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! 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. Playing with finger puppets builds language skills, strengthens vocabulary, and reinforces story elements. It benefits hand-eye coordination too. Printable templates of each fairy finger puppet can be used to play and create! Name the fairies and take them on an adventure. Dinosaur puppets are a fun way to have a finger puppet play for your dinosaur lover! What do these dinosaurs eat? Are they friends? The adventures await.

Also.. as this paper craft uses circles only.. it is a fantastic simple “steam” activity for preschoolers, learning about shapes! Circle Mouse Finger Puppet Materials –

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The wolf will huff and puff and blow the houses down. Which version of the Three Little Pigs will you tell? Cut out the quarters – each one will make one mouse. Keep the off course for the paper mice details!

Cute two tear drops for ears, one long thing piece of paper for the tail (curl with scissors) and two shorter thin strips of paper for whiskers.Farm Animal Puppets from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games– Use these farm animal finger puppets to sing Old Macdonald or to practice animal sounds of the farm animals. These Paper Mice Puppets are perfect for Chinese New Year and the “Year of the Rat 2020. So ok.. they aren’t specifically a paper rat puppet.. but rats and mice are similar.. right? And when working with kids (especially younger children).. a cute mouse craft surely is better than a scary rat craft!! 😉 Add glue to one long edge of the quarter, roll up and secure. Your basic paper cone and paper mouse are finished. Adding the mouse puppet’s features 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. I used a Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutter, with their concentric circle thinlit dies… simply because I “could”.. but you can of course use anything to trace your own circle mice.. OR make use of our handy printable and worksheets! Really a question of what resources you have available to you.

Finger puppets can also be used to role play different social situations with children to help them learn, process feelings, and communicate their thoughts. Glue them to a fourth of a toilet paper tube or wrap them around a wine cork to make them moveable paper toys. Turn the fold toward your stomach & draw a curving line from the left corner (this is the nose) to the right A full-color version of the puppets to share the story of Jonah. Jonah doesn’t listen to God and learns a hard lesson after being swallowed by a whale. Use these printable finger puppets to enhance pretend play time, ignite creative imaginations, strengthen fine motor skills with finger dexterity, and to have a lot of fun. Printable puppets are a huge hit with young children. They spark imaginative play and are easy to prepare, just print and play.The third child waited and I showed her how to make the mouse finger puppet craft that I remembered from my childhood.