Create Sleepy Christmas Mice Tree Decorations

Crafty Christmas: DIY Tree Decorations - Sleepy Christmas Mice

Linda Fulton | November 24, 2021

Decorating the house for Christmas is a fun and enjoyable activity to get the whole family into the Christmas spirit. So, why don't you get crafty together and create some beautiful ornaments for your Christmas tree.

These cute little mice are a wonderful decoration you can cherish and enjoy for years to come. You can also create a sleepy mouse for each family member using their favourite colour.

These gorgeous tree ornaments also make a lovely present for friends, family and teachers.

If you create Sleepy Christmas Mice with your little artists, please take a photo and share it with us on Instagram and Facebook, tagging @oskarswoodenark and using the hashtag: #OWACHRISTMAS.

Things you need to create: DIY Tree Decorations - Sleepy Christmas Mice

You will need:

· Walnuts
· Kids at Work Nutcracker
· Small seeds or nuts (hazelnuts or palm seeds work best)
· Stockmar Modelling Beeswax
· Felt Sheets
· String
· Hot Glue Gun
· Permanent Marker

Step 1:

Take the kids on a nature hunt and find small nuts and seeds. Palm seeds and Hazelnuts work best to create the little faces of the mice.

Go on a nature hunt and collect seeds and nuts

Step 2:

Crack the Walnuts using the Kids at work Nutcracker or a short pointed knife. If the walnuts are very fresh. you can dry them in the oven on a very low heat for around 20min to make cracking easier.

Step 3:

Draw little sleepy faces onto your nuts/seeds using a permanent marker.

Glue felt ears and string tail onto the walnut half

Step 4:

Cut two small circles out of the felt sheets and glue them onto the walnut half using the hot glue gun.
Cut two pieces of string - one for the tail and the other one for hanging. Use the hot glue gun to attached them.

Step 5:

To finish your Christmas Mouse Tree Ornament, simply glue the seed/ nut, with the face on it, between the felt ears and fill the bottom half of the walnut with Stockmar Modelling Beeswax, to create a blanket for the sleepy mouse.

Glue the seed/nut between the felt ears and fill bottom half with Stockmar Modelling Wax

Hang the sleepy mice onto your Christmas Tree

Step 6:

Repeat the steps above to create a variety of different mice.
Enjoy the cute decorations you crafted by hanging them onto your Christmas Tree or gifting them to your loved ones.