Lorax would talk...cutest thing!

This was really simple to make and only took a few supplies. First off....we had to make our Truffala Trees! These were just small wooden dowels with sparkly pom poms hot glued to them.

Then I just got a styrafoam block and painted it green. I quickly printed off a small picture of the Lorax and taped a toothpick on the back.

Now let the fun begin!!

This ended up being a really great math activity. Kendall was counting all the trees and grouping them into colors. Then I would take out a few trees and ask her how many were left, or add some and ask her the same thing. Great way to work on very basic addition and subtraction.

Isn't this picture the best?! Britton waiting oh so patiently for Kendall to let him have a turn ;)

Finally!! :)

Britton loved working on his colors with these fun trees and he also loved pulling them out...over...and over...and over. I think he FELT like he was destroying something...and that IS his favorite thing to do :)

Once we were done with colors and math...the kids got really creative! They had the Lorax perform on his stage, ride a train, and much more :)

I am so amazed at kids' creativity and the things they can come up with, they inspire me to think outside the box and see how I can make something MORE than it first appears.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and joining us for all the Dr. Seuss fun! I think this has been my favorite weekly theme for a LONG time :) Is anyone going to see the Lorax this weekend? My kids are dying to see it...I'm a definite maybe ;)

Cat in the Hat Pancakes!

We had a fun breakfast yesterday morning that would be a great way to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday...or just because! :)

Cat in the Hat Pancakes!!

Yes I know....these are like the millionth pancakes I have made with strawberries and whip cream...but when something works, it works!! :)

All you need to make your own pancakes are a condiment bottle filled with pancake batter, a bunch of sliced strawberries, and some whipped cream.

Once you have sprayed your griddle and it is nice and warm, just use the condiment bottle to freehand a hat shape.

Once your pancakes are cooked and cooled all you do is alternate rows of strawberries and cool whip, until you get these cute Cat in the Hat pancakes!

Britton was so excited he couldn't wait for me to quit taking pics to take a taste :)

Have a wonderful day everyone!! :)