Celebrate Seuss in KC

Theodore Seuss Geisel, known to millions as beloved children's author Dr. Seuss, was born in Springfield, MA, on March 2, 1904. With a bit of creativity, you can celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday with a celebration your children will never forget!

Seuss Events in KC:

• Seuss Week at Paradise Park, Thru March 3. The theme of the week is Dr. Suess! Specially designed for safe, clean, interactive, fun, imaginative and educational play, Paradise Park's Discovery Play Center offers more than 20 unique areas, including Pretend Village, a water table, the KCPT Learning Room, miniature play, block play, art studio, cooking studio and a 2-acre children's garden with a dinosaur dig, pretend fishing pond and 18-hole junior mini golf course and age-appropriate climbing structures.
• Seussical, May 17-20 with CYT. Children interested in theater are invited to audition for Seussical with CYT in March. Visit the CYT website for information. Or, plan ahead to see the show in May. Now one of the most performed shows in America, Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Enjoy all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the elephant, the Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination, Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.

Seuss Party Menu:

• Green eggs and ham like those in the Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham. How to make them: WikiHow.com/Make-Green-Eggs-and-Ham.
• Design your own sandwiches. Make your favorite sandwiches, then let the children draw pictures of their favorite Seuss characters on the bread using food coloring markers (available in the baking aisle at grocery stores).
• Rainbow Goldfish crackers, inspired by the book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
• Goldfish Jell-O bowl, inspired by the book The Cat in the Hat. For instruction on how to make an edible fishbowl, visit GeniusKitchen.com/recipe/fish-bowl-jello-59654.
• Barnum’s Animal Crackers, inspired by the book If I Ran the Circus.
• Serve apples, bananas and milk, inspired by Hop on Pop.
• Bake a cake inspired by the book Happy Birthday to You.