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Darling Daisy Easter Ornaments

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Show your Easter spirit with these cute studded clay ornaments! These fun DIY decor pieces are a great way to add a bit of sparkle and shine around your home, and the spring flowers add a cheerful touch! It’s an easy technique of cutting clay using cookie cutters, and then simply pressing in studs before baking.

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You can really make these ornaments any color you’d like, and use them to hang on indoor plants, on a fireplace, doorknobs, or drapes. Get creative with these! I also like to hang these from a light fixture over your Easter dinner table. The bright silver studs add a modern touch to otherwise traditional decorations.

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Step 1: Gather materials. You will need polymer clay (oven bake — I use Sculpey or Fimo), fine glitter, an assortment of mini cookie cutters or clay cutters (find at a food specialty store like Sur la Table or a craft store like Michaels) – I used an egg shape and then mini flower shapes – small studs (these were iron-on studs I found at Michaels), and finally organza ribbon for your top tie.

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Step 2: Make the glitter accents first. Roll out one color of clay until it’s about 1/4″ thick. Press and rub on glitter to the top surface until it’s adhered and sticking, covering the entire surface.

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Step 3: Press down the cookie cutter and cut out your first flower.

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Step 4: To cut more flowers, simply re-roll clay, add more glitter, and cut out.

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I used three flowers per ornament.

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Step 5: Roll out your base clay until it’s about 1/2″ thick. Use your egg cutter to cut your shape.

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Step 6: Line the outer edge with studs, pressing them down to embed them in the clay. Smooth out any imperfections in the clay.

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Step 7: Press your three flowers on top of the egg, firmly but gently to make sure they adhere to the surface.

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Step 8: Press studs into the center of the flowers. Poke a hole at top, and bake about 30 minutes at 125 degrees or according to package. When cooled, tie organza ribbon at top to create the ornament!

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Perfect for a kid’s craft, anyone can have fun making these home decor DIY pieces!! Mix colors (I’d stick with pastels) for a very Easter-type scheme.

You can view all of my other tutorials on my blog at quietlioncreations.com!

What’s your favorite thing about Easter?

10 DIY Easter Cards To Make Today

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In case you missed it, Easter is sneaking up on us early this year and is on March 27th!  Are you like me and you automatically assume Easter falls in April or at least later in March, if so it’s time to get crafting for Easter if you haven’t already started.  When creating DIY paper crafting projects for Easter there are so many cute themes to choose from like bunnies, chicks, eggs, carrots, and flowers.  Unlike the previous holidays of Christmas, Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day where there is a set color scheme, with Easter projects you can choose to create your projects in a variety of colors in pretty pastels or brighter hues. Dig into your stash and pull out all of the pretty papers!

So what will you be crafting for Easter this year?  Will you be creating your own paper Easter baskets? If you are hosting Easter brunch this year you could make Easter treat boxes for your guests to take home.  I know I have said it before, but it just isn’t a holiday until you have created a paper garland (or two or three!). If the Easter time crunch this year leaves you with limited crafting time, use that time to create Easter cards for your friends and family.  Below are 10 of my favorite Easter card tutorials that range from super simple (so you can quickly create multiples) to  more advanced designs and techniques. Hop over and check them out!

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Image courtesy of: northstory.ca

Cute Homemade Easter Cards

Easter Treat Cards

Double Sided Step Card for Easter

Vintage Easter Card

Paint Chip Easter Egg Card

DIY Easter Cards

Hidden Easter Eggs Card

Hippity Hoppity Bleached Card

Cross Stitch Happy Easter Card

Bunny Card With Washi Tape

Plastic or real eggs, which do you prefer for your Easter egg hunt?

Surf’s Up! Take Your PEEPS To the Beach

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This tutorial is brought to you by Maria Del Pinto.

Create a fun edible Easter craft by adding some PEEPS to your favorite pudding dish.

Materials:

  • Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies
  • Wilton’s Candy Melts
  • Keebler Vienna Fingers Cookies
  • White pudding (store bought or homemade)
  • Blue Food Coloring

 

Prepare your favorite pudding recipe (or store bought pudding) and add blue food coloring and stir until you get a nice shade of blue.  Place aside.

Crush 3 Vienna Fingers and place at the bottom of glass cup or bowl.  Then top with the pudding.

Place a few candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and heat for about 30 seconds to 45 seconds (amount of time may vary).  Take two of the Peeps Bunnies and use the candy melt to adhere a third to the top of the two.  Allow candy to harden.

Use a Vienna Finger cookie for a surfboard.  Reheat the left over candy melts to put some onto the Vienna Finger cookie and adhere the stack of bunnies to it. Allow candy to harden.

Place the Surfing Bunnies onto the top of the blue pudding to create a fun dessert.

 

Note:

  • An alternate ideas is to decorate the bunnies with Candy Melts in different colors to create swimsuits and place them directly into the pudding to look like they are sitting in a Jacuzzi.

13 DIY Easter Basket Ideas

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Searching for my Easter basket when I was little was one of my favorite parts of Easter morning. My mom hid my basket in the craziest places, causing me to crawl and climb into all of the nooks and crannies of the house to find my Easter treasure. But the best thing about finding my Easter basket wasn’t necessarily the treats inside; my childhood Easter basket was handmade and decorated just for me, so every time I discovered my basket on Easter morning I felt truly special.

Unless you’re one of the incredibly crafty few that know how to weave baskets, you might think making Easter baskets is impossible, but AllFreeKidsCrafts is here to tell you that’s not the case. With these awesome DIY Easter Basket Ideas, you can make something special to wow the kiddos on Easter morning.

Easy Homemade Easter Baskets

Charming Chick Easter BasketsMaking your own Easter basket doesn’t have to be tricky! These Easter basket ideas are the perfect solution if you’re pressed for time, and they’re super cute to boot. With just a few simple materials, you’ll have a new handmade Easter basket that the kids are sure to love.

Recycled Easter Basket Ideas

Tissue Box Bunny BasketsWe’ve already established that making homemade Easter baskets is easier than you might think, but we bet you didn’t know that recycled crafts can easily be turned into charming DIY Easter baskets. If you want to invite the kids to try making Easter baskets for themselves, these thrifty crafts are ideal.

DIY Easter Baskets to Wow the Kids

Tulle Tutu Easter BasketsWe hope you aren’t already on a cuteness overload, because these homemade Easter baskets will really blow you away. Surprise the kids this Easter with the most gorgeous DIY Easter baskets around.

BONUS: Origami Easter Basket Ideas

To really add some charm to your child’s Easter basket, try one of these easy origami tutorials. Each one of these origami projects would make a great miniature candy holder. Make a bunch of these miniature DIY Easter baskets and then scatter them around the house for extra festive fun.

 

Kids' Crafts for Easter: How to Decorate Easter Eggs, Easter Egg Hunt Projects, and more Easter Activities for KidsLove these ideas? Find more Easter crafts for kids in this free collection!

 

What is one Easter tradition in your household?

Just For Kids! Adorable Easter Craft Ideas

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This post is brought to you by Mary Egan from CraftFoxes

The next big holiday is Easter! Easter is a time of new beginnings after a long winter. The holiday is a great time to educate kids about spring, flowers, and everything turning green again! The best way to teach kids these ideas is through creative, interactive crafts. There are lots of great how-tos and crafting projects for Easter on the CraftFoxes website. From cute hair accessories to springtime snacks, CraftFoxes has many options for  crafts to make with your kids. Here are four projects you can work on with your kids to teach them all about the spring season. Get ready to have some fun as the weather gets warmer.

 

Felt Butterfly Sewing Pattern

When the weather warms up, kids are likely to see butterflies in the garden. Why not have them create and decorate some butterflies of their own? All you’ll need for this simple and fun craft is felt in bright, springtime colors, embroidery thread, an embroidery needle, along with other fun decorations. Sew the felt together to create the shape of a butterfly. Once the butterfly is constructed, let your kids join the crafting fun to decorate. Offer up glitter, sequins, buttons, beads, and anything else you may have on hand for them to use. This butterfly can be stuck to windows or even on the fridge with a magnet.

You can learn more about this Easter craft for kids at CraftFoxes. 

 

Chocolate Bunny Rice Krispie Treats

Kids love snacks and Easter offers lots of different (and yummy) ideas for treats. This bunny is adorable, and the use of Cocoa Krispies will make it extra tasty! This recipe, which can be found on CraftFoxes, also includes chocolate morsels for that added kick of cocoa. Once you’ve made a batch of chocolate Rice Krispie treats, simply use a large circle-shaped cookie cutter to create the body of the bunny and a smaller circle to create the head. Then shape the mixture into ears for the bunny as well. Once you have everything prepared, call in the kids and have them help out in assembling the bunny rabbit and then decorating him.

Learn more about the Chocolate Bunny Rice Krispies Treats Easter recipe!

 

Duck Tape Easter Egg Photo Frame

Do you love duct tape crafts? This adorable photo frame is made entirely with tape and would make a great Easter gift for grandparents, aunts, or uncles. The frame is a simple craft, but it does involve a crafting knife so you’ll need to help your kids with it. You’ll also need a ruler, a picture of your child, a craft board, and differently colored Duck Tape. Because this is an egg frame, you might want to use pastel colors associated with Easter and springtime. Cut an egg shape out of some construction paper, and ask your kids for creative input — what designs would they like to put on the photo frame? Then, simply cut shapes out of your Duck Tape and decorate the photo frame.

Learn more about this Easter Egg photo frame.

 

Nest Headband

Here is an easy sewing project for kids to try. If you’ve got a young child who’s interested in crafting and is old enough to try out sewing for kids, this would be a great crafting project for them to start with. You’ll need embroidery floss, a needle, a rectangle of felt, yarn, a crochet hook, and some other decorations to use. The bird’s nest made from yarn is simple enough, and you simply need to attach some beads for the “bird’s eggs.” Once the nest is affixed to the felt, close up the felt with a blanket stitch so that it’s wound around a ribbon to create a headband. Make sure the ribbon fits around the head of whomever wants to wear it, then close it up with elastic. Not only is this a fun sewing project for kids, it’s also a lovely hair accessory to wear during spring and Easter.

You can learn more about this craft at CraftFoxes.

Lucky Day for Crafting with Kids: Easter Crafts

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Polka Dot Easter EggsTop o’ the mornin’ to ya! Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all those who celebrate and to all those who craft (it’s definitely a great crafting holiday). If you’re looking for some excellently lucky crafts to make today, hop on over here.

For those of you who decorated for the day of green ahead of time (yay for not proCRAFTinating) or if you have all the luck you need (I envy you), I gathered some of the cutest Easter crafts, since believe it or not, that holiday is right around the corner. There’s something about Easter (or perhaps it’s the fact that the long-forgotten sun starts shining again) that makes me smile. The chickies, bunnies, pastel, eggs, and ahhh the craftiness. Next to Christmas, I’m not sure there’s a craftier holiday than good ol’ Easter.

Grab the markers, pom poms, dye, and feathers and let’s get to crafting some of the must-make kids’ Easter crafts this season.

 

How to Dye Easter Eggs

(the cool way)Tie-Dye Easter Eggs

This Easter, your eggs are going to be awe-inspiring. Is that possible? Once you crack open these links to Easter glory it is. It was a tough decision, but I’m going to go ahead and award these Tie-Dye Easter Eggs first place. I love tie-dye, so there’s a bit of bias there, but they’re cool regardless. Kids will absolutely love dyeing Easter eggs in an original and fun way this year, so experiment with these awesome ways to dye Easter eggs.

Dotted Easter EggsRubber Band Easter Egg Coloring
Marbleized Easter Eggs
Mustache Easter Eggs
Polka Dot Easter Eggs
Ombre Easter Eggs

 

What to Make for Easter That’s Yummy

Easter Cookies

As much as holidays celebrate something special, they also celebrate our love of eating. It seems that parties are usually centered around food, and our stomachs wouldn’t have it any other way. Let’s make Easter no different, except for this special Sunday, let’s make the food adorable. Almost too adorable to eat. Almost.

Spring Critter Pretzels
Fluffy Easter Tree
Easter Nest Sugar Cookies
Easter Popcorn
Egg Brownies

 

Polka Dot Bunny CraftEaster Arts and Crafts for Kids

Line your mantel with bunnies and chickies, and when the joyful day finally arrives, make sure that you have enough Easter decorations to deck out your backyard. Easter arts and crafts for kids are inherently cute, so it’s difficult picking a favorite. That doesn’t mean that I can’t, though. I just absolutely love these polka dot toilet tube bunnies.

 

 

Cutest Li’l Chickadee
Easter Button Egg
Easter Wreath
11 Easter Crafts for Kids
19 Easy Easter Crafts for Kids

Do you decorate for Easter or do you focus more on the meaning of the holiday?

3 Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs: Switch It Up This Year

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This post is brought to you by Latrice Murphy from Any Occasion.

 

Hey there, FaveCrafters! I’m happy to be back on the FaveCrafts Blog today to share a super quick Easter decor tutorial. I have three ways to create Easter eggs using supplies you probably already have in your craft studio.

 

Materials:

  • Paper Mache eggs
  • Mod Podge
  • Glitter
  • Washi tapes in various colors
  • Scraps of patterned paper
  • Mason Jar
  • Paper shreds
  • Shimmer Mists
  • Hot glue gun

Washi Tape Egg


This first egg is the easiest. You grab your Washi Tape collection and just add small strips to the egg. Once totally covered cover it with Mod Podge to secure it for years  to come.

Glittered Egg


This one is pretty easy too, but I’m going with a new trend this time – GOLD! It has made a serious comeback in the fashion industry and paper crafting. I’m not usually a fan of gold, but seeing it mixed with color has turned me. Start by liberally covering your paper mache egg with Mod Podge. Next, pour some course glitter in a bowl and toss your egg in and roll it around. Let it dry completely before adding it to your decor. You could also go back over the egg with Mod Podge to secure the glitter, but it’s kind of messy so I left mine as is.

Decoupage Egg


Lastly, we have the artsy egg. I love decoupage art because you can play with layering. I grabbed some of  my spring scrap paper and tore it into little pieces. I also tore up a piece of vintage book paper. I then did the same step as the Washi Tape egg. I added Mod Podge first and then smoothed the paper pieces on and in the end went over the entire thing with Mod Podge to secure it all.

It only took me about 1 hr to make 12 different eggs and to get them into the jars. Visit my blog to learn how to make the jars.

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Spring into Creativity with New Easter Craft eBook

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Just the other day I saw two surefire signs of the coming of spring.  No, it wasn’t flower buds popping out of the ground and it wasn’t the snow slowly starting to disappear.  No, my first glimpses of Spring 2012 were in the form of fluffy, yellow marshmallow chicks on the shelf of my local grocery store and the first airing of that iconic Cadbury commercial where the different animals are all auditioning to be the Easter bunny.  You know the one I’m talking about:

It may seem early to be talking about chicks and bunnies, but we’re almost in March and really before you know it Easter will be here!  That’s why the folks at AllFreeHolidayCrafts decided to help you get a head start on your Easter preparations.  They’ve just released their brand new eBook, 7 Cute Easter Craft Projects, which has some really great ideas for egg decorating, basket making and general holiday home decor.  Check it out for yourself; you can download a free PDF copy right here!

 

Download your free copy of How to Make Easter Crafts: 7 Cute Easter Craft Projects today!

 

 

I’m personally so excited about this eBook because this is the first spring where I’m feeling especially crafty.  I can’t wait to try my hand at this Grass is Greener Wreath (featured on page 23 of the eBook).  I first noticed it over on Pinterest where a ton of my friends were obsessing over how cute it is and vowing to make it this spring.

 

I think there are a couple reasons why this wreath has been super popular. First, it’s ridiculously easy to make. See that plush green “grass”?  It’s really just some Fun Fur yarn!  Clever, huh?  Also this wreath is very practical; it’s a decoration that you can leave up all season long.  A lot of Easter wreaths feature eggs and bunnies and the like, but the simplicity and seasonal nature of this one makes it fitting for March through September!

So that’s the project that I’m most looking forward to making from this Easter craft eBook, but there are a bunch of other really great ideas.  Anyone who is even thinking about making homemade decorations for Easter this year should check out this craft collection. You can download the eBook for free with one simple click, right here on the AllFreeHolidayCrafts website!

To recap…

In the 7 Cute Easter Crafts eBook you’ll find:

  • The adorable “Grass is Greener” wreath pictured above
  • Easy egg crafts
  • Easter basket tutorials
  • Cute DIY Easter decorations

And so much more!  So what are you waiting for? Spring forward and get started on one of these 7 cute Easter craft projects today!

I’m curious:  What’s your favorite craft project to make for Easter?

 

Guest Post: 30 Easter Egg Decorating Ideas

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This guest post was written by Corinne Reidy for Webdesignschoolsguide.com.

Next to egg hunts and candy, coloring Easter eggs is a favorite Easter tradition for children and adults alike. Traditional Easter eggs are dyed in a rainbow of food coloring or hand painted, but the fun doesn’t end there. Easter eggs can also be sprinkled with glitter, made out of paper and bedazzled with jewels. No matter the design or type of egg, kids just love to be artsy and make messes with you by their side. Here are 30 easy and adorable Easter egg designs your kids will love:

Dip and Dye

These adorable designs and tutorials are a fun twist on the traditional dye job.

  1. Cracked Eggshell and Chick Design: Electrical tape and vinyl stencils are used to make the adorable chirping chicks and cracked eggshells.
  2. Eraser Decorating: Pencil erasers are the perfect tool for making polka dotted Easter eggs and other designs.
  3. Decal Dyed Eggs: Small stickers make for easy and adorable Easter egg decals your kids will love.
  4. Spring Menagerie Eggs: Create a menagerie of cute creatures and carrots with this lovely tutorial.
  5. Candy Dots: Kids can enjoy candy in more ways than one this Easter by gluing bite-sized pieces onto dyed eggs! This tutorial also shows you how to make a homemade frosting paste.
  6. Crayon Sketch Designs: It’s like magic to watch your white crayon designs pop after the dye dries in this activity.
  7. Natural Dyes: Dip your Easter eggs in these natural dyes made from blueberries, grape juice, curry powder, black tea and other household products.
  8. Rubber Band Eggs: Tightly wrapped rubber bands give eggs a cool tie-dye and stripy look.
  9. Egg Bunny: Your kids will be so hoppy to make this adorable Easter bunny egg from scratch.
  10. Marbled Eggs : A mixture of oil, vinegar and food coloring make these marbled eggs so beautiful and swirly.

Dye Alternatives

Try these designs for a no fuss, no muss alternative to dye.

  1. Melted Crayon Eggs: With Mom or Dad’s help, these just-boiled eggs will soften crayon wax to create colorful and swirly masterpieces.
  2. Decoupage Designs: If you feel like skipping the dye and paint this Easter, try these adorable decoupage eggs that use Easter-themed illustrations instead.
  3. Jeweled Eggs: These Faberge-inspired eggs are oh-so fun and fancy.
  4. Handpainted Eggs: If your child prefers solid colored eggs, check out this tutorial for beautiful matte and satin-finished Easter eggs.
  5. Tissue Paper Designs: Skip the mess of dyes and paints with these awesome tissue paper designs.
  6. Silk Eggs: Want to find a crafty use for your old silk scarves or ties? This awesome tutorial shows you how to turn a neat print into an elegant Easter egg design.
  7. Paraffin Easter Eggs: These paraffin Easter eggs are a nice alternative to dye and can even serve as a science lesson!
  8. Sponge Painted Eggs: Put that old dish sponge to good use as a textured Easter egg decorating tool.
  9. Bubble Packaging Design: The same bubble wrap you use to protect your fragile Easter eggs will work as a painting tool to create a fun, bubbly design.
  10. Thumbprint Designs: This design deserves two thumbs up for its simplicity and utter cuteness.

Artificial Eggs

Go chickenless with these artificial eggs that are just as crafty and cool.

  1. Eggimals: Make use of candy-free plastic eggs by turning them into sweet eggimals, err, animals.
  2. Glitter Eggs : These gorgeous glittery eggs look expensive but are oh-so cheap and simple to make.
  3. Needlefelted Easter Eggs: These adorable Easter eggs are the perfect project for you to teach your older children how to needlefelt.
  4. Swarovski Easter Eggs: These bedazzling plastic eggs are the perfect mother-daughter Easter project.
  5. Permanent Marker Eggs: Bold permanent markers really make these faux Easter eggs pop.
  6. Wooden Easter Eggs: This craft expert shows you how to decorate small wooden eggs to look like beautiful robin eggs.
  7. Paper Mache Eggs: Your kids will have a ball making and breaking open these jumbo paper mache eggs.
  8. Flower Pot Eggs: These adorable flower pot Easter eggs will keep blooming year after year.
  9. Plastic Egg Bunny: Pompoms, pipe cleaners and googly eyes make these plastic Easter bunnies a bundle of fun.
  10. Paper Easter Eggs: These paper Easter eggs are a fun alternative to real eggs and less messy than paint and dye.

Easy Easter Craft Ideas

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Eleven days and counting until Easter is finally here. If you’re looking for some last minute easy Easter craft ideas then you’ve come to the right place. Crafting is a fun thing to do with your children especially if it’s something easy enough for them to work on, on their own. Here are some great easy Easter craft ideas you can make last minute.

A Bunny Decoration– This cute little guy is so sleepy he just wants curl in a ball and sleep through Easter. Materials you need are:

  • Half an egg shell
  • Thin white ribbon
  • Black felt and another piece of colored felt of your choice
  • Six pom poms (two large and one small)
  • Pink and white acrylic paint
  • Elmer’s glue
  • Scissors
  • Bottle cap

Before starting this project you need to boil the egg in water so it gets rid of any bacteria that may have been in there for a safe Easter project. We are going to start out at the bottom of the bunny and work our way up. This is such an easy craft idea you can make many of them. Here’s how:

  1. Paint the eggshell with the pink paint.
  2. Mix a little bit of pink and white paint together and paint the bottle cap.
  3. Once the bottle cap is dry, put some glue on the inside and glue the egg to the cap, jagged side facing outward (open end up).
  4. Glue one large pom pom inside the eggshell to create the body of the bunny.
  5. Glue the other large pom pom on top of the first one.
  6. Take the two little pom poms and glue them on the inside of the eggshell (against the large pom pom) creating the bunny’s feet.
  7. Take the other two little pom poms and glue NEAR the top of the first large pom pom creating the cheeks.
  8. Cut out a small piece of black felt to use as the nose, glue it above the cheeks.
  9. Again, cut out little pieces of black felt to use as the eyes. Since this is a sleepy bunny you can cut out little slits to give him the sleepy effect.
  10. Cut out some cute bunny ears with the other color felt you chose and glue them onto the sides of the large pom pom.
  11. Once everything is dry you can tie a piece of ribbon around the bottom of the eggshell for finishing touches.

This makes for a really cute centerpiece especially if you make multiple bunnies. You can make them in different pastel colors like pink, green, white and yellow. The kids will love making these as they’re so much fun.

What are your easy Easter craft ideas?

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