Do you celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday on March 2nd?

Books are a big deal in our house, and an opportunity to celebrate reading, well that is a given.

March 2nd is on Tuesday this year so we are going to celebrate the entire week.

I am headed to Barnes & Noble on Saturday to find some books to add to our library on this special week. I am still making all the plans but here are a few of the ideas so far. . .

Canvas Book Bags – I am always worried about getting our Library books mixed up with our regular books (I just found one of stuffed into one of the bookshelves this week). Summer is right around the corner, we hope, so we will be making a lot of trips to the library. We are going to design some Book Bags that we can use on our trips to the library.

Birthday Party for Dr. Seuss - Tuesday will be our day to party. We will celebrate all things Seuss.

Wordy Wednesday – We will be celebrating words on Wednesday. Instead of reading, we will be writing. My oldest daughter loves to write. She is the only kid I know that gets super excited about a blank notebook or loose leaf paper. I am going to purchase journals and supplies to pretty them up.

Poetry Party – I love all things that rhyme: Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, Dr. Seuss. We are going to read some poetry, write some poetry and have a little poetry party. I will share more when I find all my poetry books and I finalize the details.

Illustration Stations – You can’t celebrate reading without taking some time to celebrate the pictures that help you jump into the story. We will be celebrate with some awesome picture books. One of my favorite Illustrators is Mark Ludy. I love his book The Flower Man. I hope to find my girls When I Was A Girl. . .I Dreamed. I am going to set up art stations with Watercolors, charcoal, pencils and color. We will be making our own picture books on Friday.

I would love to know how you are going to celebrate Read Across America. I can’t wait to share our pictures, stories and parties with you.

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