Seuss Sensation! A Lorax-Inspired Birthday Party

Smita created a 12-page book for the invitation. "I took graphics from the actual Lorax book and created my own verses about the party, written in Dr. Seuss's classic poetic meter," she said.

"I made the 'Street of the Lifted Lorax' sign out of some scrap pieces of wood that I picked up at the local hardware store in the salvage bin," Smita said. "I topped it with an inexpensive lantern from Home Goods, which I'm planning on reusing in my yard. After the party, we decided to keep the street sign and put it in my son's playground for a whimsical touch."

Kids brought five cents and a nail. Smita provided the shells of a great-grandfather snail.

"I was especially proud of how the cake turned out," Smita said. "I had no trouble in thinking up the cake design, but I had a hard time finding a bakery willing to make it for me (without charging a small fortune for it), so I decided to get creative! I had a local bakery make the basic blue and green tiered cake; then I decorated it with 3D Lorax, Barbaloot, and Humming Fish cake toppers from MJ Tabush."

"I topped the homemade lemon-coconut cupcakes with fondant toppers from MJ Tabush," Smita said. "The detail on the toppers was fantastic, and I especially loved that they matched the cake toppers exactly!"

A Lorax candy display.

"The Seuss Juice (for adults only) was a hit," Smita said.

"The magical 'butterfly milk' was also a hit," Smita said. "I served plain old two-percent milk. The magical element was brought by the Got Milk? Magic Milk Straws. I also embellished the bottle labels with butterflies cut with a Martha Stewart craft punch."

"In the weeks leading up to the party, I started collecting up lots of empty cans, bottles, boxes, and containers. I set up a craft station with these items and various craft supplies for the children to make their own upcycled creations," Smita said.

"Those Barbaloots love Truffula fruit, so one of the games centered around feeding them," Smita said. "I used a cornhole game and covered it with paper Barbaloot cutouts that I made."

"Party favors included cute little boxes with 'unless' rocks to serve as a reminders to be mindful of our environment and be eco-friendly," Smita said.