Storytime with the Lorax

We are very excited that The Lorax is coming to theaters, but nothing can capture imagination like reading Dr. Seuss’ original The Lorax book. We have often talked about the benefits of reading to your children and we love that Target Stores support this.

This Saturday all Target stores across the country are having a Dr Seuss Storytime reading of The Lorax. We applaud Target’s Read Across America program. Reading opens a child’s imagination and you can take that even further with these easy crafts & activities to go with a Lorax celebration. Get ready for a treeriffic (ok a little corny) fun with your kids.

Lorax Tree Art

What you need:

1. Cotton balls
2. Non-toxic paint
3. Pipe Cleaners
4. Non-toxic marker
5. Non-toxic glue
6. Construction Paper

What to do:

1. Talk to your children about why trees are important, what they are used for & how important it is to take care of them.
2. Have your child put his/her name at the beginning of this sentence on the construction paper, “(child’s name) listens to the trees.”
3. Give your child several cotton balls & pipe cleaners cut into various lengths.
4. Have them dip a cotton ball in the paint and then swirl it on the paper to form a tuff-top tree like in The Lorax.
5. Glue pipe cleaners on paper to form the tree trunk.

Try these fun tree related activities from our friends at National Wildlife Federation to complete your Lorax celebration.

1. Conifer Quest
2. Make a Tree Journal
3. Gathering Greens

What is your favorite part of The Lorax?