My daughter wanted to make an Easter craft, so we came up with these very cute Bunny Wands. This craft required my assistance, especially for the hot glue steps, but my 5.5 year old daughter was able to manage the rest. She especially loved choosing ribbons, bells and gems to personalize her bunny.
Materials
- cardboard
- egg carton
- yarn (i used furry yarn and thick white yarn)
- dowel
- beads (1 pink for nose, 2 black for eyes)
- tulle ribbon
- ribbons
- bells
- optional: flower or gems for decoration
Steps
- Cut out 2 bunny heads from cardboard. Hot glue a wood dowel to 1 bunny head. Scrunch and glue the tulle ribbon to the dowel at the bottom of the bunny’s head. Glue the other cardboard bunny head on top of the dowel, so the tulle is sandwiched in between.
- Cut 2 pieces of yarn. Glue an end of each piece at the tip of each bunny ear, in between the pieces of cardboard. Wrap the yarn around the bunny head until the cardboard is covered.
- Cut one egg compartment from the egg carton and trim until it is approx. 1.5″ tall. Make a hole through the end of the egg carton piece. Cut another piece of yarn and thread through a large needle. Make a knot at one end or glue the yarn to the inside of the egg carton piece. Sew through the hold and around the egg carton until the carton is covered with yarn. Thread a pink bead and pull until it rests over the egg carton hole. Sew around the carton 1 or 2 more times and tie off.
- Hot glue the ‘nose’ (egg carton covered in yarn) onto the bunny face. Hot glue 2 black beads above the nose for eyes.
- Tie 3-4 pieces of ribbon around the base of the bunny’s face. Thread bells onto one of the ribbons.
- Add a flower or gems on the face if desired.