If you're looking for more craft and activity ideas, search no further! We've got the best Dr. Seuss activities for pre-schoolers. By engaging learners in fun projects, teachers can help build important skills such as fine motor skills and emotional intelligence as well as help foster an atmosphere of self-belief and consistent development. Find 35 activities linked below!
1. Plant Seeds With The Help Of The Lorax

This activity is perfect for first-time seed planters! Preschoolers are invited to learn about what plants need to grow and tend for their seedlings after initially planting them.
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2. Green Eggs And Ham Activity Box

Build a green egg and ham sandwich by using foam cutouts that replicate all the ingredients: ham, green eggs, bread, and whatever else your heart desires!
Learn more: Teach Pre-school
3. Red Fish Blue Fish Matching Activity

Practice letter recognition whilst matching uppercase and lowercase letters in this cool memory game!
Learn more: Growing Book by Book
4. Cat In The Hat Play Dough Craft

Let your preschool class indulge in sensory-style play with this playdough craft. Build Cat's Hat and decorate it with beads, small pieces of pipe cleaner, sequins, and more!
Learn more: Fun-A-Day
5. Rhyme With Cat In The Hat
This simple construction paper hat is "purrfect" for phonics learning! Build rhymes and even challenge learners further by asking them to write a short story using the words.
Learn more: Teaching Mama
6. Thing 1 & Thing 2 Shape Activity
Discover shapes in this Thing building activity. Your students will gain great practice in scissor and glue used as well as tracing and writing.
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7. Explore Numbers With Yertle The Turtle
If you've got any old egg cartons lying around, this is an activity for you! Paint little turtles using individual cardboard holders from the carton. Stack the turtles on top of one another and see how far up you can get- not forgetting to count along the way!
Learn more: The Jersey Momma
8. Wocket In My Pocket
Allow students to get creative in designing a wooden wocket for their pocket. Imaginations run rampant as students come up with unique names, hairstyles, and other decorative elements for their ice-cream stick creature.
Learn more: Munchkins and Moms
9. Fizzy Footprints

Inspired by Dr. Seuss's foot book, this activity combines vinegar and baking soda to create a fizzy chemical reaction that your class will love!
Learn more: Toddler Approved
10. Horton Hears A Who Craft

This pipe cleaner craft is a great reminder to care for the planet- even being conscious of animals and ecosystems we may not be aware of. Teach the class that everyone and everything has a place in the world. Then enjoy this craft activity which they can keep as a reminder of the lesson.
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11. Hot Air Balloon Creation

Oh, the places you'll go! Build a paper mosaic hot air balloon with learners and explore the topic of goal setting in achieving a dream. Ask learners to write a goal on the basket portion of their hot air balloon.
Learn more: Lessons 4 Little Ones
12. Cat In The Hat Puppet

Enjoy making a cat in the hat stick puppet. Use colored markers and bowtie-shaped pasta to add the decorative elements that makeup Cat In The Hat.
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13. Green Eggs And Ham Maze

Enjoy an a-maze-ing activity by helping Sam-I-Am find his green eggs and ham. Your students will employ critical thinking and problem-solving skills whilst engaged in puzzle-like tasks such as these.
Learn more: Seuss Ville
14. Hop On Pop Site Words

This clever activity is awesome for developing an understanding of sight words and their use in later sentence building.
Learn more: Lessons 4 Learners
15. Build Dr.Seuss Sensory Bin Rhymes

This hands-on activity indulges students in a fun way and gets them to use words in a creative manner.
Learn more: Little Bins for Little Hands
16. Grinch Paper Plate Craft

Enjoy a simple paper plate activity after kids watch the grinch movie and different learning themes have been highlighted. Find the template linked below!
Learn more: I Heart Crafty Things
17. Create Dr. Seuss Headbands
Allow the students in your class to pick a Dr. Seuss character to paint a headband of. Engage them in a book reading before the task so as to foster a love for books and reading time.
Learn more: Simple Everyday Mom
18. Horton Sock Puppet
This terrific task allows students to build sock puppet elephants. They can control the elephant by moving its trunk with their arm inside the sock. Find a link to elephant ear templates below!
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19. Make A Lorax T-shirt

Make a Lorax t-shirt with the help of a yellow felt mustache! This simple activity is so easy to change up when learning about new topics and characters and your students are sure going to enjoy sporting their themed shirts!
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20. Grinch Slime
This hands-on activity for kids is great fun and will be enjoyed long after its creation. Find the fun theme slime linked below where you can source the basic slime recipe!
Learn more: Growing A Jeweled Rose
21. Lorax Coloring Pages
Classic activities never grow old! Coloring activities are great time fillers for when students are engaged in a task, but you have a few quick finishers! Find some lovely Lorax-themed coloring pages below.
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22. Cat In The Hat Hand Hand Painting

Character handprints are fun preschool activities for kids. Let us show you how to go about making your very own Cat In The Hat Print!
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23. Blow-Paint Hair Painting

Using white paper, a black marker, and different colors of paint, you can create this crazy blown-hair painting! Thing 1 & 2 traditionally have blue hair, but there's nothing stopping learners from using alternative color options.
Learn more: I Heart Crafty Things
24. ABC Truffula Trees
Learn the alphabet letters with the help of Dr. Seuss's Truffula trees. Match the treetops to their trunks as you practice letter recognition with the students.
Learn more: Stir the Wonder
25. Fox In Socks Paper Bag Puppet

Enjoy crafting this cute Fox In Socks paper bag puppet. Pair this activity with a rhyme-focused lesson, introducing your students to new phonics sounds. Enjoy watching your students develop their character interpretations as they test out their puppets and interact with other members of the class.
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26. Dr. Seuss Party Hat

Get dressed up by making and modeling your very own funky top hat, paying homage to the beloved author- Dr.Seuss.
Learn more: Mama Cheaps
27. Letter Learning In Shaving Cream

With the help of Dr. Seuss's ABC book, learn to write in a fun way! Use shaving cream on a tray to develop a unique letter learning opportunity.
Learn more: I Can Teach My Child
28. Truffula Tree Plunger

This truffula tree plunger is one of the best Lorax-inspired craft ideas yet! It is a great follow-up activity from lessons that focus on Lorax-related themes.
Learn more: Design Dazzle
29. Story Writing

Story writing is a wonderful opportunity for students to practice using language fluently and in a creative way. Pair the Cat In The Hat writing prompt, linked below, with a fun prewriting activity to make the most of your next writing class!
Learn more: ABCs of Literacy
30. Dr. Seuss Inspired Cupcakes

Who doesn't love a sweet treat? Allow learners to decorate a truffula tree cupcake at the next class's birthday party.
Learn more: Big Family Blessings
31. Icy Cats In Cone Hats

This preschool activity is super for a summertime celebration and is sure to excite little ones. Make Cat In The Hat ice creams- a craft best enjoyed outside!
Learn more: Coffee Cups and Crayons
32. Marshmallow Hats

Everyone has their favorite character from a popular book author. Many preschoolers enjoy Cat In The Hat due to his witty nature so why not make marshmallow hats using this book-inspired activity.
Learn more: Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons
33. Healthy Grinch Snack

Get crafty with snack time. Spark desire for healthy eating by changing up the way learners view fruit. Find a grinch snack linked below to help you get started!
Learn more: Clean and Scentsible
34. Cat In The Hat Pancakes

The perfect Sunday afternoon treat- make cream and strawberry hat-shaped pancakes!
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35. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Jell-O

This is one of the coolest book extension activities we know! Dr. Seuss Fish book is perfectly paired with the making of this gummy fish Jell-O treat.
Learn more: Simple Girl At Home
Young children who engage in varied, focused-based learning will reap the benefits in later life. Help your students absorb knowledge in the best manner possible by adding a few of the above fun activities into your next monthly lesson plan!
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I introduce my toddler to Dr. Seuss?
Introduce unique Dr. Seuss-themed activities to your child in a fun and exciting manner. Consult our educational activities listed above for more inspiration on how to get started!