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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