“Read to the kids to develop the love for reading early on” I have heard that many many times. I have heeded it to heart. As a matter of fact, reading a story is part of our bedtime routines. Baby refuses to go down without a story and my little man is now practicing to read the first words out loud to all of us. Of course, I am beaming proudly. Right now, we are getting our books ready for a read-a-thon of sorts at home. Yes, lots of reading will be in order. That is because we are almost ready to Dr. Seuss’ birthday. We are including in our celebration efforts to Foster A Love of Reading and Our Planet with Cute Lorax DIY Craft.
A Bit on Dr. Seus
Dr. Theodor Seuss was born in Massachusetts in 1902 of German descent. We know him as a children’s book author. He was a writer who used lots of rhyme, a cartoonist, and an illustrator. Interestingly enough he did not have children. But boy, has he entertained and helped educate children for years now! The Cat in The Hat and How The Grinch Stole Christmas are Dr. Seuss’ books frequently read at home. Of all the Seuss children books my two favorite titles by Dr. Seuss: Oh, The Places You’ll Go and The Lorax.
Cute Lorax DIY Craft: to love reading and love the planet!
I can’t get enough of the cute lovable character The Lorax is, who shares with a boy the importance of caring for Truffula Trees. Despite many economic, environmental and political issues addressed in the book, for the kids, it is a great way to learn about cause and effect/actions and reactions. It is also an opportunity to talk to them about being good to the planet, recycling, caring for animals and plants.
To have fun and push further we personify The Lorax in a DIY in hopes it will help foster that will to care for the planet, a small step a at a time. We made a Lorax that becomes a pot holder for the seeds we are offering. Here are the easy and quick instructions for you:
Because handling the small eyes and multiple strands of yarn can be tricky using a glue gun, the kids only helped with putting the seeds in each pot. If you are willing to wait for glue to dry out, it would be the best alternative to get the kids more into the project with you.
Perfect for Class Parties!
Each of the kids’ classmates are getting their own Lorax with a pack of seeds, with a note encouraging to read, plant their seed and share with us what they get because everyone gets a different type of flower, vegetable or herb pack of seeds in their pot 🙂 Alternatively, you can just plant the seed and offer something ready for water and TLC.
I love that the craft has a double purpose, and is cute to have, don’t you agree?
If you want another easy craft to make Truffula trees, here is our version for that. Do you have a special book you will read with the kids March 2nd?
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That is absurdly cute. I absolutely love it.
I love the Lorax too! What a cute craft I will definitely do it with my girls
OMG, what creative idea!!! My kids would LOVE this, I must gather the items and let them create one of their very own. Thank you so much for sharing this idea with us. Happy Dr. Seuss Birthday! 🙂
que lindo esta ese Lorax planter such a great idea, fun for the kids too!
Oh my goodness what a cute planter, I have to admit I love the Lorax! x
Me en canta el proyecto es una excelente manera de enseñar a los chicos a cuidar las plantas y el medio ambiente en general. Gracias por el proyecto!
I love this! I want to get all the supplies and have my kids make it.
Me encantó el proyecto, perfecto para hacer este finde con los pekes. Gracias!
What a cute little craft idea to make Lorax cups!
This is such a fun idea! My kids used to love the Lorax. The movie was cute too.
That is absolutely adorable! I love Dr. Seuss!
What an adorable little craft! My Favorite Dr. Seuss book is “To think I saw it on Mulberry street”. Although I am sure everyone in my family has a different favorite! LOL! We buy a new Dr. Seuss book every year on his birthday to celebrate. We have almost all of them! I don’t know what we will do once we have the whole collection!
I love the way you guys celebrate! Keep reading together, it is so awesome!
How adorable is that. My kids would love to make these
What a cute craft! It is perfect to celebrate Dr. Seus and to teach kids about nature. I love that.
That is such a cute craft! My girls really loved The Lorax movie and I bet they would have fun diving into making one of those planters too!
CUTISIMO!!! Would have loved to do this w/ The Trio. Gonna share this w/DIL who’s a prek teacher- she’ll love it!! Gracias y BB2U
Fabulous, thanks for sharing Happy to help out a teacher 😉
What a cute craft Lorax! Gotta love Dr. Seuss 😉
Love everything about this and can’t wait to do it with our kids!
Cute DIY project. I can’t wait until my grandson is old enough to do these types of crafts.
So cute, I totally love it!!!!! I’m going to do this with my daughter. Thanks for sharing 😀
That’s cute as can be. I love the Lorax, he’s a bit grouchy here and there but still adorable. 🙂
Story reading has been my bedtime routine as well for both my kids. This is such a wonderful & creative craft idea & I would love to get that done for my kids.
I love anything Dr.Seuss- this is SO cute!
What a fun and creative way to celebrate Dr. Seuss. I can’t wait to try it out.
I love the lorax pots. What a cute and clever idea!
It is super cute! Both my kids love reading and I’m so glad for that!!
So adorable! I am a huge advocate for reading. I think kids should put down the tablets though and get the feeling of a real book. There is just something magical about that.
I totally agree. We open the world to the kids with reading
So cute, so simple! I love this idea! (And I really do LOVE How the Grinch Stole Christmas!)
Yes simple and quick are things we love at Cool Moms Cool Tips. We read the Grinch all year round
ADORABLE!! My kids love crafting, reading and planting things/ gardening. That craft ties all of the three together. Wonderful. I will save this!!
Love that your kids love all 3! it will be fun doing this I promise 🙂
Oooh! Qué lindo Lorax! Es una idea genial para pasar una tarde en casa haciendo manualidades.
This is soooooo cute! I am a big fan of The Lorax
Nice project!! Love your idea!
Que bonita idea! Anoche mi hija hizo unos arbolitos de papel como los de The Lorax. Me encanta Dr. Seuss.
Divino! this is absolutely amazing! Love it. I will be making this for my class room kids . Thanks for the great idea
Always enjoy seeing your posts and thanks for sharing with the Say G’day Party! Pinned and hope to see you on Saturday!
I love the Lorax! I’ll definitely have to give this a try! Thank you so much for linking up with us in the Best of the Blogosphere Link-Up last week! We
hope you’ll join us again in this week’s party that started today!
I love the Lorax and this is just so cute! it seems easy enough for me to do too… I am not very crafy!
It really is an easy craft. I always go for quick and easy to do projects around here at Cool Moms Cool Tips. I can’t wait to hear how yours goes!