Paper Plate Mouse Craft for Kids
This paper plate mouse craft has all the details kids love: giant googly eyes, round pink ears, a pair of buck teeth, and whiskers that stick out in every direction. The black pipe cleaners add a fun bit of texture, while the simple paper shapes keep the project easy enough for little hands to put together.
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Materials for This Paper Plate Mouse Craft
A quick supply run through the craft bin is all it takes to get started.
Print-ready templates and step-by-step instructions.
Less prep, more crafting.
How to Make a Paper Plate Mouse Craft
Time to start building, here's how it all comes together.
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Lay out everything from the list above ahead of time, it makes the actual crafting go a lot smoother.
Step 2: Paint the Plate
Paint the inside of the plate gray and let it dry, adding a second coat if needed.
Step 3: Trace the Face Pieces
Print the mouse patterns, then trace a nose onto black cardstock, a muzzle and two outer ears onto gray cardstock, two inner ears onto pink cardstock, and teeth onto white cardstock.
Step 4: Cut Out the Face Pieces
Cut out every traced piece, then glue the inner ears onto the outer ears.
Step 5: Assemble the Muzzle
Outline the teeth and add a few dots to the muzzle with the black marker, then glue the nose and teeth onto the muzzle. Building the muzzle as its own little unit first makes this one much easier to keep tidy.
Step 6: Attach the Muzzle
Add the wiggle eyes to the plate, then glue the finished muzzle onto the face just below them.
Step 7: Attach the Ears to the Head
Attach the ears to the top corners of the mouse's head.
Step 8: Cut the Whiskers
Cut the chenille stem into six 4-inch pieces.
Step 9: Attach the Whiskers
Finish by gluing three whiskers to each side of the muzzle.
All done!
Then hang your finished mouse up on display!
We'd love to see yours! Snap a photo and share it in the comments.
Grab the Paper Plate Mouse Craftivity
Whiskers and tiny teeth are the kind of detail that goes sideways fast without a guide, so the Paper Plate Mouse Craftivity has the muzzle, ear, and teeth patterns pre-drawn plus a mini step-by-step for placing them just right.
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