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Dr. Seuss Party
Recently we threw a party for Dr. Seuss’ Birthday! We have celebrated his birthday in our family for the past decade and it has become a fun tradition that my kids all look forward to. Here is how we pulled it off using simple supplies, little expense, and not much time (as it was in the middle of the week on a school day). I also made some free printables that are free to download below. Hoping these ideas and printables can be fun for your kids too! Decorations: I made simple cutouts of Dr. Seuss’ silly fish out of colored poster board and hung them up all over our…
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Read Across America Week
Next week, my kids have a week long schedule of fun themed activities and dress up at school to celebrate Read Across America Week. It is a week that has been established to encourage children to read as well as to honor Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Recently, there has been a move not to associate this day with Dr. Seuss as some of his work has been criticized for not being inclusive. In fact, Dr. Seuss’ Enterprise has stopped publishing six of his books due to some insensitive imagery but fortunately these books are not banned. Regardless of your thoughts, this day shouldn’t be demoted to bickering over censorship or politics…
