Tiger and Mouse Mask

© 2008 This project is dedicated to Gurudev.
For use in Balavihar classrooms (or personal use) only.

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This is a fun project to do with "Once A Mouse ..." by Marcia Brown.
One side is a mouse, and the other is a tiger.

Materials:
1 sheet of orange cardstock
1 sheet of gray or brown cardstock
1 sheet of black cardstock
1 small scrap of pink cardstock (for mouse ears)
1 black marker
stapler
1 jumbo popsicle stick
glue stick
scissors
1 exacto knife (for adults only)

1. Print tiger image onto orange cardstock. Cut out face. With an exacto knife, cut out the eyes. Color the stripes black with the marker.
2. Print mouse image onto gray (or brown) cardstock. Cut out face. With an exacto knife, cut out the eyes.
3. Print the ears and nose image onto regular paper. Cut out and use for templates.
4. Trace the mouse ears onto pink cardstock. Cut out.
5. Trace the tiger ears, nose, mouse nose and mouth onto black cardstock. Cut out. Glue onto the masks.
6. Glue the two animal faces together. (Make sure that the eyes line up nicely.) Staple the mask on a popsicle stick.

For personal use only

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