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Inspired by Pete the Cat Costume Headband

Blue DIY Pete the Cat Costume Headband and Tail

We LOVE Pete the Cat. Make your very own Pete the Cat costume headband for play and learning. Wear your headband while you play and learn with activities inspired by Eric Litwin’s books!

Let’s get started making our Pete the Cat Headband!

Read, Make, and Learn with Pete the Cat: DIY instructions for a Pete the Cat Costume, reading activities, and more!

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Um… Hi Pete the Cat.  I just want to say, “I LOVE your shoes!” And I want to be just like YOU!

What’s that?

I can?

I can pretend to be you anytime?  That’s awesome!!!

I’m going to go sew a cat headband that’s blue.

Just like you.

So that I can sing and dance and learn too!

Make A Pete the Cat Costume

Materials Needed for Pete the Cat Costume:

  • Blue, yellow, white, and black felt.
  • Thread
  • Needle
  • Scissors
  • Batting or stuffing

Explore these Pete the Cat Activities for Kids!

Directions How to Make a  Pete the Cat Costume Headband

1. First, cut the pieces out of felt.

2. Then, roll the batting into a tail.

3. Next, sew the sides of the tail with a straight stitch.

4. Afterwards, place the cat’s facial features on.

5. Then, straight stitch in like colors around the eyes, nose, ears, and whiskers.

6. Next, measure around the child (or adults) head. Straight stitch the headband to fit.

7. Last, wear it, PLAY, and learn!

I love my ___ shoes, literacy activity for Pete the Cat

For More Pete The Cat Inspired Learning Activities from the Virtual Book Club:

Pete the Cat Glyph from Playdough to Plato
Learning with Buttons Pete the Cat from 3 Dinosaurs
Free Printable Math Game Pete the Cat Inspired from Crystal and Co.
Pete the Cat Shoe Activities for Literacy from Rainy Day Mum
Pete the Cat Busy Bag from The Pleasantest Thing
Pete the Cat Activities: Beginning Sound Button Cover from Growing Book by Book
Button Counting, Graphing, Sorting from Mama Miss
Pete the Cat Button Activities from Inspiration Laboratories
3 Pete the Cat Activities from LalyMom
Pete the Cat Movement Activity from Educators Spin on It
Pete the Cat Inspired Reading and Gross Motor Game from Still Playing School

Pete the Cat Movement Game with girl using sidewalk chalk to draw buttons.

Put on your new Pete the Cat Costume and play this button movement game!

Need Some More Costume Headband Characters to Play with Your Cat?

Try one of these:

Mouse Costume Headband

Owl Costume Headband

Duckling Costume Headband

Bunny Costume Headband

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Costume, Pete the Cat, reading activities, Virtual Book Club

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Comments

  1. Carol Federoff says

    November 13, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    This is so wonderful! I love these ideas! I'm actually doing a giveaway this month for Picture Book Month and the prize is Pete The Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons! Check it out at http://orthodoxmom3.com/2014/11/03/picture-book-month-a-giveaway/

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