Making Recycled Bunny Friends

Category Decorations

Recycled Bunny Friends - bunnies among the cupcakes

Save your toilet paper tubes to make a collection of these adorable bunny friends. These are perfect as an Easter craft and decorations.

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Recycled Bunny Friends

By Ana [135 Posts, 2,435 Comments]

March 17, 2019

Spring and Easter are fast approaching. It is time to make some table top friends. Using a lot of items from around the house, this is how to get the family involved in this fun craft.

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 4

Recycled Bunny Friends - cake plate with bunnies among the cupcakes surrounded by two white ceramic bunnies and plastic eggs

Supplies:

paper rolls
craft paints
goggle eyes
craft paper
glue gun
ribbon optional)

Recycled Bunny Friends - paints and sponge brushes

Steps:

Take your paper rolls and 12 inch strips of card stock (it does not matter if it has a pattern on it, it will get painted).
To make bunny ears, cut thin 1 inch pieces. Fold your strip to form a shape of the letter "M".

With your glue gun, apply a dot of glue on the right inside, then apply a dot of glue on the left. Take your M shape and place it inside of the top of your roll, securing on the hot glue dots.

Recycled Bunny Friends - glue the M shape inside the top of TP tube

Paint each roll and ears also, inside and out. Dry.

Recycled Bunny Friends - paint and allow to dru

Apply goggle eyes.

Paint on face or draw on with marker or pen.

Embellish with card stock, fabric, etc.

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