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Clay Pot Bunny Craft

written by Catherine March 31, 2012

Maddy and I headed out to the craft store yesterday with a mission. We were in the mood to craft, or in other words make something cute while also making a big mess. While wandering the aisles looking for something fun to do we came across the Easter merchandise. In an attempt to be a cool mom I let Maddy have a few minutes to check it all out. Standing there looking at the baskets with her I noticed a basket that looked like a bunny head. You know, the face and ears and such on the bucket of the basket with a little handle on top. Later in our very long tour of the craft store we reached the section featuring fake flowers and pots. The rows of terra cotta caught my eye and inspiration struck. A bunny pot. Sort of like the bunny Easter baskets but smaller and homemade.

Maddy was instantly sold on the idea. Googly eyes and paint are not something she turns down.

After getting home and making out craft we both thought we were crafting geniuses. Then I came across other crafting geniuses that had already made variations of this craft. Apparently, I was not the first to think of this cuteness, but we love it nonetheless. Maddy did all of this crafting on her own. This craft is perfect for kids, although adults will enjoy it too. I’m kind of wishing I had gotten myself a pot or two to make. There are countless ways to jazz up this bunny too. A “hair” bow or flower, pink cheeks, glitter, so many adorable possibilities. I wouldn’t be surprised if we made a few more between now and Easter.

Supplies needed to make a clay pot Easter Bunny:

clay pot, one per bunny to plan to make
white paint
pink paint
black paint (or a permanent black marker
paintbrushes
googly eyes, two for each pot you plan to make
sheets of craft foam in pink and white
tacky glue or a hot glue gun
white pom poms, one for each pot you plan to make

How to make a clay pot Easter Bunny:

Step 1: Paint your pot white inside and out.

Step 2: While the paint dries cut ears from craft foam. Each ear is made up of pink and white. The white should be cut slightly larger than the pink. Glue the pink ear cut-outs on top of the whites to make cute pink filled bunny ears. Once the white paint is dry glue the ears to the inside of the clay pots rim on the same side you plan to have the bunny’s face.

Step 3: Glue googly eyes on the outside of the pot below where you glued the ears. The eyes should be just below the rim of the clay pot.

Step 4: Glue a pom pom to the back of the pot for the fluffy bunny tail.

Step 5: Draw a little triangular shaped nose on the middle of the pot centered between the ears. Below the nose draw an upside-down m to form the bunny’s mouth. On each side of the nose add 2-3 whiskers.

Step 6: Using pink paint and a small paint brush fill in the triangle.

Step 7: Using black paint and a clean small brush trace the bunnies mouth and whiskers. A permanent black market will also work for this step and may be easier for younger children.

Maddy decided to give one of her bunnies to a friend. I can see these little guys being cute table decorations. Larger terra cotta pots could make for cute alternatives to Easter baskets. Imagine colorful Easter eggs and grass spilling out of the tops. Or maybe lining them with a bit of tissue paper and filling them with jelly beans for an festive candy dish.

How would you use these clay pot bunnies?

Catherine

Catherine, The Evolving Mommy, is the mom behind the Evolving Motherhood. As the mom to two young girls, Catherine spends a good deal of her time feeding her family, cleaning up after feeding her family and planning the next meal she will feed her family. When she isn't feeding people, cleaning, running errands or volunteering in her daughter's school, she enjoys running, reading, writing, and cooking for fun. Motherhood is a jungle so we have to keep evolving and learning from the everyday.