{"id":41554,"date":"2020-03-04T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=41554"},"modified":"2025-02-13T17:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T22:34:25","slug":"put-me-in-the-zoo-spotted-cat-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/put-me-in-the-zoo-spotted-cat-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many different books we read during our yearly Dr. Seuss Week. And there are so many books it is hard to pick just one.<br \/>\nBut<br \/>\nBut we love a few books edited by him and so we are adding this into our activities this year.<\/p>\n<p>We had fun coloring and painting with oil pastels and watercolors for this <strong>spotted cat painting<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting with watercolors and oil pastels - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><br \/>\n<a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"beside\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fput-me-in-the-zoo-spotted-cat-painting%2F&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fimages%2Fblog%2F3-2020%2Fspotted-cat-painting.jpg&#038;description=Put%20Me%20in%20the%20Zoo%3A%20Spotted%20Cat%20Painting%20with%20watercolors%20and%20oil%20pastels%20-%203Dinosaurs.com%20%23drseuss%20%23putmeinthezoo%20%23watercolor%20%23oilpastels\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a <a href=\"\/page\/privacy-policy\">small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a great addition to the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/dr-seuss-activities\/\">Dr Seuss activities<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n<p>As I said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0394800176\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0394800176&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=dd2df54bf083a9e8fe59016b739dfb93\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Put Me in the Zoo <\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0394800176\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> is not a Dr Suess book but one we love that was edited by him. So we are doing an activity for it for our Dr Suess week! While this is not a Dr. Seuss book. It is a book that he edited. We always loved reading about this fun and crazy cat!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0394800176\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0394800176&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=12175cb517da698d3effedc0e97c1dfa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ASIN=0394800176&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;WS=1&#038;Format=_SL250_&#038;tag=3dinos-20\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0394800176\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/div>\n<p>It is fun to see so many different ways the cat can change and do with his spots. I love that he ends up at the circus where he can do more than just sit like he would at the zoo.<\/p>\n<h2>What you need for the spotted cat painting<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B013S1A4Q2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B013S1A4Q2&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=391851d249d5e2c14e0972e9527aa03a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watercolors<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B013S1A4Q2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004M59O4C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B004M59O4C&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=bffee6ead8c82caefd7a8117d49d376d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watercolor paper<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B004M59O4C\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IEFP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00006IEFP&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=bee46df503bd2a8b87893c028816fbbb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oil pastels<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00006IEFP\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002VL5IJO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B002VL5IJO&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=a7b9f22586beb554a0bb78271099b16c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pencil<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B002VL5IJO\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting1.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How we made our spotted cat painting<\/h2>\n<p>We started by drawing ears and a face on our cat. We already have the circle on the paper from a tracing of a paper plate.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting2.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>We took a yellow oil pastel and outlines our cat. This helps keep the watercolor paint inside out cat.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting3.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>We then colored the eyes white with a black done inside and also did the nose and mouth. We did this in oil pastels.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting4.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>We picked out some fun colors to use with for our spots. We each did our own thing with the spots. We covered the cat with them. It was fun to see how different but similar our dot were.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting5.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then we used a yellow from the watercolors to paint our cats. It was fun to see the spots pop out as you added the color.<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting6.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Here is a look at our final spotted cat paintings<\/h2>\n<div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting7.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><br \/>\n<a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"beside\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fput-me-in-the-zoo-spotted-cat-painting%2F&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fimages%2Fblog%2F3-2020%2Fspotted-cat-painting7.jpg&#038;description=Put%20Me%20in%20the%20Zoo%3A%20Spotted%20Cat%20Painting%20with%20watercolors%20and%20oil%20pastels%20-%203Dinosaurs.com%20%23drseuss%20%23putmeinthezoo%20%23watercolor%20%23oilpastels\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting8.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><br \/>\n<a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"beside\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fput-me-in-the-zoo-spotted-cat-painting%2F&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fimages%2Fblog%2F3-2020%2Fspotted-cat-painting8.jpg&#038;description=Put%20Me%20in%20the%20Zoo%3A%20Spotted%20Cat%20Painting%20with%20watercolors%20and%20oil%20pastels%20-%203Dinosaurs.com%20%23drseuss%20%23putmeinthezoo%20%23watercolor%20%23oilpastels\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting9.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><br \/>\n<a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"beside\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fput-me-in-the-zoo-spotted-cat-painting%2F&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fimages%2Fblog%2F3-2020%2Fspotted-cat-painting9.jpg&#038;description=Put%20Me%20in%20the%20Zoo%3A%20Spotted%20Cat%20Painting%20with%20watercolors%20and%20oil%20pastels%20-%203Dinosaurs.com%20%23drseuss%20%23putmeinthezoo%20%23watercolor%20%23oilpastels\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2020\/spotted-cat-painting10.jpg\" alt=\"Put Me in the Zoo: Spotted Cat Painting - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><br \/>\n<a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"beside\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fput-me-in-the-zoo-spotted-cat-painting%2F&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fimages%2Fblog%2F3-2020%2Fspotted-cat-painting10.jpg&#038;description=Put%20Me%20in%20the%20Zoo%3A%20Spotted%20Cat%20Painting%20with%20watercolors%20and%20oil%20pastels%20-%203Dinosaurs.com%20%23drseuss%20%23putmeinthezoo%20%23watercolor%20%23oilpastels\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"3dinos-20\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar_position = \"bottom\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"Shop Related Products\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"dr seuss books\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"517d03614b6f1b7f5abe697f7a15020a\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Check out these other <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/dr-seuss-activities\/\">Dr. Seuss Activities<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/dr-seuss-activities\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/2-2022\/drseuss-printable-activities.jpg\" alt=\"6 Fun Dr Seuss Activities - with gross motor, sensory bin, and crafts  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many different books we read during our yearly Dr. Seuss Week. 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