Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

Hello all!! Apparently the birthday of the good Dr. Seuss is all the rage among the school-aged children these days! It is a BIG deal around here, for sure. The kids in Christa's class were given the option to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character last week, while sampling some good old-fashioned green eggs and ham. After consulting with 20 of my closest Facebook friends, (since I had no clue how to begin dressing her up as a Dr. Seuss character), we settled on Cindy Lou-Who. Christa didn't really know who that is, although we have read The Grinch a few times before, but here's how it turned out:

Thank you, internet. I didn't have to purchase a single thing for this "costume." I thought she looked pretty cute, if I do say so myself!

View from the back.

Christa happened to be snack leader that week, so we decided to get creative and have Dr. Seuss themed snacks. We sent colored goldfish and apples from the books, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, and Ten Apples Up on Top the first day. The second day, we sent in blue goo (vanilla pudding with blue food coloring) from the book, Fox in Socks. The third day, we made these really cute Dr. Seuss hats out of Oreo cookies, Lifesaver gummies, and white frosting. Christa had a blast helping to make them, and they turned out really cute! The fourth day, we sent in Fruit Roll-Ups, because I was exhausted from my week of trying to be one of those over-achieving room mothers who just make you feel inadequate all the time :). We had fun with it, nonetheless, but, as always, I stole every single idea from the internet!

I don't know if I'll have the energy to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday every year, especially as I have more kids needing to dress up. It might be worth my while to invest in some neat, pre-made costumes for the years ahead of us that we have to look forward to this annual festivity!