Grandkids Have Fun with Paper Easter Bunnies - Craft

These Easter bunnies are really cute and would be great to attach to gifts, Easter cards and notes. My grandkids attached those we made to small magnets for my frig.

Together we can spend an entire afternoon around the kitchen table making simple crafts. The paper bunnies are quick and simple to fold together. Also, they don't leave a huge mess to clean up.

I thought maybe you would enjoy spending time making paper Easter bunnies at your own kitchen table.

Of course you can make them to any proportion, but they opted for my pastel colored post-it notes because that's what one child had learned in class. Also, I had the post-it notes easily accessible.

After folding the paper bunnies, faces can simply be drawn with markers, pen or pencil, or even paint. We opted for colored pencils. Some of you possibly have a lot of buttons, fabric etc. that could also be used to make the faces.

The following directions come directly from "our lesson" at the kitchen table.

1. Fold paper in half - diagonally. [It should make a triangle]

2. Fold the top corner down. Use both layers together. Have the tip of the top corner meet the center of the other side. [Fold toward the center bottom]

3. Fold left corner up to the center. Also fold right corner up to the center. [The two folds will each make triangles]

4. Fold top left side in toward the center. Then fold the top right side in toward center.

5. Use fingers to firmly press down and make creases. [You are making bunny ears.]

6. Open bunny ears very carefully. [You don't want to tear them as you unfold the ears.]

7. Turn bunny head around. Notice bunny ears are pointing backwards.

8. Firmly hold bunny face and turn ears around.

9. Make bunny face according to your own wishes. [That could be decided by what you have on hand, age of children and how much time is available to finish Easter bunnies.]

I am planning to make some larger Easter bunnies and use plastic eyes and fabric. Felt would work great for face. Spring fabric would make a cute ribbon or bow tie at the neck.

If you have some toddlers joining in the fun, perhaps an older child could finish folding the bunny for them and the toddler would enjoy drawing the bunny's face. Being flexible and able to adapt is part of the fun of working with kids.

Happy Easter!