[This craft makes an excellent after school activity for older children .]
Your crafty decorator is baaaaaaack….. with another fun project to replace those adorable Shamrocks that hung from your windows for St. Patrick’s Day. Today we’re making bunnies and eggs! The concept is the same as the Shamrocks, so go gather up a few simple items and we’ll be hopping down the bunny trail.
Materials needed:
- Bunny and Egg clip art or draw your own to suit your taste.
- 2 sheets of paper or cardstock. Cardstock works better.
- Scissors. For this project I used pinking shears because it looks cuter.
- Hole punch or awl. I have a punch with a very small hole, which is better than your average hole punch.
- Glue
- Fabric marker or permanent marker
- Yarn – white
- Felt or Craft Foam. I like the “natural” look of felt over foam. I chose pastels and ecru. Darker colors don’t show up as well from the street as pastels.
- Craft pompoms, large and small sizes. Coordinating colors for your bunny nose and tail.
- Tape
Now, let’s get started:
1) Copy or trace the Bunny & Egg shape onto the paper/card stock. Cut them out. I have 2 sizes of bunnies on mine.
2) Trace bunnies & egg onto Felt or Foam. If your bunny shape is symmetrical, you can fold the shape in half, fold the felt and place the shape on the fold before cutting it out – see picture on right, below. Don’t cut the fold.
3) Cut them out. Pinking shears give a more festive look to these shapes instead of straight-edge scissors.
4) Glue a pompom on one side for the bunny tail. I used small pompoms for my little bunnies and large ones for the big bunnies.
5) Glue small pompom on the OPPOSITE side for bunny nose.
6) Cut TWO very SMALL holes with hole punch or awl, evenly
spaced about an inch from the top and bottom of shape. I chose
to make them right at the tail and nose of bunny shapes.
7) Cut yarn to desired length for windows or doors. I wrap a piece of tape on the end of the yarn so it doesn't fray and is easier to slip through the holes.
8) Slip yarn thru holes in bunnies & eggs. Tie a knot at the bottom so the bunny doesn’t slip off.
9) Hang with tape on windows or doors. TA DA!
If you are REALLY creative, add glitter or other adornments to your “egg” shapes. You can cut circles or other shapes from the felt and glue onto the eggs. I think I’ll be embellishing mine for next year!
So now you have these for St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. I’ll be back with another one soon. I’m considering creating a kit to sell and/or taking orders for completed decorations. Let me know what you think. Would you rather go the craft store to buy all the materials and make this yourself (with your kids), or open up a box with a set for your favorite holiday?
Now I’m going to break into the speckled eggs and celebrate a little early! Happy Easter!!
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