{"id":6951,"date":"2017-02-27T10:53:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T15:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=6951"},"modified":"2023-03-29T10:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:42:28","slug":"a-wondrously-wordy-good-morning-dr-seuss-read-across-america-party-and-gift-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/27\/a-wondrously-wordy-good-morning-dr-seuss-read-across-america-party-and-gift-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wondrously Wordy “Good Morning, Dr. Seuss” Read Across America Gift Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you\u2019ll go!\u201d – Dr. Seuss <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Kid, You\u2019ll Move Mountains quote | Image courtesy Etsy seller Inspire4you<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a toddler, my mom would drop me at my grandma\u2019s house early in the day before she went to work. I\u2019d spend those mornings with my nose buried in <\/span>Green Eggs and Ham<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Fox in Socks<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>The Cat in the Hat<\/span><\/i>, sipping hot chocolate while cozied up on the couch. I would sit, enthralled, still in my pajamas, while the San Diego sun streamed in through the open windows.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was how my boundless appreciation for the wise words of Dr. Seuss began to take root as he set my imagination free to run rampant, encouraging and nurturing thoughts of kindness, openness, and creativity.<\/p>\n

As I got older, I was gifted <\/span>Oh the Places You\u2019ll Go <\/span><\/i>for my high school graduation, bringing it along as I ventured to San Francisco for college, daring to dream and take chances with my writing and career. Today, magical whimsy still accompanies the words of Dr. Seuss as I read them aloud to my niece and nephew, his cartoon drawings and the loops of his letters leaping off the page and into the big openness of their eyes and hearts. There\u2019s a wonder, an inspiration, a timeless feeling about Seuss that has the ability to affect and inspire us all.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what better way to celebrate the brilliant brains of Seuss than in that same poignant way I did as a child\u2014in my pajamas, sipping hot chocolate at a cozy morning <\/span>reading get together for adults<\/span><\/a> and kids alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

An Imaginative Hot Chocolate Bar<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s a strong belief instilled from my childhood that Dr. Seuss should always be accompanied by hot chocolate; the comfort of a good book and a warm mug will forever, <\/span>quite literally<\/span><\/i>, go hand in hand. Creating a wacky and wonderful blue and red-themed hot chocolate bar, inspired by Thing 1 and Thing 2 from <\/span>The Cat in the Hat<\/span><\/i>, is a very Seussian way to kick off our party!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Straws even Seuss would love | Image courtesy Target<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What You\u2019ll Need:<\/b><\/p>\n