How to Fold a Handkerchief Mouse

Making a mouse out of a handkerchief is an old trick that has delighted both young and old for years. Once you've made your handkerchief mouse, you can play with it and even learn how to make it jump around from hand to hand. Learn how fast and simple it is to fold a handkerchief mouse from a standard handkerchief and then entertain the youngsters with this cute little friend.

Things You'll Need

• 1 standard square handkerchief

Instructions

1. 

   Lay the handkerchief on a flat surface so that it is in a diamond shape. Fold the bottom handkerchief corner up to the top handkerchief corner to create a triangle.

2. 

   Fold both side points of the triangle over to the center to create an envelope shape with the handkerchief.

3. 

   Roll the bottom edge of the handkerchief up toward the top point. Stop when just the top of the point remains unrolled.

4. 

   Flip the handkerchief over and fold each end of the rolled portion in toward the center, as shown.

5. 

   Roll the triangle shape up from the bottom approximately 2 inches more and flip it over.

6. Fold in the ends of the triangle point as you continue to roll. Continue rolling the triangle into itself until the triangle points eventually poke back out again.

7. 

   Pull the triangle points out and extend them from each side of the center of the mouse.

8. 

   Open one of the triangle points into a diamond shape. Fold corner C in to create a triangle shape and then tie corners A and B into a knot so that the tails of the knot point up. The base of the knot will be the mouse's head, and the tails of corners A and B will be the ears of the mouse.

9. 

   Leave the triangle point extending out of the other end of the mouse for the mouse's tail.