Thumb Bunny Card

Thumb Bunny Card

Materials

• Paintbrush
• White acrylic paint
• Paper plate

• Colored card stock
• Black and pink markers

Instructions

1. Use the paintbrush to spread a thin layer of paint on the bottom of the paper plate -- this will be your ink pad.
2. Have your kids dip their thumbs into the paint and print them on the card. Their thumbprint will be the bunny's head. For the ears, have them press down only half of their thumb to make a long, skinny shape.
3. After the paint dries, they can decorate the face with markers, adding whiskers, eyes, and a nose.
4. Use a black marker to write "Some bunny loves you!" on the front of the card.
   Tips:
   Even a really young child can make the thumbprints. A parent or an older child can offer to help out with the features and writing.

Craft found at http://familyfun.go.com/

Cone Cup Bunny

Cone Cup Bunny

This simple, cute cone cup Easter bunny craft for kids is a fun activity that also makes a great table decoration for your Easter party or Easter dinner.

Make sure to visit our Easter crafts page for more holiday fun, as well as our Easter egg decorating ideas, online Easter games, and printables.

What you'll need:

• Paper cone cups or construction paper
• Additional construction paper in two colors
• Scissors
• White craft glue
• 2 wiggle eyes
• Craft paint or markers

How to make it:

1. If using cone cups, skip down to step number 2. If using construction paper, roll 2 pieces into cone shapes and glue or tape in place. Trim ends so that cones will stand freely on the table. (See photo.)
2. Take one cone and cut the pointed end off, about 2” from the tip. (See photo.)
3. Add some glue to the narrow end of the cone that you just cut. Insert the other cone; tip first, into the narrow end of the cut cone. (See photo.)
4. Cut two ears from construction paper, about 4” long. You may also cut two more narrow ears from another colored construction paper for the inner ear.
5. Glue the ears inside the top cone. (See photo.)
6. Cut a triangle nose and 6 thin strips for whiskers from construction paper.
7. Use wiggle eyes, nose, whiskers and a square of white paper for the teeth to decorate the rabbit’s face.
8. Cut a simple bow tie from construction paper and glue to the neck area, where the two cones meet.
9. Cut out a long oval (about 2.5” long) and cut it in half to create the bunny’s feet. Use marker or paint to add paw prints. Glue to the front of the bottom
   cone. (See photo.)
10. Cut a strip of construction paper for the arms, long enough to go around the cones. Glue to the back of the bunny and wrap them around each other in the front and glue in place.
11. Cut an Easter egg shape from a piece of construction paper, decorate it with markers or paint if you like. Glue behind the arms so that it looks like your bunny is carrying it. (See photo.)
12. Fill top of head with Easter grass and some jelly beans. (See photos 1, 2)

Tips:

• If you work in an office or know someone who does, ask the management if you can have a couple of cone cups for this craft.
• If you ask, gas stations may provide free paper funnels found by the motor oil.
• Change up the color of the construction paper to fit your child’s preferences. Make a blue bunny for a boy and a pink bunny for a girl. Green, yellow and white are great for girls and boys alike.

Craft found at http://crafts.kaboose.com

Decal Dyed Easter Eggs

Decal Dyed Easter Eggs

For something different try making these decal dyed Easter eggs. The high point of this craft for kids is revealing the patterns left by the dye once the decals are peeled off.

Be sure to visit our main Easter index for addtional ideas including Easter egg decorating ideas, Easter crafts, holiday recipes, printables and more.

What you'll need:

• Easter egg dye or food coloring and white vinegar
• Boiled eggs
• Paper towel
• Cooling rack
• Newspaper
• Tiny stickers in different shapes

How to make it:

1. Cover work area with newspapers.
2. Place cooling rack on newspapers.
3. Follow manufacturer's instructions for preparing the Easter egg dye OR place 1 Tbsp of white vinegar into a wide mouth cup (coffee mugs work great) and fill ¾ full with water, then add several drops of food coloring.
4. Use a separate cup for each color of dye. (See photo.)
5. Dry off egg completely with paper towel.
6. Stick on reinforcements and any tiny stickers desired on egg. Make sure that all edges are firmly applied to egg. (See photo.)
7. Dye egg according to manufacturer's instructions on Easter egg dye. (See photo 1, photo 2)
8. Let egg dry on cooling rack.
9. After egg is completely dry, peel off stickers. You will see white where the sticker had been. (See photo.)
10. If desired, dye egg again using a lighter shade (such as yellow) to fill in the white spaces.
11. Let dry completely. (See photo.)

Tips:

• If some of the sticker adhesive remains on the egg, gently scrape it off with your fingernail.
• Try different types of food coloring, we used neon colors!
• The longer you leave the egg in the dye, the deeper the color will be.

Craft found at  http://crafts.kaboose.com

Fluffy Tin Can Lamb

Fluffy Tin Can Lamb

If you are looking for a super-easy craft to make as a gift this Easter, this is the ideal project for kids. This sweet little tin can lamb craft makes a wonderful teacher’s gift, pencil holder for mom’s desk or a candy or coin holder.

Also check out our other great Easter crafts and activities.

What you'll need:

• Empty tin vegetable can, washed and dried
• Liquitex Basics Gesso
• Large paint brush
• 45-50 cotton balls (couple of handfuls)
• One-half of a sheet of black felt
• Two medium wiggle eyes
• Small black pom pom
• Eight-inch piece of colored ribbon
• White craft glue (Tacky Glue)

How to make it:

1. First, parents may need to use a piece of sandpaper or an Emory board to file off any sharp edge around the opening of the can. Many cans come with flip-top lids now and these are ideal as there are no sharp edges.

2. Paint the outside of the can with one coat of Gesso. This will help the glue stick to the can as well as provide a white background in case your little ones leave any gaps between cotton balls. Allow to dry.
3. Glue cotton balls onto the can, start at the bottom and work your way around the can. Then move up a layer and go all the way around again. Repeat this process until can is completely covered.
4. From the black felt, cut out two ears (the shape of a capital letter D without the middle cut out) and two hooves. The hooves are just two small squares, round the edges of one end and cut a small triangle at the bottom for the toe.
5. Glue ears and feet in place.
6. Glue on wiggle eyes.
7. Glue on pom pom for nose.
8. Tie a piece of ribbon into a bow. Trim the ends and glue below the nose.

Tips:

• This is very easy for little ones. Show them how to do the first few cotton balls and they will be able to do the rest on their own!
• Use any color bow you like. Curling ribbon that you may have handy from previous birthday wrappings works perfectly.
• There are can openers on the market that do not leave sharp edges. If you don’t have one, just be sure that you use sandpaper or a nail file to sand any points off.

Craft found at http://crafts.kaboose.com

Bunny Envelope

Bunny Envelope

Easy and fun to make, this Easter Bunny Envelope is a cute kids craft for classroom parties. Stuff each envelope with handmade Easter cards to take home.

For more Easter fun visit out Easter crafts, online Easter games, Easter Egg decorating ideas, and printables pages.

What you'll need:

• 4X6 envelope in pastel shade
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Pink construction paper
• White construction paper, optional for eyes
• Black construction paper, optional for eyes
• Red marker, pen, or crayon
• Wiggle eyes, optional

How to make it:

1. Lick the envelope shut.
2. Turn the envelope up long ways (portrait). Note: Most of the envelope will be ears.
3. Leave about 2 inches to draw on the bunny face. Draw on ears and cut around the ears.
   Note: This leaves you with a little opening for the grass and eggs.
4. Cut out inner ears out of pink construction paper and glue in place.
5. Glue on wiggle eyes, or cut eyes out of construction paper and glue in place.
6. Glue on pom pom nose, or cut a nose out of construction paper and glue in place.
7. Draw on mouth with red pen.
8. Fill opening with Easter grass and an egg or goodies.

Tips:

You can make the ears larger and the face smaller if you wish.


Craft found at http://crafts.kaboose.com

Egg-Hunter's Mask

Egg-Hunter's Mask

This cute, flop-eared mask doubles as a challenging impediment for wily hunters.

Materials

• 2 lightweight paper plates
• Pink construction paper or crayons
• White glue

• Stapler
• Hole punch
• Narrow elastic

Instructions

1. Cut one of the paper plates in half.
2. To make the ears, cut half-moon shapes from the pink paper, and trim them so they are smaller than a plate half.
3. Glue each half moon in the center of a plate half.
4. Position the ears on the other plate and staple in place.
5. Cut out openings for the eyes and trim around the mouth to shape cheeks.
6. Draw on a nose and whiskers.
7. Punch holes on the sides near the child's ears and secure a length of elastic so the mask fits snugly on your child's head.

Variations:

Alternatively, your child can color the insides of the ears pink.

Crepe Paper Surprise Bunny

Crepe Paper Surprise Bunny

Tools and Materials

Fold of crepe paper
Trinkets
Hot-glue gun
Tissue or construction paper
Clear-drying glue
Cupcake paper

Crepe Paper Surprise Bunny How-To

1. Print templates. Using template, cut 2 bunny ears from fold. Cut the rest of the sheet crosswise into 3/4-inch strips.
2. Wrap 1 strip around a trinket, creating a ball. (Hot-glue ends of paper together as needed.) Add a trinket every few layers. Continue until head is the size of a tennis ball.
3. Cinch paper at the bottom, and glue ears to ball with hot-glue gun. Cut lashes and nose from tissue paper, and glue in place with clear glue.
4. Snip away center of cupcake liner so head nestles in it. Cut fluted part to create collar.

Craft from www.marthastewart.com