I {Heart} The Hokey Pokey Kitchen

So I have been sort of on a kid kick lately.  My last few posts have been centered on creating things for kids.  Hope you’ll bear with me for another one.  Lets be honest, it’s not just for my kid, I love it it too. 

Point of my blabbering:  I found this awesome new blog about creating fun themed food all around children’s books. 

I got this sweet comment from Aleena, from The Hokey Pokey Kitchen, yesterday:

“Thanks for posting all your wonderful ideas!! We made Dr Seuss Cat in the Hat fun treats yeterday @ www.thehokeypokeykitchen.com
Come visit us.. thanks for sharing your ideas.. i am also making cupcakes tomorrow... we are making the sneetches s mores cupcakes!! hope urs turn out well!!!!”

My next thought was “Sneetches S’mores Cupcakes, what in the world would those look like?!”  (I admit I even tried to Google it – nothing.)  Well today, she posted them, and they are beyond my wildest imagination.

Sneetches S’more Cupcakes

I cannot wait until she shares how to make the Sneetches.  I’m off now to make my totally lame copy cat been done a thousand time Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes . . .

 

But first three more favorites from The Hokey Pokey Kitchen:

 

Where the Wild Things Are lunch

 

The Grouchy Ladybug “healthalicious snack”

 

Harold and the Purple Crayon crayons

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! 

Cat in the Hat Pop Ups

 

{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}

Cut 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. 

 

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.   

 

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!)

 

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!

 

 

 

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

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

 

Love this FREE printable from 74 Lime Lane!

 

Last year Oopsey Daisy had a Seuss Extravaganza. 

 

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

 

Seussville is the ultimate internet stop for all things Seuss.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 Hand Prints

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss (on the 2nd)!  Last year when Dr. Seuss’ Birthday came around I was teaching and totally missed celebrating it at home with my Little Miss, so this year I was super excited to do some fun things.  I absolutely love Dr. Seuss!  One of our favorites is The Cat in the Hat, my daughter loves watching the Cat in the Hat show on PBS, we are always singing, “Here we go, go, go!”

Thing 1 and Thing 2 made out of hand prints.

{You’ll Need}

Peach paint

Light blue paint

White paint

Foam paint brush

Red paper

Sharpie

Because it was a little nerve racking trying to take pictures of my two year-old during the process of making these, I am using my hands, which look all kinds of freaky to me, but it was better than worrying about having paint everywhere!

{Step 1}

Paint your fingers and the outside of your palm light blue.

{Step 2}

Press down on paper.  Trying to center it side to side, better than I did!

 

{Step 3}

Paint peach on the inside of you palm, slightly overlapping the blue from before.  Add a little more blue to your fingers if it has dried.  If you look at a picture from the book, they have white faces . . . I thought it might look a little freaky, so I took an artistic liberty and used peach.
 

{Step 4}

Press down firmly, trying to line up the tips of your fingers from before, but shifting position of fingers from previous print to fill thing blanks a little bit.

{Step 5}

Dab a little paint on your finger for a neck.  After the paint has dried add details with a Sharpie.  Don’t forget the little white circle on the shirt.  We were able to fit both Thing 1 and 2 on my daughter's paper.

 Tomorrow I really want to make some Thing 1 and 2 cupcakes to celebrate!

{Found at Kitchen Dough}

{Found at Goodlife Eats}

{Found at Sugar Swings}

I love that the heads are made out of Dum Dums dipped in white chocolate with blue frosting hair. 

Or a super simple route, these marshmallow pops:

{Found at Goodlife Eats}

Do you have any fun plans to celebrate?