In honor of Dr. Seuss's Birthday, I am sharing some cute recipes I found online which you could try with your children this week. So to start us off...here are a few facts for you and then some great treats to eat while you watch PBS Kids – 2-hour marathon of
The Cat in the Hat Knows a lot About That! on your local PBS channel. PBS will also air two brand new episodes of The Cat in the Hat Knows a lot About That! on Dr. Seuss’s 107th birthday. Here are the links:
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/catinthehat/ and
http://pbskids.org/tvschedules/airdates.html?program_id=17540215&display_date=2011-03-01&display_feed=1550&station=WUNC .
Dr. Seuss Fun Facts
- Birth Date: March 2, 1904
- Dr. Seuss’s real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel.
- He used the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg (his real last name spelled backwards), and Rosetta Stone.
- Dr. Seuss worked in an animation department of the U.S Army during World War II.
- He wrote 44 children’s books.
- Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2, is the annual date for National Read Across America Day
- His best-sellers included: Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Horton Hatches the Egg, Horton Hears a Who!, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
- Seuss’s first book "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" was published in 1937 after being rejected almost 30 times.
- Death Date: September 24, 1991
Fun Dr. Seuss Treats
- Pink Yink Ink Smoothies
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish…Goldfish Crackers
- Cat in the Hat Marshmallow Pops
- Thing One and Thing Two Cupcakes
- Cat In The Hat Cookies
- or try a recipe from the Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook
Fun Treats to Celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup plain or vanilla Greek Yogurt
10 oz frozen strawberries
1 tablespoon milled flax
1 teaspoon honey
Directions for Pink Yink Ink Drink:
Put all the ingredients, in the order listed, into the jar of your blender. Cover and run on the Smoothie function (if applicable, otherwise puree on high for about a minute). Once the program is complete, turn the power off and serve.
Ingredients for Cat in the Hat Marshmallow Pops
Jet Puffed Marshmallows
Wilton Lollipop Sticks
Red Candy Melts
Blue Candy Melts
White Candy Melts
Directions for Cat in the Hat Marshmallow Pops:
Insert lollipop sticks into the bottom of the marshmallow. Melt the white candy melts in the microwave or on the stove top per package instructions. Using a deep cup works best for dipping. Dip the marshmallows into the melted white candy melts. Shake gently to remove excess.
Stick the lollipops into Styrofoam or something else to hold them upright white they dry. After dry, melt the red and blue colored melts. Pour each into a small decorators squeeze bottle. Drizzle the colors on the dried white dipped marshmallows to resemble stripes from the Cat's hat. Let dry before serving.
Note: Candy Melts and Lollipop sticks are available at many craft stores, such as Micheal's
Ingredients for Thing One and Thing Two Cupcakes:
Red Cupcake Liners
Blue Food Coloring
Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes
Vanilla Almond Buttercream - you will need at least 3 batches for a whole recipe of the cupcakes
Wilton #12 Tip
Wilton #2D Tip
Directions for Thing One and Thing Two Cupcakes:
Bake
Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes in red cupcake liners. Prepare
Vanilla Almond Buttercream without any food coloring.
When cupcakes have completely cooled, frost a layer of white buttercream on top of the cupcakes - use a Wilton #12 Round tip. This will be the Things' face.
Dye the remaining buttercream blue and pipe stars layered on top of one another in a pyramid like shape to resemble Thing One and Thing Two's crazy hair. Use a #2D Wilton tip.
Then just cut out some small circles and write "Thing 1" and "Thing 2" with black marker. Tape to the cupcake liner.
Ingredients for Cat-in-the-Hat Cookies:
Round Crackers
Marshmallows
White Chocolate
Red Icing
Wax Paper
Directions for Cat In The Hat Cookies:
Place the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and melt it. Stir until smooth.
Start off by dipping a round cracker in the white chocolate, tapping off any extra. Place it on a piece of wax paper. Before the chocolate cools and hardens, place a marshmallow on the center of the cracker so it looks like a white top hat. Once the chocolate cools and hardens, the marshmallow should stick.
Now all you need to do is pipe red icing into rings around the hat. Also spread some over the top of the hat. If icing stripes seem to run, place them in the refrigerator to set icing more quickly.
Bon Appétit!!
