Kids love making crafts no matter what holiday it is. Easter is no exception. There are many fun projects kids can do for Easter and many of them are inexpensive and low-cost. One such craft is made from an empty salt canister. The canisters are used to refill salt shakers, but when theyre empty, they make fabulous Easter bunnies. It costs only pennies to create a bunny and its the perfect craft for really young kids.
To start the craft youll need to decide what you will use to cover the salt canister. White paper works great, and when kids use a glue stick to attach it, its easy for them to accomplish. Instead of white paper, though, you can use white fabric or even faux fur. The fur looks fabulous but parents will need to help with the adhesive. Spray adhesives grab the fur and dry quickly. Hot glue is another option if adults are doing the gluing.
After youve covered the canister in the fabric or paper youll then create the face. If you used paper or ordinary cloth to cover the canister you can simply use a marker to create the eyes. Or, purchase wiggly eyes from a craft store and glue them on instead. Some wiggly eyes have peel-away adhesive paper and you can simply stick them on. Other craft eyes have to be glued on. If youll be gluing wiggly eyes onto fur it will help to trim the fur away from the areas where the eyes will go. Even though the eyes will easily stick to the fur theyll hang away from the face if the fur is long. Trim the fur close to the canister then use hot glue to affix them. Another option is to use small, black pom-poms as the eyes. Make the bunny look more manly by cutting pieces of black felt and gluing them over the pom-pom eyes. You have several options for creating the nose for the bunny. If youve covered the canister in paper or white cloth you can draw on a pink nose or use a triangle of felt. No matter what youve covered the canister in you can always use a pom-pom for the nose. Again, trim the fur from the nose area so the pom-pom will hold better. Use two large, white pom-poms to make a muzzle for the rabbit. Glue them beside the pom-pom nose. Another choice is to forget the muzzle and make whiskers. Cut lengths of stiff black twine and glue them next to the felt or pom-pom nose. Theres no need to make a mouth for the Easter bunny. When the face is completed youll make a hat for the bunny. A hat is necessary to cover the top of the salt canister. Cut a circle of felt and place a lid underneath it. The lid can be from a spice jar or something similar. Wrap a narrow rubber band around the lid to form the hat and brim. Tie a ribbon around the rubber band to conceal it. Make it a colorful ribbon for a female bunny and a more manly color if the bunny is male. Cut an oval of white felt, but make the ends pointed, to create the outside of the ears. Cut a second set of pointed ovals, slightly smaller than the first set, to make the inside of the ears. Cut two slits in the hat and push the ears through them. Glue the bottoms of the ears to the top of the canister while you position the hat. Glue the hat onto the top of the canister with the bottoms of the ears concealed. Decorate the hat by adding flowers, strands of beads or other embellishments. Tie a ribbon and bow around the "neck" area to make a female bunny or create a bow tie for a male rabbit. Make smaller rabbits to accompany the larger ones by cutting the salt canister in half before creating the bunnies. Set the finished bunny - or bunny family - on a mantle, a table or another area of the home. Kids will have lots of fun making them and youll enjoy the fact that this low-cost craft gives your kids so much pleasure. Theyll giggle all the way through the project and youll be happy to display the finished project.
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