Mousie - Finger Puppet

Materials:

   Cloth garden glove
   Felt scraps, craft glue, 2 wiggly eyes, fine tip marker

Directions: Cut around the back of one finger on the glove. On the front side, cut slanted lines to resemble the tail of a mouse. Attach small felt circles for ears. Glue on wiggly eyes and draw whiskers with the marker. Put the mouse on your finger and use it to sing the song below:

    (Tune: "The Bear Went over the Mountain")
       I saw a little white mousie.
       I saw a little white mousie.
       I saw a little white mousie coming squeaking by my door.
       So I said to the little white mousie.
       I said to the little white mousie.
       I said to the little white mousie, "Come back and squeak some more."
       Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

Hint! Adapt the color of the mouse to the color of your glove.

Adaptations: Use the puppet for a quiet transition game. Put it on your finger and say:

     Mousie, mousie, how quiet can you be?
     When I clap my hands – one – two – three,
     We shall see!

Clap your hands 3 times and then pass the mouse to a child who is sitting quietly. That child then passes the mouse to a second child. The game continues as the mouse is passed to quiet friends.

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