Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Cat in the Hat Hats From TP Rolls

We made these in anticipation of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday tomorrow.  Again, we love the Cat in the Hat around our house. 

I have been collecting TP rolls FOREVER, like probably since Halloween.  (I just had this visual picture of our house being over whelmed by TP rolls.  Maybe I haven’t saved every single roll since then, but I have quite a stash.)  As each holiday comes, I just know that I am going to find something fun to make with them.  Well for Dr. Seuss’ birthday I have finally gotten around to using them! 

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Cat in the Hat Pop Ups

 

Cat in the Hat Pop Up

{To Make You Will Need}

TP Roll
Red Paper (I thought felt would be cute too)
White Cardstock
Dowel
Scissors
Tape/Glue
Markers/Crayons
Cat in the Hat Pop Up Template (Can be downloaded {HERE})

 

 

 

{To Make}

Cat3Cut a piece of white paper that will wrap around your TP roll.  Cut and glue red paper, or color to make red stripes.  I cut my stripes about 3/4 inch wide. 

 

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Cut out hat brim and hat top from template.  (Can be downloaded {HERE}.)  Only cut on the dotted lines.  Don’t forget to poke a hole for your dowel in the top of the hat.  (Trust me, it’s soo much easier to do it before you get it all attached.)  Tape/glue brim and top of the hat to the TP roll.  Those little tabs you cut should help it fit just right around the TP roll.   

 

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Tape/glue red and white striped paper around the TP roll.  You should now have your little hat.  (I am hoping to make a few more, just hats for our place settings at dinner our Seuss themed dinner!)

 

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Color and cut out Cat in the Hat pictures from the template.  (Can be downloaded {HERE}.)  Attach back of pictures to a dowel.  Poke dowel through hole in the top of the hat.  Have lots of pop up fun!

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Looking for more great Seuss ideas?  Here are a few I have in my Dr. Seuss bookmark folder:

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Is that not the most clever blog name.  Lots and lots of Seuss activities, crafts, foods, parties, even home décor. 

 

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Love this FREE printable from 74 Lime Lane!

 

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Last year Oopsey Daisy had a Seuss Extravaganza

 

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Jenn, from Finally in First shares a ton of great activities she came up with for her first graders. 

 

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Seussville is the ultimate internet stop for all things Seuss.

28 comments:

  1. These are great. We made some tiny Dr. Seuss hats from TP rolls too!(did not post it) Recently I have been obsessed with Paper tube roll projects! We made huge Dr. Seuss hats with s big sheet of paper!
    Check out:
    Paper Tube Sculpture

    Check out:
    Cat In The Hat

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  2. Wow those are BRILLIANT!! I too have an embarrasingly large collection of TP rolls just waiting to be put to good use.

    Thanks so much for visiting my blog - I'm following you back :)

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  3. I just tried to download the adorable TP craft and it wouldn't let me :-(
    super cute though!

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  4. This is a great activity. I just found your craft through Pinterest!

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  5. Oh how I love your Cat in the Hat Pop Ups! Thanks so much for the download!

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  6. Your Cat in the Hat hats are amazing! What a fun idea. Thanks for sharing it.

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  7. Just stopping by to let you know that I've featured your craft on Family Fun Crafts! You can see it here:
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    If you have other kid friendly crafts, I'd love it if you would submit them. :) If you would like to display a
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  8. I love your cat in the hat idea. I was wondering if I could use a small picture of your craft on my web site and link back to your site for the directions. It would go on this page: http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/cat-in-the-hat-crafts.html

    Carolyn Warvel
    Danielle's Place of Crafts and Activities

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  9. I love your cat in the hat idea. I was wondering if I could use a small picture of your craft on my web site and link back to your site for the directions. It would go on this page: http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/cat-in-the-hat-crafts.html

    Carolyn Warvel
    Danielle's Place of Crafts and Activities

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  10. These are all excellent posts. thanks for the links. You seem to be reading day and night looking for good stuff to post lol.
    paper tubes

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  14. When you click on the template, it won't let you print it?

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