Dr. Seuss Day

Everyone at school knows that my favorite days in class are pajama days and dress-up-as-a-character ones. Dr. Seuss Day (March 2) definitely falls in that category, as my school is lucky enough to have Dr. Seuss Character Day. This year I was a zebra, from On Beyond Zebra (a book which totally blew the minds of my 2nd graders, btw). Here is a look back on my previous years' costumes. 

Fox in Socks & Lily's Purple Plastic Purse

I'm not sure why I just thought about posting this (maybe because I feel bad for not posting- or even crafting- like I should be doing) but here it is... my costume from Dr. Seuss' Birthday Celebration, along with my classroom door. Each student decorated a sock to hang on the line, and the text says "Can you kick? Can you knock? Can you knock just like a fox? Lots of socks, Just one fox, Class of Fox and Socks that rock!" (Assuming you've read the book, you'll agree that it's pretty clever and awesome! And we won, btw...) :-) I wore a brown shirt under a one-piece orange jumpsuit I sewed, and attached an orange tail on the back. I created the fox ears using the same tail fur spiraled around wire that was glued to a headband. I dolled up my face with whiskers and wore blue socks, of course!

Also, I realized I never posted my Halloween costume. We have Book Character Dress Up Day at school every year on the 31st, so I chose to be Lily, a cute little mouse from Lily's Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes, one of my favorite children's authors.

I used cardboard and a headband to make the ears (with white fur glued around the edges) and yellow construction paper for the crown. I sewed a tacky (and ill-fitting) blue polka-dotted dress, along with a cape, and found matching cowboy boots. I wore white leggings, and made a huge purple purse from old Cricut mats and purple scrapbook paper. I adorned the edges with glitter and found a big tacky flower to dress up the front. I painted my face with whiskers and grabbed my book... and I was ready to go!

Dr. Seuss' Birthday

Yesterday was Dr. Seuss' birthday, so we, like last year, had a ton of activities throughout the day. Our principal read The Lorax to the entire school, then we went outside and each grade level planted a tree (graciously donated by Lowe's). We also had cupcakes, and a visit from the Cat in the Hat, who read us his story. The best part of the day, of course, was the fact that we all got to dress up like Dr. Seuss characters. Even though I had to give up my Friday=Jeans Day, it was a blast and the kids really enjoyed it. I made a no-sew-tutu (like the ones I made for babies before, but of course with a LOT more tulle) and painted a star on my belly to be a Star-Bellied Sneetch from the book, The Sneetches. I also used a marabou boa to make feathered wrists and ankles, since I didn't have anything else yellow, and added feathers to a clip for my hair. It was a fun day!