If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Book Character Costumes

If you are looking for a book character costume duo, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a perfect theme! My daughter and son were the hit of their elementary school with their If You Give a Mouse a Cookie book character costumes.

Book Character Day is a popular dress up day for preschools and elementary schools. Usually held in February or March, it’s an opportunity to dress up like your favorite book characters.

Picking a classic book, like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, means everyone will know who you are for book character day. These costumes are fun for friends or siblings to do together.

Mouse Costume

For the mouse, wear a pair of overalls and a light brown shirt. Light brown booties give the illusion of the mouse’s brown feet.

To make the ears, wrap felt around a headband, then glue pointy ears to the top.

Use some black eyeliner to make the whisker dots and whiskers and a little pink eye shadow for the nose.

Cookie costume

Cut a large circle out of cardboard and cover with burlap to give the textured look like the cookie illustration in the book. (I hot glued the fabric to the cardboard.) Add chocolate chips with brown felt and hot glue. Then use a ribbon to make a loop strap for around the neck.

Treats for If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

To add some extra fun, buy packs of cookies to bring to school. My kids loved sharing treats with their friends. They went perfectly with the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie costumes.