Merry Mice

Whether used as a gift tag or just given as sweet presents all by themselves, these candy Christmas mice are sure to cause a stir.

Materials:

Red and green felt /scissors/glue/pom poms/candy canes/googly eyes/tape

Instructions:

Cut a 6 inch long teardrop shaped body from red felt. Near the center , cut 2 parallel slits that are 1 inch long and 1/2 inch apart.

For a pair of ears, cut a 5 inch long rounded bow tie shape from green felt. This will be used for the ears.

To put the mouse together,fit the ears through the slits in the body. Glue on googly eyes and a pom pom nose

Finally, add a curly tail by slipping a candy cane beneath the mouse tucking the straight end between the body and the ears to hold in place.