Monday, February 25, 2013

Cat in the Hat Steps 1, 2, 3

I have a new Dr. Seuss tradition in my class.  I don't think his birthday would be complete without a step-by-step drawing of the one and only Cat in the Hat.  Last year my kids and I drew him for the first time, and each one turned out so uniquely sweet and full of personality.  I had no fancy directions.  I simply found the Cat in the Hat picture below and walked my kids through the drawing of it step by step.



Here's an example of how he turned out.  Click on the picture to see the original post and more cute examples.

Recently someone asked for step-by-step directions, so I made some up and here they are.  I hope they will be helpful.

These are the first two steps.  There are many more.  Click on the pictures for all of them.

Basically, I walked my kids through the drawing, step by step.  Then they used a red crayon to color the bow and every other section of the hat.  Next they took a black crayon and traced over all their pencil marks.  Finally, I guided them to make the fur lines that you can see in the Cat and the Hat picture above using their black crayon.  Later, I cut out each Cat in the Hat and glued them to a blue background.  If you and your kids make your own, do let me know.  I'd love to see how they turn out.

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34 comments:

  1. Super cute! Thanks for sharing your directions for these!
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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    1. Lori, I hope my directions work for everyone. :)

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  2. Thanks so much. I want to do more directed drawing with my class. This will be perfect!

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    1. Angie, I hope you and your class enjoy this!

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  3. This will be a great activity for reading month! Thank you for sharing. :)

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  4. ADORABLE! I cannot wait to do this! Thanks so much for the step by step!!!!

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    1. Sam, you're so welcome. I hope they turn out well!

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  5. I did this today with my 1st graders. They are absolutely ADORABLE and the kdis were so proud when they were done. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Ann, I think that's so cool! I'm glad they turned out well.

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  6. I love it! I'm going to try it with my kindergarteners. I'm sure I will get a wide variety of Cat in the Hats. Thank you for sharing!

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    1. Lisa, I bet your k-kids will do great with this! I wish I could see them.

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  7. This is so cool. I am going to try it tomorrow. Thanks for sharing this!

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  8. I can't wait to use this! A couple of my kids struggle with following directions and taking their time to do careful work!I'll post these when I'm done! Thanks for sharing.
    Jenny
    Owl Things First

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    1. Jenny, I'm looking forward to your post! Have fun. :)

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  9. I am excited to use your Cat In The Hat drawing with my kindergarten class. I have done several other drawings and they have turned out adorable. I am sure these will be just as cute. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Abel, I'm excited that you're going to use this in your class! I hope they turn out well. :)

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  10. Super cute! This is in my plans for next week! Do you just show the kids the pics or do you give them oral directions?
    Thanks for sharing!!

    Brenda
    Primary Inspired

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    1. Brenda, good question. I don't show the kids the exact pictures you see here on my blog, but I do model for them the directions. In other words, I make my own as they're making theirs. I hope that helps!

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  11. Thank you for the great idea! We had a visit from The Cat in the Hat today (a guest reader) and we will be drawing these for a thank you note tomorrow!!!

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    1. The Trapped Librarian, those should be some very cute thank you notes!

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  12. I did these today with my kids! I love love love them!! They will totally become an annual tradition in my classroom! Thank you so much Superstar! I have posted pics on my blog, come check them out!

    http://crayonsandcrafting.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-draw-dr-seuss-cat-in-hat-step-by.html

    Alex
    Crayons and Crafting

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    1. Alex, thank you for sharing your pictures. I'm honored to have inspired a new tradition.

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  13. Thank you for sharing these wonderful directions! The kids (firsties) had a blast and I was soooo impressed with their work!@ The results are proudly displayed on the wall outside our door. This will be done on Dr. Suess' birthday for the rest of my teaching career! It was a hit!

    Judy

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    1. Judy, thank you for letting me know that it went so well for you and your firsties. I'm so glad I was able to be part of a new tradition!

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  14. Hi,
    I did your "Cat in the Hat" project with my first graders for "Read Across America" in March. They were fabulous! I posted two pictures of the bulletin board created with the cats. You can see them here: https://www.pinterest.com/denettefr/first-grade-art/ I gave your site credit. THANK YOU!

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    1. Dinette, I just love them! Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad you did.

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  15. I just did this with my class (kindergarten) today...they turned out GREAT!! Thank you so much!!

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    1. Christy, Yea! I'm so glad they turned out. I love to see the uniqueness of each one. I bet you did too.

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