Are your kids a fan of Dr. Seuss? This Cat In The Hat Cereal Box Craft is perfect! They can easily create this simple craft in no time at all! It’s great for working on creative skills and makes a super fun bookmark, too!

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Fun Ways to Use This Cat in That Hat Craft

This fun Dr. Seuss craft has so many possibilities. It’s an easy way to create a fun craft for Dr. Seuss’s day or one that they can use as a bookmark as they’re reading their favorite Dr. Seuss book. Not only is it simple to make but it’s bright and colorful, too!

Supplies Needed for This Cat in the Hat Cereal Box Craft

Cardstock
White and Red Paint
Paint Brush
Cereal Box
Newspaper (or something else to cover your surface)
Glue
Scissors

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How to Make This Cat in the Hat Craft for Kids

Step 1

Download the Cat in the Hat Cereal Box Craft template.

Step 2

Cover your surface in newspaper or something to protect the surface from paint messes.

Step 3

Cut the front and back of a cereal box out. For each cat, paint two red pieces and three white pieces. Allow the paint to dry completely before running the cardboard through your printer.

Step 4

Once the paint is dry, print the hat out twice. You will print the hat once on red and once on white.

Step 5

Print the bow on the red cereal box.

Step 6

Print the head and body on the white cereal box.

Step 7

Allow the ink to set and then cut the pieces out.

Step 8

Glue the pieces together on a piece of colored cardstock. You will need to glue another piece of cardstock onto the back of the first piece to give the hat room since it is larger than the first paper will fit.

The kids will have so much fun putting this together!

Cat In The Hat Cereal Box Craft

This cat in the hat craft is perfect for the kids!

Materials

Cardstock
White and Red Paint
Paint Brush
Cereal Box
Newspaper (or something else to cover your surface)
Glue
Scissors

Instructions

Download the cat in the hat template.
Cover your surface in newspaper or something to protect the surface from paint messes.
Cut the front and back of a cereal box out. For each cat, paint two red pieces and three white pieces. Allow the paint to dry completely before running the cardboard through your printer.
Once the paint is dry, print the hat out twice. You will print the hat once on red and once on white.
Print the bow on the red cereal box.
Print the head and body on the white cereal box.
Allow the ink to set and then cut the pieces out.
Glue the pieces together on a piece of colored cardstock. You will need to glue another piece of cardstock onto the back of the first piece to give the hat room since it is larger than the first paper will fit.

Download Your Free Cat In The Hat Template Here!

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Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!

Cat in the Hat Cereal Box Craft

Fun Ways to Use This Cat in That Hat Craft

Supplies Needed for This Cat in the Hat Cereal Box Craft

Busy Now? Why Not Pin This Cat in the Hat Craft for Later!