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Dr. Seuss – Cat in the Hat Craft

When you hear the Cat in the Hat you think Dr. Seuss. Looking for a Dr. Seuss craft for your students or kids? Make this Cat in the Hat Craft! #DrSeuss #CatInTheHat #CatInTheHatCraft #papercrafts

Cat in the Hat Craft

When you hear the Cat in the Hat you automatically think Dr. Seuss. At least I do, it’s one of my most beloved books from my childhood and of my kids too.

With National Read Across America Day coming up, as well as Dr. Seuss Day (better known as Dr. Seuss’ Birthday) I wanted to offer you a series of Dr. Seuss crafts. With a cookie recipe in there for good measure!

Keep an eye out for Thing 1 and Thing 2 sugar cookies recipe, Truffula Tree craft, Thing 1 and Thing 2 craft, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish craft, and Horton Hears a Who Craft as well!

Read on for the full step-by-step guide for the Cat in the Hat craft.

Supplies needed to make Cat in the Hat craft.

Things You Will Need:

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Coloured paper cut out in the template shapes for the Cat in the Hat.

Step 1:

Select red, black and white cardstock papers for this craft. Trace the shapes from the given template, on the selected cardstock papers.

Making the Cat in the Hat's hat. With white and red stripes.

Step 2:

Take the rectangle and the 4 strip cutouts; these are the patterns for the hat. Stick the 3 red strips on the rectangle cutout, keeping an even distance between each strip, on the rectangle.

The brim of the hat is attached to the rest of the hat.

Step 3:

Now stick the longer strip cut out on either side (width) of the rectangle to complete the hat pattern.

A white circle is pasted onto a black circle and the Cat in the Hat's ears and bow tie are being assembled.

Step 4:

Grab the 2 round cutouts along with the rest of the cutouts. Stick the small round shape on the middle of the big round shape (this will be the head of the cat).

White and black circles are glued, the ears and red bow tie is attached.

Step 5:

Stick the 2 (relatively smaller triangles, which are the ears of the cat) on the top side of the head (round shapes). Glue the pointy sides of the 2 other triangles on the small round shape to make a bow pattern. Stick the bow on the bottom side of the head.

Attach the Cat in the Hat's hat to his head.

Step 6:

Take the cardstock hat from step 3 and stick it on the top side of the head pattern. Make sure that the ears (triangles) are popped out of the hat.

Cat in the Hat's face is drawn on with a black pen.

Step 7:

Use a black sharpie or black gel pen to draw the face of the cat.

The final Cat in the Hat craft project against a blue background.

The Cat in the Hat

Knows a lot about that, right?

With this craft, your kids or students can have their own wild adventures with the Cat in the Hat.

Mimi loved making this craft because she is the Cat in the Hat’s biggest fan. I looked high and low (mind you this was in 2010) to find this Cat in the Hat plush. She begged and begged for it and I finally found it. So, this craft has a soft spot for me!

Like This Craft, Try These:
Have you read the Cat in the Hat?

Let me know, til then–cheers m’deres!

 

 

 

 

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When you hear the Cat in the Hat you think Dr. Seuss. Looking for a Dr. Seuss craft for your students or kids? Make this Cat in the Hat Craft! #DrSeuss #CatInTheHat #CatInTheHatCraft #papercrafts

When you hear the Cat in the Hat you think Dr. Seuss. Looking for a Dr. Seuss craft for your students or kids? Make this Cat in the Hat Craft! #DrSeuss #CatInTheHat #CatInTheHatCraft #papercrafts

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38 Comments

  1. This is the perfect craft to celebrate Dr. Seuss day! It would also be a fun craft to add to a Dr. Seuss themed birthday party.

  2. I love Dr. Seuss it was one of my favorite books as a child and I can’t wait to try this project. It looks like so much fun and easy to do to keep the kids occupied.

  3. This would be fun to make with the grandkids. The oldest can make all of it I will cut out the parts for the younger grandkids to make after we read the book.

  4. This is so cute and everyone loves Dr. Seuss. I have got to make this with my nieces and nephews while they are young enough.

  5. What a fun craft idea. I need to make this with my daughter. She really likes the book and movie so I can see her wanting to make this.

  6. This craft came out so cute and looking great! I love that the materials you need are so little and easy to find. What a fun project for the kiddies!

  7. This is such a cute craft! I mean who doesn’t love Dr Seuss and the Cat in the Hat is just iconic! I may have to try and make one myself.

  8. This Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Craft looks like it would be fun for kids of all ages! It’s good to see Dr. Seuss is still popular with kids.

  9. I love Dr. Suess week, he is serioulsy the BEST children’s author ever! What a perfect craft to kick off the week!

  10. This is adorable! We love Dr Seuss and celebrating his birthday. We used to have a cute Lorax shirt that the kids would wear on his birthday. Your craft is so cute and good for keeping kids busy over February break.

  11. I’ve done a lot of Dr. Seuss activities in the past (I’m a retired teacher) and this one is one of the cutest I have seen. I’ll be sharing with my teacher friends!

  12. Yes, I read the Cat in the Hat with my son before. He loved that book. And that craft is adorable..That would be fun to do with my niece.

  13. This is so cute. I remember making the same project when my kids were little but instead of a cat’s face, we use their picture in it.

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