How to make your own Easter bunny bonnet
Easter is a great time for you and your child to get crafty together! It's also a great opportunity for you to both have fun, use your imaginations, and to get extra creative!
If you are looking for an engaging, indoor activity for you and your child, then we have a fun idea for you to dive right into this Easter weekend.
Easter Rabbit bonnet
Your child will have lots of fun hopping, skipping and jumping around in their very own hand-made Easter Rabbit bonnet.
All you will need is:
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A hat
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PVA glue
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Lots of fluffy cotton balls
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White card
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Sticky tape
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A pink pen and a black pen (or any colours you like!)
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6 white and/or pink pipe cleaners
What to do:
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Cover the top of the hat in glue and fluffy cotton balls until you can no longer see any of the hat peeking through. Then, use the white card to make a crown to sit on top of the bonnet.
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Cut a 10cm strip and create a zig zag effect down one side like the edges of a crown. Bend and join each end of the card to make a circle and use sticky tape to secure it.
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Use the PVA glue to stick the crown onto the top of the hat.
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You can then use the rest of the white card to cut out 2 bunny ears, a nose and 2 eyes and your child can colour them in using the colourful pens. Use the pipe cleaners as whiskers – feel free to create silly, swirly shapes if you want to add character to your bonnet!
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Glue the ears to the inside of the crown so they poke out of the top and glue the eyes and nose onto the cotton balls at the front. Be sure to press firmly so they stick properly.
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Then, dab some glue to the unbent end of the pipe cleaners and place 3 each side of the hat, between the cotton balls.
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Leave your hat to dry for 10 minutes.
We would love to see how your Easter Rabbit bonnets turn out! Why not send us a picture of you wearing yours on Facebook or Instagram tagging Your Co-op Little Pioneers and hashtag #craftywithcoop!
We hope you and your child enjoy getting creative together – ‘Hoppy’ Easter!