Easter Bunny Egg Basket Craft

 


by Shawna Chappell

    Materials:

    Egg carton bottom

    Easter grass

    cotton ball

    Paper

    Scissors

    Stapler

    Optional:  3 pom poms

    Optional:  wiggly eyes

    Optional:  pipe cleaner

  Instructions:

    Draw an easter bunny head onto a piece of paper.  (You might want to create a template (guide).  What we did was copy the template onto an ice cream container lid and then let the kids trace around onto construction paper to make their own heads -- good fine motor skill practice, plus they got heads in whatever colors they wanted.)
     
    Cut out the head shape.  It's simple enough that most preschoolers will be able to cut it out themselves.
     
    Glue wiggly eyes and pom pom nose/muzzle onto the head.  Cut out two small white paper teeth and glue those on as well.
     
    Pull apart a cotton ball and glue it as the center of the ears
     
    Staple the head onto the front of the egg carton.  It tilts forward a wee bit, but that's ok.
     
    Poke small holes on either side of the egg carton in about the center.  Thread the pipecleaner through and around these holes, twisting to secure, to make a handle
     
    Fill the cups with easter grass.
     
    Add a few yummy jelly beans.

    ENJOY!