This paper plate bunny craft is the perfect craft idea for spring! We love paper plate crafts so we knew we had to add a rabbit to our collection.
We wanted to be able to use this craft not only for Easter, but also for other times of the year so we painted it two different colors.
The first one is gray and represents the more natural coloring of the rabbit and the other is a light blue that’s so adorable for Easter!
Like usual, we’ve included a free printable template so you can easily recreate this craft with your kids or students.
Don’t forget to plan ahead for drying time! Alternatively, you could also use colored paper plates and skip the painting altogether.
Read on below or watch our quick video tutorial to see how simple this craft is to make!
Bunny Paper Plate
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Supplies
- Paper plates
- Paint (we used this one)
- Pink card stock
- White card stock
- Markers
- White pipe cleaners
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Glue stick
- Glue dots (optional)
Directions
Download the rabbit paper plate template and print it out on white card stock. Cut out the pieces.
Paint two paper plates and let dry completely. One paper plate will be for the bunny’s face and the other will be to cut out the ears.
We painted one bunny gray to look more natural and one bunny light blue.
The gray bunny is perfect when you’re learning about bunnies or animals and you want a more realistic craft. The blue bunny is great for making it for Easter!
Take the rabbit face template and place it on the dried paper plate. Trace it with a pencil, then cut it out.
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Place the two rabbit’s eyes and glue them a little bit from the top of the paper plate.
Position the muzzle in the middle of the plate, just below the eyes and glue in place.
Glue the pink nose at the top of the black line. If you want, you can also use a pink marker to draw on the nose instead.
Place the pink cheek’s on either side of the muzzle.
Use the marker to draw on some cute and simple eyebrows above the eyes.
Trace the bunny ear template onto the second paper plate and cut them out. Glue the pink inner ears onto the blue outer ears, then glue the completed ears to the back of the paper plate.
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Take your three white pipe cleaners and twist them together. Use a glue dot or glue stick to glue the whiskers just below the bunny’s nose. We always use a glue dot because they’re stronger than the glue stick and because there’s no drying time!
Use the scissors to trim down whiskers.
Isn’t this the cutest little bunny craft you’ve ever seen?! We love those giant eyes!
This simple paper plate craft is great for young kids of all ages! Make with preschool, kindergarten and elementary children either at home or at school.
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Paper Plate Bunny Craft
Make this easy paper plate bunny craft for Easter or spring!
Materials
- Paper plates
- Paint (we used this one)
- Pink card stock
- White card stock
- Markers
- White pipe cleaners
- Pencil
- Glue stick
- Glue dots (optional)
Tools
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
Instructions
- Download the bunny template, print and cut out the pieces.
- Paint two paper plates in the color of your choice. Let dry completely.
- Place the bunny's head template on the paper plate, trace and cut out.
- Glue the eyes in the middle of the paper plate.
- Glue the muzzle just below the eyes.
- Place the bunny's nose at the top of the black line and glue in place.
- Glue the cheeks on both sides of the muzzle.
- Use the marker to draw on eyebrows just above the eyes.
- Glue the pink inner ears to the outer ears.
- Glue the completed ears to the top, back of the paper plate.
- Twist the three white pipe cleaners together then use a glue dot to attach them just below the bunny's nose.
- Use scissors to trim the pipe cleaners.
