Dr. Seuss Cat In The Hat Bow Tie and Hat Craft

Ready for Dr. Seuss week! Enjoy this quick and easy Dr. Seuss and Cat in the Hat inspired hat and bow tie craft and let the fun begin as you dress up in style with this fun Cat in the Hat bow tie and hat.

Cat In The Hat Craft

What you need:

Hat printable (Members Only)

Preschool Activities:

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Red marker, red crayon, or red tissue paper
Black craft paper
Glue
Stapler

What you do:

Print hat printable on heavy printing paper. Cut out hat and ear shapes. Trace ear shapes on to black craft paper and cut out. Let children color or decorate the hat with tissue paper.

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Cut out two 1 1/2 inch wide strips out of the white craft paper and staple together. Glue the ears on the hat and staple on to the white strip.

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Fit headband around child’s head, staple ends together, and cut off excess paper.

Cat In The Hat Bow Tie

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The craft idea for the sponge bow tie came from maestragemma.com. We adapted it to fit our Cat in the Hat costume.

What you need:
Sponge with no backing
Red craft paper
White craft paper
Paper roll
Glue
Stapler
Elastic band or yarn

Preschool Activities:

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What you do:
Cut a 1-inch wide piece off the paper roll. Cut two 1-inch wide strips from red craft paper. Cut one strip from white craft paper that is a little larger than the red strips. Let children cut the white craft paper into strips (great scissors skill activity).

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Glue the white strips in a red and white pattern on the red strip.

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With scissors cut off the overlapping paper. Make a cut to the paper roll.

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Glue strip on the paper roll and cut off excess paper. Overlap paper roll and staple together. Glue red and white strips together at the top (see pic below).