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I made a platter of strawberry mice for Charlize’s Mickey Mouse party, but they went so quickly that I didn’t have a chance to take a photo!  Luckily, I had placed one strawberry mouse on the cheese platter, so I do have a photo to share.

For each mouse, remove the hull of a strawberry and slightly trim the side of the strawberry so it sits flat.  Push two almond slivers into the top of the strawberry for ears.   For a tail, use a skewer to make a small hole in the back of the strawberry and push a piece of licorice lace into the hole.

Alternative:  You can add a face to each mouse by pressing a mini chocolate chip or currant into the tip of the strawberry for the nose, and by using an icing tube or currants for the eyes.  Also try cutting a thin strip from a fruit strap or dried paw paw for the tail.

It has been lovely getting your feedback about our blog, and hearing from those of you that have tried out our ideas or used our templates.  Here are some of the ideas that have proven to be popular.

1. Tiny Teddy Cars
2. Handmade Mickey Mouse Invitations
3. Easy Teddy Bear Cake
4. Ladybug Plates
5. Secret Agent Bomb Invitation
6. Cucumber Crocodile
7. Rubber Ducky Goody Bags
8. Frog Eye Drink
9. Rainbow Cupcakes

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• lego party invitation
• alien slime
• jelly pumpkin heads
• marshmallow teacup biscuits

I was having difficulty finding Mickey Mouse party favours, but thankfully a thoughtful work colleague spotted a couple of things and grabbed them for me - thanks Kelly!  If you can’t find Mickey Mouse themed goods, anything black, red, yellow or white could work well, or use our templates to make some of your own themed party favours.  Some suggestions for your Mickey Mouse goodie bag:

• Mickey stickers
• Mickey pencil sharpener
• Mickey pencil
• Gummi Hot Dog (to tie in with Mickey’s Hot Dog song)
• Black balloon blower
• Yellow lollipop
• Bubble Mixture
• Homemade Mickey Mouse Notepad
• Mickey Mouse Jokes
• Mickey Mouse Colouring Pages and Activity Sheets
• Bag of Mickey Mouse Themed Lollies
• Small packet of Oreos in a  Mickey Mouse Confectionery Wrapper (or use a chocolate bar)
• Mickey Mouse Door Hanger

Add these to your goodie bags at your Mickey Mouse party.  Simply pick up some note pads from your local variety store (you can usually buy them in packs of 5 or so), use our printable Mickey Mouse  notebook cover or printable Minnie Mouse notebook cover and stick it to the front.

If baking isn’t your thing, try these no-bake Mickey Mouse pop biscuits.  Cut a skewer in half, then gently slide it directly through the centre of an Oreo biscuit (through the white fillling in the middle) and stop just before it comes out the other end. If the biscuits come apart, gently press them together or glue together with melted chocolate. (Hint: Pop the Oreos in the microwave on defrost for 10 seconds before you insert the sticks so they slide right in and the biscuit doesn’t move).  Rub a dark chocolate button on the side of a hot kettle to slightly melt it, and gently insert between the biscuits.  Repeat for the other ear.  Mix icing sugar with a little warm water and red food colouring, until icing becomes smooth and slightly runny.  Coat the bottom half of the biscuit with the red icing.  When the icing is dry, add two dots of white icing (I used a tube of white icing) for Mickey’s buttons.   Store in an airtight container, and refrigerate if the weather is hot! 

If you want to give them as party favours, pop each one into a cellophane bag, then tie a little ribbon underneath the biscuit.

I was hesitant about buying this for Charlize’s party - it was a little pricey.  But I am so glad I did.  Her face lit up, she ran and hugged him, and wouldn’t let him go!  He was an absolute hit with the kids, and makes a great prop for photos.  I purchased this one from a party supplies store, but you can also order one online, then take it to a parties supply store to get it filled with helium.

Add some fun to a fruit platter at your Mickey Mouse party - cut Mickey shapes out of fruits such as watermelon, rockmelon, pineapple and honeydew melon with a Mickey Mouse biscuit cutter.

These Mickey Mouse napkins add a novel touch to your table.  Purchase some solid colour serviettes and use our Mickey Mouse serviette template to cut the Mickey shape out of the serviettes.

These Mickey Mouse goodie bags are so simple to make - but don’t they look good?!!  Purchase some solid red bags.  Print out our Mickey Mouse template for goodie bags and cut out the Mickey shape that best suits the size of your bag.  Use this template to cut Mickey shapes from black paper.  Glue the mickey shapes onto the front of the goodie bag, and write each child’s name on the back left corner of each bag.

When I held Charlize’s party, the guests included two babies.  Naturally, the goodie bags weren’t entirely appropriate for them!  So I bought a small packet of hand and face wipes (which happened to be in the Mickey colours!) and stuck a themed label on the packet.  You can download the mickey mouse hand and face wipes label to create your own party favour for your littlest guests.