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Egg carton mice finger puppets

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Transform an ordinary egg carton into these super cute finger mice finger puppets!
 
A quick and easy kids craft to make together with your little ones, who will so much fun playing with them afterwards.

Summary:

Time: 1o minutes
Age: Little kids to big kids
Difficulty: Easy peasy

01
You will need:

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

You will need:

  • Egg box
  • Grey paint – we prefer acrylic paints
  • Paint brush
  • Scissors
  • Glue gun / strong glue
  • Grey and pink felt
  • Tiny black pom poms
  • Grey wool
  • Black sharpie pen

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Step 1: Cut the pointy bits out of your egg box

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 1: Cut the pointy bits out of your egg box

Carefully cut the pointy bits out of your egg box.

These are the dividers that sit between the egg cups inside the carton.

Try and cut them as low to the base as possible. Trim away any rough edges.

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Step 2: Paint your mice

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 2: Paint your mice

Paint the egg box sections in grey paint.

We used acrylic paint, which covers the cardboard well.

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Step 3: Cut out some little ears

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 3: Cut out some little ears

Cut some mouse ears from grey felt and some smaller shapes from pink felt for the centre of the ears. Glue the pink felt on top of the grey felt to complete your little mouse ears.

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Step 4: Glue on the ears

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 4: Glue on the ears

Glue the felt ears onto the back of your mouse.

A glue gun works well or use some strong glue, such as fabric glue.

If you use PVA hold the ears in place for a minute or two until they stick.

06
Step 5: Draw on some eyes

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 5: Draw on some eyes

Draw two little eyes onto your mouse, with a Sharpie or paint two tiny black dots for the eyes.

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Step 6: Add some whiskers

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 6: Add some whiskers

Cut three short lengths of grey wool and glue them onto the end of your mouse’s nose.

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Step 7: Pop on a little nose

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 7: Pop on a little nose

To finish off your mouse stick a teeny tiny black pom pom on top of the whiskers. Your little finger puppet mouse is now ready.

Have fun playing with your animal finger puppet.

Why not make your mouse some friends?

 

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Egg carton mice finger puppets

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Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Transform an ordinary egg carton into these super cute finger mice finger puppets!
 
A quick and easy kids craft to make together with your little ones, who will so much fun playing with them afterwards.

Summary:

Time: 1o minutes
Age: Little kids to big kids
Difficulty: Easy peasy

01
You will need:

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

You will need:

  • Egg box
  • Grey paint – we prefer acrylic paints
  • Paint brush
  • Scissors
  • Glue gun / strong glue
  • Grey and pink felt
  • Tiny black pom poms
  • Grey wool
  • Black sharpie pen

02
Step 1: Cut the pointy bits out of your egg box

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 1: Cut the pointy bits out of your egg box

Carefully cut the pointy bits out of your egg box.

These are the dividers that sit between the egg cups inside the carton.

Try and cut them as low to the base as possible. Trim away any rough edges.

03
Step 2: Paint your mice

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 2: Paint your mice

Paint the egg box sections in grey paint.

We used acrylic paint, which covers the cardboard well.

04
Step 3: Cut out some little ears

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 3: Cut out some little ears

Cut some mouse ears from grey felt and some smaller shapes from pink felt for the centre of the ears. Glue the pink felt on top of the grey felt to complete your little mouse ears.

05
Step 4: Glue on the ears

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 4: Glue on the ears

Glue the felt ears onto the back of your mouse.

A glue gun works well or use some strong glue, such as fabric glue.

If you use PVA hold the ears in place for a minute or two until they stick.

06
Step 5: Draw on some eyes

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 5: Draw on some eyes

Draw two little eyes onto your mouse, with a Sharpie or paint two tiny black dots for the eyes.

07
Step 6: Add some whiskers

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 6: Add some whiskers

Cut three short lengths of grey wool and glue them onto the end of your mouse’s nose.

08
Step 7: Pop on a little nose

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

Step 7: Pop on a little nose

To finish off your mouse stick a teeny tiny black pom pom on top of the whiskers. Your little finger puppet mouse is now ready.

Have fun playing with your animal finger puppet.

Why not make your mouse some friends?

 

Make the cutest egg box mice finger puppets with this fun kids craft

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