DIY Corner Bookmarks- Cat and Mouse!

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Looking for some back to school origami bookmark ideas? How about these cute cat and mouse DIY corner bookmarks?

These are some of the simplest beginner-friendly bookmark craft ideas for kids. They are perfect to do with preschoolers, kindergarteners and school age kids. Kids will have lots of fun making these cute animal bookmarks for their precious diaries, notebooks and story books.

We have step by step instructions on making these DIY bookmarks and you only need basic craft supplies to make them.

If you are looking for more back to school craft ideas, don’t forget to check out these 4 fun back to school paper crafts and our All about me printable book craft.

diy corner bookmark-mouse and cat bookmark ideas

Supplies You need for the Cat and Mouse DIY Corner Bookmarks

For the cat bookmark,

1. Square paper (Measurements I used: 7 x 7 cm)
2. Colour pen

For the mouse bookmark,

1. Square paper (Measurements I used: 7 x 7 cm)
2. Two small pieces of paper with one tip of each cut into curved shape for the mouse’s ears.
3. Colour pen
4. Glue

DIY Corner bookmarks- How to make a Cat and Mouse Bookmark

Making them is so easy and fun as you can see in the video tutorial at the top. 🙂

Or you can follow the below steps:

How to Make a paper Cat Bookmark: step by step

Let’s start with the cat first. Meowww!!

Step 1

First, fold the square paper diagonally. Then, fold it in half, but make sure you crease it only at the top this time. Unfold it once and you are left with a triangle with a little crease at the top as shown below.

diy corner bookmarks -fold the square paper diagonally to make the cat bookmark

Step 2

Now, fold both the ends of the triangle towards this crease. You will get two smaller triangles on both sides. Fold them again backward and make them even smaller. You have made the kitty’s little ears!

Step 3

Turn the entire thing over and fold the lower tips upwards on their respective sides.

diy corner bookmarks -cat bookmark- fold the lower tips upwards

Now, draw the eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and finish the kitty’s face!

How to make mice bookmark: Steb by step

Let’s give the kitty a friend 😉 who else? The mouse!

Whether you are looking for an easy paper mouse craft or rat craft or a mouse corner bookmark, this one is perfect.

Step 1

To make a mouse bookmark, fold the square paper diagonally once. Fold both the ends of the triangle’s longest side towards the third end and unfold them as shown in the picture.

diy corner bookmarks -mouse bookmark- fold both the ends towards the third end

Step 2

Fold the top tip of the front layer backward and tuck the other two ends of the triangle behind it to form a little pocket. You have made the mouse’s face!