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Cats in Hats and a Parade of Things


The boys enjoyed creating their handprint apple orchard so much that we did something similar with Dr. Seuss's "Things".


Once again the boys painted their hands.


it tickles

Then made prints.


While Mini Man was napping Buddy added bodies, numbers, eyes, & mouths.





We then decided you can't have Things with out Cats in Hats so we made some of those too.


Big Buddy and I worked together to cut parts out of red and white paper.


We then glued the pieces together and finished it off with googly eyes and markers.

glue sticks work better when you make motor sounds :)

I love making these fun projects with my boys and watching them beam with pride when daddy or a visitor comments on their work. 

pinned in our dinning room
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  1. mermaidNovember 10, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    Oh I love them!
    Good job, boys :)

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  2. RedTedArtNovember 10, 2011 at 3:43 AM

    Oh my! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your Things! They turned out so gorgeous! And I LOVE how your kids worked together on this. How adorable are they!?

    Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

    Maggy

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  3. Charlene @ Adventures In Mommy LandNovember 10, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    Fabulous!! I love these!!!

    Thanks for linking to Hey Mom, Look What I Did at Adventures In Mommy Land..Hope to see you again soon!

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  4. MichelleNovember 10, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    These are adorable!!!!

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  5. AnonymousNovember 10, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    cool!

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  6. An Almost Unschooling MomNovember 10, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Things on parade! How cute.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 11, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    These are super cute! I love how the hand make the hair.

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  8. Michelle GibsonNovember 11, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Cute little handprint Things! Very neat.

    Love those little puckered lips and the motor sounds! =)

    Visiting from Preschool Corner!

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  9. NicholeNovember 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Now those are some adorable Things!

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  10. Jackie HigginsNovember 11, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Love their things! I have to pin these!!!

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  11. AmiNovember 11, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Love the hand print art! Very clever! :)

    Ami
    www.walkingbytheway.com

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  12. AimaNovember 11, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Very Cute! Visiting from Preschool Corner.

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  13. Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com)November 11, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    LOVE the hand art of thing 1 and 1 and more! So clever! I would love for you to link up at my TGIF LInky Party - http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/search/label/Linkey%20Parties
    Beth =-)

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  14. BrookeNovember 11, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Very cute - love the incorporation of their handprints. Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness.

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  15. CarrieNovember 12, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    I love this!! I also would love for you to share it at my sharing party at http://craftymomsshare.blogspot.com/2011/11/sharing-saturday-5.html. Thank you!

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  16. LauraNovember 13, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    So cute. I love art with handprints. Very fun. I will have to remember this in March when it is Dr. Seuss's birthday.

    Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness.

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  17. CarrieNovember 14, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Thank you for sharing at Crafty Moms Share!

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  18. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Visiting from TGIF! These are so very, very cute! So glad I popped over. I have your page bookmarked to come read again!
    Meg

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  19. Mom to 2 Posh Lil DivasNovember 20, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    ah, these are adorable & I will be pinning this idea!

    Thanks for sharing this on the sunday showcase. I look forward to seeing what you'll share this week.

    Bern
    http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/search/label/Sunday%20Showcase

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  20. Michelle GriffoFebruary 28, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    These are adorable! I love the way you take photos!

    Come over to my blog and look at the Lorax Mustaches we made!

    Michelle
    Apples and ABC's

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  21. SueMarch 3, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    I did this with my 4 K class this week. They had a blast painting their hands and ordering their things. Thanks for the great idea!

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  22. AmandaMarch 3, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    Just stopping by with congratulations! This post was in the top 5 most popular posts for February on Fun Family Crafts! Thanks for sharing your creativity! If you would like to see the post and grab a TOP 5 button, you can get one here http://funfamilycrafts.com/february-2012-top-posts/ Thanks!

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  23. AmandaJuly 22, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    How fun, this made it into the top 5 again, this time for June! http://funfamilycrafts.com/june-2012-top-posts/

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  24. AnonymousMarch 7, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    Thank you again for sharing your wonderful ideas with us! You are so creative. We just completed the Cat in the Hat - glue stick project that you presented above. The kids had a great time with it and my daughter even asked to do it again! Thank you so much

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