With their crazy characters and silly rhymes, Dr. Seuss books are always popular with young kids.
Over the years we have had fun with lots of Seuss-inspired crafts & activities.
I thought we had read them all, until a recent trip to the library. We had so much fun reading our latest find that we couldn’t help but do a craft to go with it.
Young Seuss fans will love this I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today craft.
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In the past we have had fun with a Cat in the Hat craft, Hop on Pop activity, and a cute Daisy-Head Mayzie craft.
This year we discovered the Dr. Seuss book I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today, which is great for working with numbers (especially subtracting).
We had lots of fun making thumbprint tigers to go with the book.
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today craft
Materials Needed:
- Orange paint
- Paintbrush
- Orange marker
- Black marker
- White craft paper
Use the paintbrush to apply orange paint to one thumb and press the thumb on the paper to make a thumbprint.
Do this 30 times to create 30 tigers.
Once the paint is dry, use the orange marker to add ears and a tail to each tiger. Use the black marker to add stripes and faces.
Want to go further? Use a marker to add the book’s title to the center of your craft.
I originally thought we’d all recreate a few different pages from the book, showing how the number of tigers goes down as they get subtracted from the bunch the main character brags that he can beat.
But my son doesn’t like paint on his hands, even just his thumb. Sometimes craft plans just don’t work out like you expect. I wan’t about to make my son get paint on his fingers if he didn’t want to.
After a couple baby tigers were on our first page, he decided he would rather draw his own version of the last page of the book. (I love the red and white striped hat he put on his person!)
No matter how you choose to do the I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today craft, I know you will love the book.
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Tamara says
March 1, 2014 at 3:37 pmI think his little tiger is the cutest thing I’ve seen today!
And the whole activity is adorable.
OneMommy says
March 6, 2014 at 10:09 amThank you! I have to say I loved his attempt of the last page!
Ashley says
March 4, 2014 at 1:57 pmThanks for the heads up on this book, never heard of it!
OneMommy says
March 6, 2014 at 10:18 pmI hadn’t either, but found it by the Dr. Seuss books and had to check it out!
Kali @ For the Love of Spanish says
March 6, 2014 at 11:31 amLove it!
Jill says
March 10, 2014 at 7:09 amMy kids didn’t like to get their hands dirty as preschoolers either.
The drawing is too cute. Love the hat!
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OneMommy says
March 12, 2014 at 10:38 amThanks so much for hosting the hop! (Have to say I am quite partial to his little picture!)
Thaleia (@Something2Offer) says
March 10, 2014 at 9:05 amWe love Dr. Seuss books! Thanks for sharing. I’m featuring your post on The Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop!.
OneMommy says
March 15, 2014 at 8:01 pmThanks for featuring it!
Ashley says
March 12, 2014 at 10:22 amYou already found that I featured you this week, but I just wanted to say you made some pretty cute tigers!
OneMommy says
March 15, 2014 at 7:52 pmOh, thank you!
Tina at Mommynificent says
March 13, 2014 at 9:08 amThis looks like so much fun! I’ve never heard of that Dr. Suess book either – will definitely be on the lookout now! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday! Looking forward to seeing you again this week!
Tina
Donna DM Yates says
March 25, 2014 at 10:14 pmWhat a cute book and fun idea. I’ve never heard of this book before.