Dr. Seuss Party Ideas

Dr. Seuss birthday theme ideas  Bring the Dr. Seuss books to life with these fun party ideas for kids of all ages!   Dr. Seuss Invitation Ideas Decorate invitations to look like the different book covers written by Dr. Seuss.  Ideas from our Cat in the Hat page. Ideas from our Thing One and Thing Two  page.  Download a free Dr. Seuss font from the web to use on the invitations.

Decoration Ideas
Hang kites in the trees outside the party venue.  
Print out Dr. Seuss sayings onto cardstock and place them on stakes in the ground leading up to the party area.  Hang bunches of colorful helium balloons (Oh The Places You'll Go!) around the party area.   
Fill red and white buckets or pails with party snacks such as chips, dips or crackers. 

Activities

See our Cat in the Hat party and Thing 1 & Thing 2 party pages for party activities.

Dr. Seuss Party Games
Fox in Socks Stomp
Have guests take off their shoes and then give them each a pair of long adult tube socks to put on.  Have them put on the socks so there is at least 5 inches of empty sock at their toes.  Then have them try to be the last one with their socks on as they "stomp" on the socks of the other party guests. 

Horton Hears A Who Treasure Hunt
Before the party gather lots (and lots!) of plastic Easter Eggs (clover) and fill them with candies or small toys.  In one of the eggs place a pink pompom ball.  Whoever find the egg with the pink pompom ball gets a special prize.  Hide the eggs before the party.  Give each guest a paper sack to carry the clover that they collect.  You can give out one special prize or hide several special eggs. 

1 Fish 2 Fish Fishing Game
Decorate a very big appliance box or sheet with the characters from the Dr. Seuss book "One Fish Two Fish". The fish (adults or older children) will hide behind the box and when the kids fish they will attach candy or prizes to the "hook" (use a clothespin to attach the prizes. A fishing pole can be easily made from a broom stick, string and a clothes pin. Kids cast the clothespin hook into the water. Then the "fish" attach a candy or prize to the clothespin.

Left Foot Right Foot Relay Races
Set up some fun relay races with a Dr. Seuss theme:
Make teams and race relay style while:  
Trying to run with a blown up balloon between their legs
Using a jump rope
Balancing a few objects like a tea cup, ball and book 

Hop on Pop Relay Game
Have two teams of party guests race relay style across the room and back by one at a time hopping across the game area.  When they have finished the relay start again by having them do the relay hopping backwards.

Food Ideas
Green eggs and Ham
Fold red and white striped heavy paper into cone shapes then fill with blue cotton candy 
Cookies decorated with white and red icing. 

Dr. Seuss Party Favor Ideas
Dr. Seuss Books
Kite
Dr. Seuss stuffed character
Dr. Seuss activity book or coloring book
Crayons

Goody Loot Bag Ideas
White and red striped hats
Red or blue bags
Red and White striped boxes tied with blue ribbon