Mice Craft
During our Cinderella Unit Study we did a couple of crafts, but my favourite has to be this mouse craft that I initially was a bit hesitant about.
I could not for the life of me come up with a Cinderella craft for the kids, until my friend suggested a mouse craft! I made this mouse finger puppet when I was a kid so the credit goes to my kindergarten teacher, Ms. Brown!
I was worried that this mouse craft wouldn’t be open-ended enough, but the kids surprised me by coming up with their own interpretations using the prepared materials before I could even show them how to assemble the intended mouse craft.
My intention was to make a mouse finger puppet craft, but I loved the flatter versions that two of the kids made on their own accord. Either mouse craft would be a great option — the mouse finger puppet would be a good challenge for children developing their fine motor skills.
Materials for Mouse Craft:
- Brown, beige, and pink felt
- Googly eyes
- Pink and black pompoms
- Pink yarn
- Felt glue
I laid out these materials for the kids and immediately two of them laid out the supplies on the heart shape to make mice faces. I loved their interpretation and helped them use the felt glue to attach the facial features.
The third child waited and I showed her how to make the mouse finger puppet craft that I remembered from my childhood.
You can make the mouse finger puppet craft as just a cone-shape, or you can leave small gaps in the bottom of the mouse craft for your child’s fingers to stick through, however, they would have to be gentle while playing with the craft unless it was sewn shut rather than glued.
I hope you liked this simple mouse craft! You can check out the rest of our Cinderella unit study here, or check out our other crafts here!
Aww so cute! I bet my boys would like this.
Oh, I hope they do, too! Let me know if you end up trying it 🙂
Hi! Visiting from We Love Weekends. This is so adorable!
Thank you, Ash!
Super cute! We make candy cane mice for the tree out of felt for Christmas. My girls loved the new Cinderella movie – I’m sure they would love to make these too. Thanks for linking up at #WeLoveWeekends
We JUST watched it – I think I liked it more than my daughter did! (Loved Cate Blachette as Lady Tremaine!)
These are so cute 🙂 definitely one to try. #weloveweekends
Thank you – I hope you do!
These are so cute and simple. I loved that you offered materials and followed their lead. Love it!
Thank you, Nell – it can be challenging to step back sometimes, but they always prove that it’s worth it!
These are so cute!! Thanks for linking up with us at Idea Box Link Party. Can’t wait to see what you come up with this week!
Thank you! I always have so much fun exploring the links!
Your Mice Puppets have been featured on this week’s #WeLoveWeekends! Thanks for sharing last week – I hope you’ll link up again!
Thank you, Meghan!
Aaaw – the 2D versions look like hearts – too cute!
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😉 Thanks for stopping by, Gude!
i love it so much.