![]() We had "quiet time" with the Disney Junior channel instead for an hour.Īnd that, my mommy friends, is a Good Thing. Full scale templates, illustrated instructions, and a stitch guide 12 coordinated DMC threads, 1.20m of each colour Individually wrapped embroidery needle. ![]() 6 pieces of wool mix felt: fawn, natural white, turquoise, blush pink, silver, dark grey. I was hoping for a happy, perfect picture of Little C holding a DIY candy cane mouse as she smiled with Sparkly Holiday Eyes, but she was extra tired and grouchy this afternoon and so was I. Pick up some scissors and get started Contents. You can find the printable pattern and instructions on Martha Stewart's website here.īonus? You can use them as Christmas tree ornaments. She gave them all names and played with them for a while - I believe the purple one is "Desmerella". She picked out the colours of felt that each mouse needed to be, I cut out the pieces and did the gluing (but if you had regular white glue, a child could easily do that part too) and then she inserted the candy cane. Step 2: Run the needle back through to the underside of the body piece. Come up from the bottom of the body piece of felt and then do a running stitch through the ear like shown above. Load your needle with embroidery thread and tie a knot in one end. Apply glue on the back side to attach the paper hair pattern with the puppet base. To do this, guide your needle through a side seam so that it pops out at the back of the mouse’s body (as seen below). Step 1: Take one piece of the felt for the body and one if the ears. ![]() Insert the head part of the puppet base through the slit from the bottom side of the hair pattern. Cut a slit along the marked yellow line on the hair pattern. My Little C (she's 3 going on 4 in January) made these today and they were quick. Trace the patterns on the selected craft papers as noted with each pattern. If you're looking for a fun little Christmas holiday craft for your toddler or preschooler, these candy cane mice are really easy and cute! ![]()
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