For Dr. Seuss’ Birthday, Jumpstart kids come to play and celebrate the day

As part of Jumpstart at Pace, pre-school aged children came to the University on March 5 to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday. The children, along with some of their parents, participated in various activities throughout campus and the surrounding area.

The children were split up in to three different groups with each group going to a different location.

In the Birnbaum Library, children took a tour visiting the collaborative room on the second floor. Volunteers at the event read Dr. Seuss books such as, "Fox in Socks," "Hop on Pop" and "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" to the children. The volunteers also helped children put together puzzles of Dr. Seuss characters as well.

At Starbucks on Park Row and the on the 4th floor of 41 Park Row, the children got their faces painted by the volunteers to look like the character of the Cat in the Hat. They also made hats that look like the one in the book of the same name.

In Cafe 101, the children, parents and volunteers all got together and sang "Happy Birthday" to Dr. Seuss while enjoying birthday cake.

Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2. He is most famous for his children books such as "The Cat in the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham" and "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish."

"I always loved children so I joined Jumpstart," junior Joanna Katsigeorgis said. "We can learn a lot from kids," she added.

According to their Web site, Jumpstart began in 1993 and since then has helped over 70,000 children. It is also recognized as one of the nation's leading non-profit organizations in early childhood education. 

Jumpstart at Pace helps serve low-income children in the Lower East Side to help them with gaining  the skills to succeed.

To find out more information about Jumpstart at Pace, you can e-mail the University's Jumpstart Site Manager LunYan Tom at ltom@pace.edu.