Paper Plate Mouse Craft

Paper plate mouse toys are fun and easy to make with your child.

A sly mouse sneaks into his cheese which is ready to be finished.

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We love Animal Crafts (check out our Surprising Big Mouth Cat Printables or have fun making these Silly Animal Envelopes Printables).

But for now, gather your crafting materials because you’re about to make this handmade mouse a reality!

Kids’ crafts are always fun, but they also help teach your child many new skills like fine motor training and color recognition.

What’s even better is that you can do crafts with the whole family.

The only thing you need to complete this item is some fun facts about mice!

Take some time to do a little research with your child; They will enjoy learning about mice.

How to make paper plate mouse crafts

What you need:

paper plate

drag

glue

tape (optional)

yellow acrylic paint

pencil

black marker

paint brush

handmade sticks

colored paper (pink and gray)

Step-by-step instructions

Paint the paper plate yellow.

Cut out the template and start drawing it on gray paper.

You need to draw some parts of the mouse on the pink paper – for example – its ears!

Begin placing the mouse together, starting with the ears and face.

Then glue the 4 legs and tail onto the body.

Draw eyes, nose, mouth and mustache on the head and fingernails on the legs with a black pen.

Glue the mouse onto the craft stick. You can use glue or tape.

Take out the yellow paper plate you drew earlier.

Draw circles of different sizes on it – these will be holes in the cheese.

Go ahead and cut out the circles.

Take the mouse and insert it through one of the holes in the sheet.

Make the hole a little wider if your mouse won’t fit.

You have now completed another great craft!

This paper plate mouse craft is simple for kids of all ages!

Have fun playing with your mouse in cheese!

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