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Holidays are a great time to create crafts with kids!! It makes it more exciting when you create a project around the theme of an upcoming holiday!  Bunny Craft is a fun styrofoam craft to make for easter with your children.   The Easter Bouquet is another fun craft you can create with your child.  In conjunction with the crafts it is great to read books about the upcoming holiday to reinforce the whole idea of the holiday and help your child feel involved and connected to the holiday.  The Night Before Easter is a fun book to read for Easter.

This is the first in my series of crafts you can do with styrofoam.  There are endless possibilities!!  In this one we made an Easter Craft.  The bunny rabbit is really simple to make.

I would suggest to read a book before doing this project, perhaps an Easter themed book like Max’s Easter Surprise (Max and Ruby) or a classic like, Guess How much I Love You! by Sam McBratney.  I love that story and the message to children about how much you love them.

Supplies:

• Styrofoam balls of (a couple of sizes)
• Toothpicks (3 should do it)
• Pipe Cleaner (2)
• Scissors
• Glue
• Googly eyes
• Marker

Steps:

1. Take toothpick and make it a little smaller, then put each end into two of the same size Styrofoam balls, bringing them to touch  each other.
2. Add smaller Styrofoam ball on top of two other balls and attach with a toothpick (break toothpick in half and use just one half)
3. Cut Pipe cleaner into smaller pieces (two of same size) Make and oval loop and twist bottom together with enough extra to insert into top of small ball for ears.
4. Insert two oval shaped pipe cleaners into top of smallest ball
5. Cut another set of pipecleaners for feet.  Shape like a rabbit’s  foot and leave enough pipecleaner to insert into bottom of larger styrofoam balls-Make two for the feet and insert
6. Cut another set of pipecleaners for arms and insert in sides
7. Glue on both googly eyes, let dry
8. Draw a nose and whiskers with a marker
9. Decorate how you like

You have your styrofoam Rabbit!!

My absolute favorite book for Toddler Crafts is called The Toddler’s Busy Book by Trish Kuffner. It has 365 Games and Activities in it that are easy and fun to do!  There are crafts for every holiday.  It breaks the crafts down into great categories like : Rainy Day Play, Kids in the Kitchen, Water Play, Outdoor Adventures, Arts & Crafts and much more.  I highly recommend getting this book!!  It is a great resource, one I have used over and over!!  Below is one of the craft ideas for Easter that is in the book.

Easter Bouquet

Supplies you will need

• Paper Baking Cups
• Scissors
• Pipe Cleaners
• Glue
• Ribbon
• Glitter

Steps

1. Poke a hole through the bottom of the baking cups with a scissor or pen
2. Stick a pipe cleaner through the hole
3. Bend the top of the pipe cleaner over and glue it in place
4. Spread Glue over the paper baking cup and decorate it with glitter
5. Bunch together 4 or 5 flowers together, twisting the pipe cleaners together
6. Tie with a ribbon to make a spring time bouquet