Little Mouse Color Game Activity & Prop

Little Mouse
Author unknown: A longtime library & preschool favorite to do on using a felt board!

Little Mouse, Little Mouse,
Are you in the [color] house?

Activity:
In a variation of the game, “Hide-and-seek,” select one child be the “little mouse.”
While everyone else doesn’t look, the “mouse” hides behind one of the stand up houses.
Once hidden, the other players turn around and take turns guessing where the “mouse” might be by saying the rhyme and stating a specific color of house.

Variation: Can switch out colors for letters or numbers by adding them to the stand up houses. Can also substitute a stuffed animal for the hiding player.

Original Rhyme Source: Krabbenhoft, Lindsey. “Little Mouse, Little Mouse Renditions.” Jbrary, 15 July 2021, https://jbrary.com/little-mouse-little-mouse-renditions/.

Click on “Read more” for a pdf of the take home activity handout.

Participation Age Range: 2 years to 6 years old

Skills Utilized/Reinforced: Visual Discrimination, Color Recognition, Number Recognition (variation), Letter Recognition (variation)

Themes: Mouse, House/Home, Color

Prop Supplies:
– Butcher paper of various colors or can paint (to color the houses)
– Construction or scrapbook paper of various colors (for singles or other house features.)
– Hot glue & hot glue gun OR tape depending on what it at hand.
– Large cardboard boxes or foam poster display

Take Home Handout Variation: Print on 8.5 x11 in paper. For repeat play, it would work best printed on cardstock.