I am absolutely gushing over these adorable felt bunnies! Similar to fabric origami, this craft is super easy and takes less than 15 minutes to make. Great craft project for kids, parties, or Spring and Easter crafts.
We love simple spring crafts! These folded bunny pouches are the cutest solution to what to do with loose Easter candy in baskets or treats for an Easter party. I used these little guys during my Easter table decorations for parties and they are a big hit with the kids.
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.
Supplies
- A square piece of fabric but I imagine a napkin would work well too. I used an 8×8 piece of felt.
- Candy or other small filler
- Googly Eyes
- Ribbon
- Rubber Band
- Glitter Glue (multiple colors)
Steps to Making a Bunny Pouch
The step by step is included in the tutorial card at the bottom of this post, so this section is more of a visual guide to show you how it comes together.
The bunny folds up super easy, almost like a fabric origami. I love the ears especially- they are so realistic looking!
The ears are secured with a rubber band. I used a fabric hairband. Depending on what ribbon you choose, you may be able to hide the rubber band under it for a more secure fitting. However, I found that I could gently remove the rubber band after I had secured the pouch with the ribbon.
A super cute face made with googly eyes and glitter glue finishes the project! I use a 3-dimensional glitter glue, so it doesn’t absorb into the fabric. Start to finish in less than 15 minutes so it makes a great craft for kids.
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Oh, and one last thing. If this is going to a child, might I suggest wrapping the loose candy in a small baggy or it will most likely end up all over your floor. That wouldn’t be fun. And these bunnies are all about the fun!
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Easy Easter Bunny Pouch Craft
Tools
- 1 Rubber Band
Supplies
- 1 A square piece of fabric such as 8×8 piece of felt. A square napkin may work too.
- Candy or other small filler
- 2 Googly Eyes
- 1 Ribbon
- Glitter Glue
Instructions
- Lay a square piece of felt out flat. Put a small toy or handful of candy in the center if you choose.
- Fold the top corner down halfway, to the center.
- Fold/Roll the folded end TWO MORE TIMES.
- Bring the sides together at the back. This will form the ears.
- Pinch the middle where the base of the ears will be. Adjust ears as necessary.
- 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.
- Pull the front sides up and back to smooth out the face area. Adjust ears again if necessary.
- 8. Secure with a rubber band. The front face area will come just above the rubber band. Tie a ribbon underneath the rubber band, making sure it is tight enough to be secure, but it doesn't have to be super tight. You can gently remove the rubber band or hide it under the ribbon.
- Add the face. You can hot glue the eyes and glitter glue to make the mouth and nose.
Holly says
Super, Super Cute!! Holly 🙂
Rebecca says
Yeah your bunnies are all about fun and they are SO CUTE!
Kayla says
Oh 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
haha, 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
haha, 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.
Laurie says
Just 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
Wow! Thanks so much and I can’t wait to join in again this week!
Laurie says
I 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
Thank 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
These are just to cute for words. Thank you for showing us how to make such cute bunny. #HomeMattersParty
Brittanie @Simplistically Living says
These 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
It 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
So super cute!! Everyone is my family is getting one for Easter this year. Thanks for sharing!!
Rachel says
Thank so much! I know everyone will love them, especially at Easter!
All that's Jas says
OMG, they are super cute! I’m so glad you linked it with us at Thursday Favorite Things! XO
Laurie says
So cute!! Love them! and Pinning!
Happy to be co-hosting the #SCBH2015 with you!
~Laurie
Creative Mama REnee says
These 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
I 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
Adorable! These are so sweet! I love the nose and mouth done with the glitter glue.
Theresa (Tee) says
Hi 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
Thanks Theresa! These bunnies are so cute and kind of versatile since I also used them to decorate the Easter table.
Christie says
These bunnies are so cute! I am sharing! 🙂 It’s great co-hosting the Spring Craft Blog Hop with you! #SCBH2015
Erlene says
Super cute and I know the kids will love the treats inside.