Springtime crafts are a fantastic way to bring the joy and freshness of the season into your home, and what symbolizes spring better than bunnies hopping around? The Toilet Paper Roll Bunnies Craft is not just a fun and easy project for kids of all ages but also a wonderful way to recycle and repurpose those leftover toilet paper rolls. This craft encourages creativity, fine motor skill development, and can be a delightful addition to your Easter decorations. With simple materials and a bit of imagination, your family can create adorable bunny friends that add a personal touch to your springtime celebrations.
Material List:
- Paper towel roll or toilet paper roll
- Scissors
- Thin pen or marker for decorating
- Glue
Step-by-Step Instructions for Toilet Paper Roll Bunnies Craft:
- Prepare the Roll: Begin by folding the toilet paper roll flat, then gently open it and fold the two edges inward, creating a ‘w’ edge on each side of the roll.
- Size Options: Decide if you want to make two small bunnies or one large one. For two, cut the toilet paper roll in half.
- Create Bunny Features: Use another toilet paper roll to cut out two long ears, two arms, and two legs. Shape them accordingly.
- Decorate: Draw paws on the arms and legs using the pen or markers. Then, draw a face on the front of the bunny and color in the ears.
- Assemble the Bunny: Glue the ears to the inside top of the bunny head. Attach the arms on either side within the folds you created and glue the feet at the bottom.
How They Played:
My trio dove into this craft with enthusiasm. The twins, both 5, focused on coloring and decorating their bunnies, each choosing different facial expressions and ear colors. My 8-year-old took a meticulous approach, carefully cutting and shaping the bunny features before gluing them in place. Once their bunnies were complete, they spent the rest of the afternoon engaging in imaginative play, creating stories and adventures for their newly crafted friends.
Tips for Success:
- Press gently when folding the toilet paper roll to avoid sharp creases.
- Allow the glue to dry completely before playing with the bunnies to ensure all parts stay attached.
- Personalize each bunny with accessories, names, or even fabric scraps for extra detail.
Skills Learned:
- Fine Motor Skills: The cutting, folding, and gluing involved in this craft are excellent for developing fine motor skills.
- Creativity: From designing the face to adding decorative elements, this craft allows children to use their imagination.
- Environmental Awareness: Using recycled materials like toilet paper rolls teaches the importance of reusing and repurposing.
- Social Skills: Working together on a craft project can enhance communication, sharing, and collaborative creativity.
The Toilet Paper Roll Bunny Craft is an engaging, eco-friendly project perfect for welcoming spring and celebrating Easter. It’s an enjoyable way for kids to develop important skills while creating adorable decorations that will brighten any space. So next time you’re about to recycle those toilet paper rolls, consider turning them into a crafty afternoon of bunny-making fun instead!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
Toilet Paper Roll Bunnies
Materials
- Paper towel roll or toilet paper roll
- Scissors
- Thin pen or marker for decorating
- Glue
Instructions
- Prepare the Roll: Begin by folding the toilet paper roll flat, then gently open it and fold the two edges inward, creating a 'w' edge on each side of the roll.Size Options: Decide if you want to make two small bunnies or one large one. For two, cut the toilet paper roll in half.Create Bunny Features: Use another toilet paper roll to cut out two ears, two arms, and two legs. Shape them accordingly.Decorate: Draw paws on the arms and legs using the pen or markers. Then, draw a face on the front of the bunny and color in the ears.Assemble the Bunny: Glue the ears to the inside top of the bunny head. Attach the arms on either side within the folds you created and glue the feet at the bottom.
