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I've taken a break the last few years from blogging. Instagram is my favorite place to hang out and quickly share updates on what I've been doing. You can find me @reading_refuge or @victoriousve...

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Have you ever met one of your favorite authors?   I've taken my children to meet authors at local events when possible but I'd love to attend a book conference to meet a large group of author...

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In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, March 2, I have a special announcement to make. I am building the Obseussed Little Free Library and plan to open it this spring in front of our house. I've been ...

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Our family loves Dr. Seuss and we love board games (we own over 100) so I want to share a new Dr. Seuss game we tried this month and share our favorite Dr. Seuss games your family will love. ...

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(This is a children's book blog and is not affiliated with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, although I share a lot of activities and crafts featuring his books.) Are you struggling with knowing who to v...

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We can celebrate our Earth all year by teaching our children to take care of it. Grab a few of these books and try some activities to help your child love our earth. Being obSEUSSed, I h...

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March 2, Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! His books are scattered all over our house.  We will be celebrating by reading several of his books, playing games and munching on Seuss style snacks. I'm exc...

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A little Dr. Seuss valentine love. I've seen several quotes about love by Dr. Seuss.  This appeared in the New York Examiner. Dr. Seuss once wrote: “WE ARE ALL A LITTLE WEIRD AND LIF...

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 I tried wrapping Christmas books for each day in December leading up to Christmas as a book advent.  Sure, kids love to pull off the paper, but I didn't like wasting all that paper and how muc...

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The Cat in the the Hat is back! A new and improved version of this Dr. Seuss book is available as an iOS app July 16, 2015. This is not just an update on the original book app, it is entire sepa...

http://www.obseussed.com/2015/07/new-dr-seuss-book-app-review.html

Today I want to talk about something all parents will need at some point. Whether you’ve had “The Birds and the Bees Talk” with your kids or not, the point is to have an open, ongoing discu...

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Our elementary school PTA hosts a two-week read-a-thon for the students.  The past few years the theme has been Dr. Seuss so we coordinate it around Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2) which is als...

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There are more than 50 Dr. Seuss digital book apps, all of them created by Oceanhouse Media. Just search the app store (available on iOS and Android) for SEUSS and you’ll see them all.  Oceanh...

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Next week is Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2). Teachers and parents around the globe enjoy celebrating his birthday through crafts, activities, special food and parties.  Some celebrations can be...

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I’ve been busy the past few years celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America Day (March 2).  We actually celebrate all year long by making Dr. Seuss crafts, snacks, printable wo...

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Get ready to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with some fun photo prop costumes. We got to check out some fun Dr. Seuss accessories from Pure Costumes.  They sent us the Lorax Truffula Tree B...

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Are you looking for some creative Dr. Seuss inspired free printables to celebrate Read Across America Day coming up March 2? I pulled a few of my favorites from my Dr. Seuss Link Collection. ...

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My kids and I love to make Valentine boxes for their school parties each year. This Cat in the Hat box was a simple box my daughter made this weekend. Kids can make most of this by themsel...

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Kids can help make this simple Dr. Seuss bookmark. They are designed to look like Truffula trees from the Lorax book. STEPS AND SUPPLIES: All you need is some 3/4 inch white elastic. Cut...

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Welcome to any new visitors! Today I’m over at Skip to My Lou as part of the Bake Craft Sew and Crochet Along. I am sharing The 12 Days of Christmas Fabric Gift Bags tutorial, perfect for holid...

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My 4-year-old son can play charades! It's easy (and silly) when you play the new Dr. Seuss™ Charades Game .  Wonder Forge, the company that creates a variety of Dr. Seuss games, recently relea...

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I remember back in the day (12 years ago) I was surfing eBay trying to find any vintage Dr. Seuss items to decorate my baby’s nursery.  Dr. Seuss décor, toys and office supplies were very ra...

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I came across some amazing deals for Dr. Seuss and Grinch items on Zulily today and had to share it with my readers.  There are some unique items I haven’t seen before. I counted 300+ ite...

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Try celebrating Dr. Seuss during Halloween.  I created a Dr. Seuss inspired jack-o-lantern.  I carved my pumpkin as the Cat in the Hat’s face and added the striped stove pipe hat on top. ...

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I am Brave and Beautiful - a beauty movement that is sweeping the globe. Colbie Caillat started it with her recent song and video called TRY . My blogging friend Megan of Brassy Apple wanted to...

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