Whether you’re trying to find ideas for Dr. Seuss Day or Read Across America Day, there are some great ways to teach the kids and create something really cool they’ll love making! If you have younger/smaller kids that you need craft ideas for, these are some of the easiest and wallet-friendly ideas around!
These crafts are catered to smaller children, so there isn’t a lot of cutting or glue needed for these. What parts that do need to be stuck together can be done as prep work or the smaller kids can do on their own.
Here are some supplies you can buy for multiple projects:
Lorax, Horton and Thing 1 & 2 Printable Hats from Simple Everyday Mom – These are printed blank and kids can then color in however they like! Choose from three different headbands and save on ink because these are printed in plain black ink!
Dr Seuss Cootie Catcher from The Country Chic Cottage – You may remember these creative “fortune tellers” from years ago but this is a Dr Seuss twist to be told. Better for ages 8+ and will require color ink (but you can always print in black ink and have the kids color them!)
Decorative Hoops featuring Dr Seuss Books from Hey, Let’s Make Stuff! – You can feature specific items from Dr. Seuss books and make a game out of them (can the kids guess which book it’s from?). You can now pick up most of these supplies at your local dollar store too!
Handprint Thing 1 & Thing 2 Paint Activity from Fun Handprint Art – A bit messy but you know the kids will love it! You just need five simple supplies to make this and then you can turn it into wall art (or fridge art).
Put Me in the Zoo Paper Plate Craft from Natural Beach Living – A great craft that goes along with the book, this craft requires five supplies and helps the little ones with using their fine motor skills to complete these works of colorful art!
Oh the Places You’ll Go Book Craft from Surviving a Teacher’s Salary – This is a super easy to make craft that would be perfect for pre-schoolers! Requires just three supplies and those supplies can be purchased at your local dollar store.
1 Fish 2 Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Craft from A Mom’s Impression – This easy craft goes along with the book and is each to create! You can use colored cupcake liners or pain plain white ones!
Cat in the Hat Hat Maker Craft from Hunny I’m Home – This craft may require some help for smaller kids, you can pre-make some of these (like the colored cotton balls) to help speed that up. Great multi-use craft, complete and then throw some magnets on the back to use on the fridge!
The Lorax Paper Plate Craft from ABC’s of Literacy – Super easy craft for younger kids, a keepsake for parents, and a great book craft idea. These only require five supplies (not including glue and scissors).
Tissue Paper Truffula Trees from About A Mom – Kids can practice their fine motor skills with these easy to make truffula trees. For smaller kids you can pre-attach the plates to the trees and let the kids pick their colors for the tree tops.
