The Cat in the Hat
“The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!™” is designed to spark a love of learning and an interest in science and engineering in preschoolers. The Cat in the Hat takes his friends Sally and Nick on a variety of science adventures in the Thinga-ma-jigger! Together, they explore the natural world, ask questions, make discoveries, create solutions, and work together! Learn More About the Show
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10 Books to Encourage Your Young Scientist
If your child enjoys watching The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, check out the original series, whose delightful rhymes and illustrations make science accessible at all ages.
Doing Science With Young Children
Young children can form questions, plan investigations, create and test theories, and improve on them! Here are some ways to encourage them to be scientists.
Top 10 Tips for Engaging Young Children in Science
If your kids love the science in The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!, these tips will help you and your child be scientists and find out more about the world around you.
Respecting the Environment
When you and your child are outside, encourage her to treat the environment and all the living things in the natural world with care and respect.
Wonder, Observe, Experiment: Building Science Skills with The Cat in the Hat
When Sally and Nick go on adventures with The Cat in the Hat, they get to practice skills that are essential to real scientists: they wonder, they observe and they experiment.
Learn a Lot About Science: Simple Activities for Kids
Children don't need fancy lab equipment to explore science — they just need the curiosity of The Cat and his friends... and perhaps a little guidance from a trusted adult.
Hands-On Activities
Create Leaf and Bark Art
30 min activityCheck out the trees in your neighborhood while creating beautiful, nature-inspired artworks.
Explore Wind With a Windsock
15 min activityTest the power of the wind and weather with a DIY windsock.
Make a Periscope With Milk Cartons
25 min activityGet a new perspective on reflection by making an easy, homemade periscope from milk cartons and a few small mirrors.
Measure Things Without a Ruler
20 min activityGet creative with your child! Use unusual objects for measuring and discover ways to compare length.
Play Thinga-Ma-Jigger Hide-And-Seek
Help your child learn and expand their directional vocabulary by following the location of the Cat in the Hat’s Thinga-ma-jigger.
Play Ball Obstacle Course
30 min activityCelebrate the fun of gravity, height, and motion while you create a recyclable-materials obstacle course.
Printables
Cat in the Hat Door Hanger
Create this Cat in the Hat door hanger with your child.
Puppet Pals
Play acting is a fun way to use your imagination and explore new words! Make up an adventure with these finger puppets.
The Cat in the Hat Pinwheel
See the wind at work! Are you a big fan of the wind, like the Cat? Make a pinwheel!
Thing 1 and Thing 2 Coloring Page
Print and color Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Cat in the Hat.
Measuring This and That
Which cereal box is taller? Are you taller than your friend? Which tree trunk is wider? If you want to know for sure, you need to get evidence. Make the Cat’s hat and a Measuring Snail to measure and compare all sorts of things.
Melvin's Migration Maze
Help Melvin, the Purple Martin, make his way through the maze to find warm weather and food to eat!
Games
Invention Engine
Your child can engineer a Rube Goldberg machine in this game about assembling the supplies for Fish's birthday party celebration.
The Great Space Chase
Fly the space-a-ma racer around planets to get to rover!
Marbleous Marvel Coaster
Play with a marvelous marble roller coaster! Your child can manipulate pieces of a marble roller coaster or design her own in this engineering game.
Spina-ma-jigger
Pop! Splat! Drop! and Build! Your child can use sight and sound to explore the properties of different materials in this set of eight games from The Cat in the Hat.
Builda-ma-loo
Explore art and engineering in this game where your child selects wheels to carry the builda-ma-loo art machine across various terrains.
Arcade Escapade
Play three carnival games to explore force and motion with the Cat in the Hat. Try your hand at the Slammer Hammer, Bumper Shuffle, and Toss Boss games.
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