How to Make a Mouse out of Walnut Shells

How to Make a Mouse out of Walnut Shells Is A Good Example Of A Beginners Craft.Other very good beginner's crafts are Mosaic Crafts For Beginners and Beginners Scrapbooking.

Normally, mice aren't creatures that we want in our homes. But these little walnut mice are so adorable, and you won't have to worry about them getting into the cookies! They make a great rainy day craft for all ages, because they're easy and inexpensive to make.

What You Need

•  Half a walnut shell
• Sandpaper
• Glue
• Googly eyes
• Scissors
• Brown construction paper or felt
• Yarn or string
• Black permanent marker

Instructions

1. Make sure all of the meat is cleaned out of the half walnut shell. If necessary, sand the bottom of the shell so that it sits flat.

2. On the rounded end of the half walnut shell, glue a piece of string 1 to 2 inches long. This will be the tail.

3. On the pointed end, use the black marker to draw a nose and whiskers. Glue on two googly eyes.

4. Cut two small circles out of the brown construction paper or felt. These will be the ears. Glue them into place about a third of the way back from the nose.

5. If you like, use different sizes of walnut shells to create an entire mouse family.


Here's another walnut mouse project that's great for a rainy day, and it also makes a super-cute Christmas ornament!

What You Need

• Half a walnut shell
• A hazelnut
• Scraps of felt in brown and some other color
• Glue
• Gold cord
• Scissors
• Black permanent marker

Instructions

1. Clean out the inside of the walnut shell, and make sure that the hazelnut will fit inside.

2. Make a loop out of the gold cord, and glue the ends to the rounded end of the half walnut shell.

3. Cut two small circles out of the brown felt for the ears. Cut out a thin strip for the tail.

4. Glue the ears onto the inside of the rounded end of the walnut shell so that they will be positioned properly when you add the hazelnut mouse. Glue the end of the tail to the center of the pointed end.

5. Put a drop of glue on the hazelnut, and press it into the half walnut shell. Make sure the top of the nut is positioned firmly against the ears.

6. Cut out a half circle of the other color of felt. Place it over the hazelnut mouse like a blanket, and tuck the sides and bottom in. Add a tiny amount of glue to keep the blanket in place.

7. Draw a nose, a mouth, some eyes and some whiskers on the mouse with the black marker. Let glue dry, and hang to display.