I am absolutely gushing over these adorable felt bunnies! They are super easy and take less than 15 minutes to make if you are looking for a simple Spring or Easter craft.
We love simple spring crafts!
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These folded bunny pouches are the cutest solution to what to do with loose Easter candy in baskets or treats for an Easter party. As a kid, my mom used to divvy up the loose candy (like M&Ms, Robin’s Eggs) between the kids and tossed them in the basket intermixed in the grass. It looked cute, like little eggs hidden in the grass. But here’s the thing – we always used the same grass every year and no one washes plastic grass. Think about that for a second….yeah….a little gross.
Pouch Craft Supplies
- a square piece of felt but I imagine a napkin would work well too. I used an 8×8 piece of felt for mine.
- candy of choice
- googly eyes
- ribbon
- rubber band
- glitter glue (multiple colors)
Steps to Making a Folded Bunny
Step 1- Lay a square piece of felt out flat. Put a small toy or handful of candy in the center if you choose.
Step 2 – Fold the top corner down half way to the center.
Step 3- Fold/Roll the folded end TWO MORE TIMES.
Step 4 – Bring the sides together that will be your ears.
Step 5 – Pinch the middle where the base of the ears will be. Adjust ears as necessary.
Step 6- Tuck the corner in and then pinch with the thumb to put in position. The picture may suggest it but I can’t do this one-handed. Someone had to hold down the camera button.
Step 7 – Pull the front sides up and back to smooth out the face area. Adjust ears again if necessary.
8. Secure with a rubber band (I used a hair band since I didn’t have one). The front face area will come just above the rubber band. Tie your ribbon underneath the rubber band, making sure it is tight enough to be secure but it doesn’t have to be super tight. My bows are made using the fork method.
9. Gently remove the rubber band if you want to. I used hot glue to adhere the rabbit’s eyes and glitter glue to make the mouth and nose. (I am a huge fan of these stickles for this). You can mess around with the ears until you get them how you like them.
I used these little guys during my Easter entertaining for kids party here. If you love crafting, check out some of our other spring crafts:
Oh and one last thing. If this is going to a child, might I suggest wrapping the loose candy in a small baggy or the candy will most likely end up all over your floor. No fun. And these bunnies are all about the fun! Have you made any spring or Easter crafts? I would love to see and hear about them!
Have a great day,
If you are looking for more Spring Inspiration, check these tutorials out:
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Emily says
March 6, 2016 at 5:31 pmThese are adorable! Thanks for sharing with our Merry Monday link party!
Holly says
February 26, 2016 at 11:59 amSuper, Super Cute!! Holly 🙂
Rebecca says
April 6, 2015 at 8:33 pmYeah your bunnies are all about fun and they are SO CUTE!
Kayla says
March 30, 2015 at 5:52 pmOh my goodness these are so adorable I just love it! I was sold on the idea even before I saw that you put candy in them 🙂
Rachel says
March 30, 2015 at 10:26 pmhaha, that is part of the point since the candy is kind of like a secret. The kids and can play with them and then when they are done with that…bam! candy, lol.
Rachel says
March 30, 2015 at 10:26 pmhaha, that is part of the point since the candy is kind of like a secret. The kids and can play with them and then when they are done with then…bam! candy, lol.
Kristen from The Road to Domestication says
March 27, 2015 at 5:55 pmWe loved these so much we featured this post this week at the #HomeMattersParty – the door is open! We’d love to have you come by and check it out! http://theroadtodomestication.com/2015/03/27/home-matters-linky-party-30/
Mila says
March 27, 2015 at 12:06 pmThis is the cutest thing ever in history of everything hahaha 🙂
I hope you will share your bunnies with our Link Up – Idea box:
http://milaslittlethings.com/2015/03/idea-box-thursday-link-party-3.html
xx
Mila
milaslittlethings.com
Laurie says
March 26, 2015 at 9:27 amJust popping over to let you know that we will be featuring your adorable How to Fold a Felt Bunny on the Brag About It Link Party which goes live Monday at midnight! Congratulations!
~Laurie
Rachel says
March 30, 2015 at 9:38 pmWow! Thanks so much and I can’t wait to join in again this week!
Laurie says
March 25, 2015 at 4:27 pmI know I already commented, but I wanted to say thank you for sharing this cute project with us at VMG206 Brag About it!
~Laurie
Rachel says
March 26, 2015 at 6:17 amThank you, Laurie! Your comments are always appreciated. I was happy to have a few great projects this week! Have a great day!
Melissa Vera says
March 24, 2015 at 9:36 amThese are just to cute for words. Thank you for showing us how to make such cute bunny. #HomeMattersParty
Brittanie @Simplistically Living says
March 20, 2015 at 11:46 pmThese are so cute and look fairly simple to make. I am sure my son is going to love them! Visiting from the Spring Craft Blog Hop Linky Party!
Rachel says
March 23, 2015 at 12:22 pmIt took me a few times to get it down but after the first one, it was so easy and fast! The only tricky part was figuring out how to get the front fold to look like a face. That’s why I took such detailed pictures. My son loves them too!
Small Talk Mama says
March 20, 2015 at 11:39 amSo super cute!! Everyone is my family is getting one for Easter this year. Thanks for sharing!!
Rachel says
March 23, 2015 at 12:17 pmThank so much! I know everyone will love them, especially at Easter!
All that's Jas says
March 19, 2015 at 3:27 pmOMG, they are super cute! I’m so glad you linked it with us at Thursday Favorite Things! XO
Laurie says
March 18, 2015 at 4:17 pmSo cute!! Love them! and Pinning!
Happy to be co-hosting the #SCBH2015 with you!
~Laurie
Creative Mama REnee says
March 18, 2015 at 3:58 pmThese are super cute, I wonder if you could wrap a plastic egg full of candy in them, that would be so much cuter than just plastic eggs in a basket. Going to try to encorporate this into the kiddo’s Easter basket this year! I love co-hosting the Spring Craft Blog Hop with you! #SCBH2015
Rachel says
March 23, 2015 at 12:30 pmI think it would be fine, especially if you used a slightly larger piece of square felt. I have small hands but I used about a handful of candies in mine which were 8×8. A plastic egg might even make the face a bit more like a real rabbit because of the shape.
Beverly says
March 18, 2015 at 10:56 amAdorable! These are so sweet! I love the nose and mouth done with the glitter glue.
Theresa (Tee) says
March 18, 2015 at 8:49 amHi Rachel, these bunny pouches are too sweet! Grown ups and kids alike would love seeing this at the table. Thanks for sharing the tutorial. Cohosting #SCBH2015.
Rachel says
March 23, 2015 at 12:27 pmThanks Theresa! These bunnies are so cute and kind of versatile since I also used them to decorate the Easter table.
Christie says
March 18, 2015 at 7:11 amThese bunnies are so cute! I am sharing! 🙂 It’s great co-hosting the Spring Craft Blog Hop with you! #SCBH2015
Erlene says
March 18, 2015 at 1:23 amSuper cute and I know the kids will love the treats inside.