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Happy Valentine’s Day Mouse Craft (Free Template)

If your kiddos love the book, Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, then they’re in for a treat! This heartwarming tale follows Mouse as he creates heartfelt valentines for his friends, sharing the love and thoughtfulness that make the holiday so special.

Now, let’s bring the book to life! Kids will have a blast making this Happy Valentine’s Day Mouse craft, where they’ll create Mouse holding a special Valentine’s message for his friend. 

When you’re done, don’t stop there! Be sure to check out our other Valentine crafts for even more sweet and creative fun.

An image of a kindergarten Valentine's Day mouse craft, featuring paper mice with pink ears, blue overalls, and heart-shaped signs that say "Happy Valentine's Day." A large blue banner in the center reads "Kindergarten Mouse Valentine Craft."

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If You Give A Mouse A Valentine Craft

This simple and fun activity is the perfect way to connect storytime with creativity. Make plans to read the book together, then let the creating begin as Mouse steps off the page and into your classroom or home this February!  

Download our free Mouse template and gather a few basic supplies to create a festive keepsake your kids will love. This project is designed to be fun and simple, so kids can focus on the fun of crafting while celebrating Valentine’s Day.  

Supplies

A Valentine's Day craft for kids features a "color, cut, and paste" activity with a cute mouse wearing blue overalls holding a heart that says "Happy Valentine's Day!" The image includes a printable black-and-white version for coloring, along with craft supplies like scissors, crayons, and glue on a textured background.

Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this mouse to life!

A person with pink-painted nails is holding a printed black-and-white template of a smiling mouse wearing overalls. The template is on a white sheet of paper, placed on a white surface, with red fabric featuring white hearts visible at the top.

First, guide your child to glue the inner ears to the outer ears.

A person with pink-painted nails is attaching pink inner ears to a handmade paper craft of a brown mouse. The craft is on a white surface, with red fabric featuring white hearts visible at the top.

Next, draw a nose to the top of the mouth line.

A person with pink-painted nails is using a pink marker to add details to a handmade paper craft of a mouse with pink ears. The craft is on a white surface, with red fabric featuring white hearts visible at the top.

Position the blue overalls in the middle of the body and glue it in place.

A person with pink-painted nails is holding the bottom of a handmade paper craft of a smiling mouse with pink ears, wearing blue overalls. The craft is on a white surface, with red fabric featuring white hearts visible at the top.

Glue the arms to the top and back of the body.

A person with pink-painted nails is holding a handmade paper craft of a smiling mouse with pink ears, wearing blue overalls. The craft is on a white surface, with red fabric featuring white hearts visible at the top.

Optionally, glue the overall cuffs to the bottom of both parts of the legs.

A person with pink-painted nails is adjusting a handmade paper craft of a smiling mouse with pink ears, wearing blue overalls. The craft is on a white surface, with red fabric featuring white hearts visible at the top.

Place the tail on the bottom and back of the body and glue in place.

A person with pink-painted nails is holding a handmade paper craft of a smiling mouse with pink ears, wearing blue overalls. The craft is placed on a white surface, with a red fabric featuring white hearts visible at the top.

Next, glue the heart paper onto the mouse’s left arm.

A person is holding a pink heart-shaped cutout that says "Happy Valentine's Day!" next to a completed paper craft of a smiling mouse wearing blue overalls. The craft is placed on a white surface, with a red fabric featuring white hearts partially visible at the top.

Finally, encourage your child to draw the paw print on the right hand.

A person with pink-painted nails is decorating a handmade paper craft of a mouse wearing blue overalls, using a pink marker. The craft is placed on a white surface with pink heart-shaped cutouts, one of which has "Happy Valentine's" written on it, and a red fabric with white hearts is partially visible at the top.

Explore our animal crafts while you’re here—so many fun projects await!

A handmade Valentine's Day paper craft features a smiling mouse wearing blue overalls, with a person holding a red heart that reads "Happy Valentine's Day!" The background includes red fabric with a pink heart pattern, enhancing the festive theme.

More Valentine’s Day Activities

Valentine Ideas For Students

Fill your classroom with creativity and a sprinkle of learning fun this Valentine’s Day! We’ll help you out with some great ideas that will have your students buzzing with excitement. They can make handmade valentines and complete engaging activities that blend festive fun with educational skills.

Read on below for inspiration for sweet book ideas, hands-on DIYs, and activities that will make your Valentine’s celebrations a hit with your students!

Two handmade Valentine's Day paper crafts feature smiling mice wearing blue overalls, each holding a heart that says "Happy Valentine's Day!" The scene is set against a white background with red fabric decorated with pink hearts.

Valentine’s Day Books For Kids

Love From The Crayons If your kids love any of the Crayon books, they’ll want to read this Valentine version where the crayons explore the bright colors and subtle shades of love.

The Invisible String – This is a sweet story all children will want to hear. It’s about a mother who tells her two children that they’re all connected by an invisible string.

Little Blue Truck’s Valentine – Join Little Blue Truck as he delivers Valentine’s Day cards to all his farm animal friends. As he does, he wonders, will anyone give one to him?

A handmade Valentine's Day paper craft features a smiling mouse wearing blue overalls, with a person holding a red heart that says "Happy Valentine's Day!" in front of it. Another identical mouse craft is visible in the background, set against red fabric with a pink heart pattern.

Preschool Valentine Crafts

Valentine Bird Craft – Your kids can spread some love this Valentine’s Day with a pink toucan that’s as sweet as can be! This adorable Valentine bird, holding a “You’re a tweetheart” message, is the perfect handmade gift for a parent, family member, or friend.

Valentine Fox Craft – Creativity meets cuteness as kids make their very own Valentine fox. Once complete, they can proudly display it as festive decor or gift it to someone they’re “wild about!”

The image is a collage of four Valentine's Day-themed crafts. The top left features pink toucan paper crafts holding heart-shaped messages that say, "You're a tweetheart." The top right showcases fox-shaped paper crafts holding hearts with the message, "I'm wild about you!" The bottom left displays a heart-shaped photo frame decorated with pastel candy-like hearts. The bottom right contains two pink monster crafts with big smiles, red horns, and heart patterns, placed on a pink fabric background.

Valentine Photo Craft – Kids can create a keepsake that’s as sweet as it is simple with this activity using Conversation Heart candy! A few inexpensive supplies and a photo of your child will put a festive twist on the classic macaroni wreath.

This adorable picture frame is fun to make and parents will cherish it for years to come.

Love Monster Craft – Your kids’ creativity will be on display with this adorable love monster! They’ll have a blast customizing their monster with bright colors and silly details. These little love monsters are sure to steal hearts this Valentine’s Day!

Valentine Printables

Purr-fectly adorable and ready to share, these cat Valentine cards are a fun and easy way for kids to spread the love this Valentine’s Day! Forget the last minute run to the store – just grab these and print unique cards for classmates, friends, and even teachers in no time.

These adorable designs with punny saying will help your little ones show everyone how much they care with a personal touch that’s sure to make hearts melt! 

Two handmade Valentine's Day paper crafts feature smiling mice wearing blue overalls, each holding a heart with the message "Happy Valentine's Day!" The background includes red fabric with pink hearts, adding a festive touch.

These engaging Valentine’s Day worksheets will bring a bit of sweetness to learning! Kids can practice handwriting on our “V is for Valentine” page, navigate an “H is for Heart” maze, and build their pattern recognition skills with our fun Valentine’s pattern worksheet.

These activities combine festive fun with essential learning to help little ones master letters, patterns, and fine motor skills while celebrating the holiday. The sweet designs and hands-on tasks will make these worksheets a hit! 

The image is a collage of four Valentine's Day-themed printable activities and cards. The top left section features colorful animal-themed Valentine cards with puns, the top right shows a handwriting practice sheet for the letter "V" with "Valentine" as an example, the bottom left displays a pattern recognition worksheet with Valentine's-themed objects, and the bottom right contains green lion-themed Valentine cards with playful messages.

Let your little cubs spread some Valentine’s Day cheer with these roar-some lion Valentine cards! With just a few clicks, you can print these adorable cards for your child to hand out to their pride of friends and classmates.

They’ll be proud to personalize each card, and you’ll love how quick, easy, and budget friendly they are! Plus, this set includes two special cards just for teachers to share a little lion love with everyone! 

A handmade Valentine's Day paper craft features a smiling mouse wearing blue overalls, holding a red heart that says "Happy Valentine's Day!" The background includes red fabric with a pink heart pattern, adding a festive touch.

Celebrate the season of love while boosting math skills with these Valentine count and graph worksheets! Kids will enjoy counting festive images, coloring squares to match how many they counted, and creating their own graphs.

These Valentine themed activities make learning about numbers, counting, and data analysis fun! 

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Happy Valentine's Day Mouse Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Kids will have a blast making this Happy Valentine’s Day Mouse craft, where they’ll create Mouse holding a special Valentine’s message for his friend. 

Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Markers
  • Mouse template

Instructions

  1. Download the mouse template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  2. Begin by gluing the inner ears to the outer ears.
  3. Next, draw the nose on the top of the mouth line.
  4. Position the overalls on the body and glue it in place.
  5. Glue the arms to the back and sides of the mouse's body.
  6. Optionally, glue the overall cuffs to the bottom of both legs.
  7. Place the tail on the back and side of the mouse's lower body and glue it down.
  8. Next, glue the heart on the mouse's left hand.
  9. Finish off by drawing the paw print on the mouse's right hand.

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Friday 7th of February 2025

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Friday 7th of February 2025

You're so welcome!

elia

Friday 7th of February 2025

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Friday 7th of February 2025

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Wednesday 5th of February 2025

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Thursday 6th of February 2025

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