Sesame Street has been on for more 48 years this year, which means more than one generation have become attached to the gang that lives at or near 123 Sesame St. In honor of #sesamestreetday, which first aired on Nov. 10, 1969, we’ve got some simple, fun ways to get in the spirit of the day by becoming one of your favorite characters. No face paint needed. Read on for our tips on how to be the Street.
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Bert
Read: Don’t Let the Pigeon Ride the Bus
Eat: Oatmeal
Wear: Vertical stripes
Do: The Pigeon (dance)
Ernie
Read: Best. Jokes. Ever.
Eat: Bert’s food
Wear: Horizontal stripes
Do: Take a bath with your rubber duckie.
Cookie Monster
Read: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Eat: Cookies (and a few apples, too).
Wear: Anything blue and furry, or just stick some googly eyes on your jacket.
Do: Bake cookies.
Oscar
Read: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Eat: Garlic ice cream, gummy worms.
Wear: Green
Do: Complain, shout “Go away!” and “Scram!”
Big Bird
Read: National Audobon Society’s Field Guide to North American Birds (Eastern Region)
Eat: Food with lots of seeds, like these cookies.
Wear: Yellow; a feather boa
Do: Sing your ABC’s.
Count Von Count
Read: Stellaluna or Bats at the Beach
Eat: Something you can count, like carrot sticks; goulash
Wear: A cape
Do: Count! And play math games.
Elmo
Read: Around the World in 80 Days
Eat: Noodles
Wear: Red
Do: Ride a tricycle.
Grover
Read: The Monster at the End of This Book
Eat: Soup; a giant hamburger
Wear: Blue; a cape and a helmet
Do: Cuddle
Who is your favorite Sesame Street character?
—Amber Guetebier
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