My Own Mouse Pad

Make your computer mouse scamper with delight! This colorful mouse pad is ready to play every time you visit Crayola.com.

1. Choose a sturdy piece of cardboard that's just the right size for a personalized mouse pad.

2. Imagine a design that you'll enjoy while you use the computer. If the mouse pad is for a gift, think about what colors or designs that person likes. You might create a Swiss-cheese maze, retro graphics, or dancing flames.

3. Use Crayola® Gel Markers to draw a bright border around your mouse pad.

4. Inside the border, fill your design with color to keep your mouse on its toes!

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

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Crafts

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• Gel Markers

household supplies

• cardboard

"I'm an architect. My daughter designed my mouse pad with Frank Lloyd Wright-style stained glass windows."
Malaya S., mother of 9-year-old.

"Kids made Mouse Houses and Mouse Pads for gifts. Their themes included snowboards and dragons!"
Daren Y., after-school activity leader.

The very first computer mouse made its debut in 1968 during a multimedia display by Douglas Engelbart and his colleagues at Stanford Research Institute. Engelbart was a graduate student at UC Berkeley when he decided to pursue his dream of developing systems of information organization to enhance the human intellect.