Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!! Do your children like to read Dr. Seuss books? Did you know that introducing rhymes to your children at a young age can actually be beneficial to their reading skills? Here are a few facts I found:
- Children who have trouble with rhyming words also have trouble learning to read. Introducing rhymes early gives your child practice with them.
- Rhythms present in rhymes help children to remember the words, exercising their auditory memory skills
- Rhymes sensitize a child to the individual units of sound that make up a word. These units are known as phonemes. Knowing what units of sound are in a word help children to know how to read and spell a word when the time comes.
- Many story rhymes paint colorful images of characters and situations that expand a child’s imagination. Imagination is the basis of make believe play and storytelling, skills that become important as your child grows.
We decided to celebrate today by making a fun breakfast.
Dr. Seuss Hats!!
We just sliced an apple crosswise, and then stacked sliced strawberries and bananas on top.
(Don’t mind the bed head) I think my girls didn’t expect to wake up to a breakfast creation……In the end they loved them.
What are your favorite Dr. Seuss books?
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You GUYS are SO creative. I have everything at home except the strawberries. I just got back from the store and now it’s snowing so I can’t go get them :( Will have to bookmark this for next year. HOW FUN!!!! Love you guys. :) My kids think their mom is the most creative mom EVER. :)
Thanks Netty! Boo on the snow……Isn’t it funny that you can change the presentation of the same food you give your kids all the time, and they LOVE it!?!
Amazing looking healthy creations! Roughly how long did it take to create them? I also love how the children’s faces read “what happened here”?
Mr. Health -
They literally took about 5 minutes! I have found that eating healthy doesn’t take very long – just a bit more planning.
I just found your blog through Pinterest! What a cool place…and perfect timing! I’m on my own weight loss journey, but 2 of my 3 kids are also overeating. You have some FUN ideas here to make food fun and healthy! LOVE your plates too! Pondering getting some!
Thanks Jessy! Good luck with your weight loss and helping your family!
you nice
very nice creativity there like it<3