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Fillable egg carton bunnies

April 6th, 2012 | 35 Comments

The bunny gallery

Most of you have made things from egg cartons before, generally speaking it’s the little caterpillar, we made some of those a few weeks back, too, for the first time. I was gonna enter them in Tinkerlab’s egg carton challenge even though it wasn’t original. It was bugging me though, I needed to find something else… I thought for weeks and with Easter approaching and us having done no crafts for it (we were Valentines day burned out, we overdid it a bit) I came up with those.

From egg carton to bunny

I took the egg carton, separated and roughly leveled all the cups, I used a hole punch and punched a hole near the edge (not too close or it will rip) in all of them. I cut a pipe cleaner just long enough to twist and turn back in so he wouldn’t prick himself. I gave a quick coat of white tempera on them so the colors he would pick would come out brighter.

Pink bunny for Gramdma

Then I let him him pick his colors and paint them. I had to hold them since they were already attached and it was tricky for him (he’s only 2.5 yo after all).

Painting a bunny on the inside

The second batch I didn’t attach right away so it would be easier for him.

Sticking the eyes on a bunny

Then we got the little googly eyes out (I happened to have Easter colored ones but you can use any), I made him choose the colors for all of them and he helped sticking them all, even though they are pretty tiny!

Q-tipping the bunny

We originally used Q-tips and made a dot for the nose and the bottom paws, he had a little issue aiming (he was too excited) but still I left it. When we did the second batch I asked him if he wanted to put pompoms for the nose and paws and he got very excited and pulled them all out. He chose every color for everyone’s bunny. I used a little bit of white cardstock and cut some ears, free-hand. You could go fancy and do some folded ears too.

Glittering up a bunny ear

I took foamy double sided tape and stuck it in the middle of the ears. I took our glitter tray and had him move the ears around on all the different glitter colors, shake it off and the ears were done! I glued them on the back of the head. Last thing was teeth, I cut a little white square, stuck it under the nose, waited for it to dry and cut a sliver off and gave them some buck teeth, lol. I used tacky glue to make sure everything would stay on well.

Filling a bunny

The great thing with those is you can fill them with whatever you want, we put chocolate coins and eggs :)

The bunny gallery

I almost forgot to take a photo of all of them, so I put them on the hood of the van on the way out to deliver them!

And here is our Easter bunny delivering them :) :

 

If you do this, we’d LOVE to see a photo of it. Email it to us or post it on our Facebook page. We’d love to do a Facebook album, a Pinterest board and a page of your creations :-)

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Valerie is the creative mind behind "Glittering Muffins", stay-at-home mom of Nico, a little dynamo that is bursting with energy. He also is the inspiration behind the blog (and the name) with his keen interest in cooking, baking and, well, glitter. Valerie constantly is thinking about twists to the traditional arts, crafts and recipes to make them her own and is inspiring others while doing so. Outside of the blogging world, her main activity is Nico, with the occasional TV show (non-toddler related) and casual game here and there.

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35 Responses to "Fillable egg carton bunnies"

  1. Ticia says:
    April 6, 2012 at 08:46

    Hmmmmm…… That’s what I can do with the egg carton I smashed up making french toast earlier this week.

    Reply
    1. Valérie says:
      April 6, 2012 at 09:50

      Yep Ticia, Nico loved doing them and did wanna do the second batch which was surprising, since he’s been against crafts of late :)

      Reply
  2. mermaid says:
    April 6, 2012 at 10:17

    Very cute!
    We have made similar chicks.. so I guess the bunnies will join the chicks tonight :)
    Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    1. Valérie says:
      April 6, 2012 at 10:59

      We’d love to see your chicks! Comment back with the link :) I’ve been avoiding other blogs and pinterest for a month so I wouldn’t make something I saw, I guess all the ideas are out there already, lol!

      Reply
  3. lydia says:
    April 6, 2012 at 11:03

    I love these. I hope we get ti make a few to hand out!

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 6, 2012 at 12:51

      Thanks, we’d love to see yours if you make them, please share back :)

      Reply
  4. crystal@growingajeweledrose says:
    April 6, 2012 at 21:41

    These are adorable! I love the video!

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 8, 2012 at 09:48

      Thanks Crystal :)

      Reply
  5. Rebekah @ The Golden Gleam says:
    April 6, 2012 at 22:40

    These are so cute! That’s so cute that you had your little Easter bunny deliver them to friends.

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 8, 2012 at 09:52

      Thanks Rebekah! He likes delivering the stuff he makes and he’s really nonchalant about it too. Like: I made this for you, there. LOL

      Reply
  6. maggy, red ted art says:
    April 9, 2012 at 03:47

    Oh my, these bunnies are SERIOUSLY cute!!!!

    Maggy

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 11, 2012 at 20:59

      Thanks Maggy! They did turn out pretty cute :)

      Reply
  7. Allison says:
    April 9, 2012 at 10:08

    These are adorable!

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 11, 2012 at 21:00

      Thanks Allison!

      Reply
  8. Books 4 Learning says:
    April 9, 2012 at 11:13

    I love your egg carton bunnies! Too cute!

    Reply
    1. Valérie says:
      April 11, 2012 at 21:00

      Thanks!

      Reply
  9. Trisha @ Inspiration Laboratories says:
    April 9, 2012 at 11:49

    These turned out so cute! Love that they carry treats.

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 11, 2012 at 21:01

      Thanks Trisha! You gotta have treats ;)

      Reply
  10. amber says:
    April 9, 2012 at 12:44

    How cute!

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 11, 2012 at 21:01

      Thanks Amber!

      Reply
  11. Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says:
    April 9, 2012 at 15:03

    Ohhh these are so cute we will have to make them next Easter for the kids friends

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 11, 2012 at 21:02

      Thanks! Can’t wait to see how yours turn out Cerys, please come back to share when you make them :)

      Reply
  12. Chrissy @ The Outlaw Mom Blog says:
    April 10, 2012 at 02:42

    Love those cute bunnies! I think I would be right at home with all that glitter :-)

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 11, 2012 at 21:07

      Thanks Chrissy! Check out our new pinterest board “Glitter” (http://pinterest.com/glittmuffins/glitter/) and you’ll feel right at home too, it’s open to contributors if you’d like to join :)

      Reply
  13. Tinkerlab Egg carton challenge | Glittering Muffins says:
    April 10, 2012 at 08:43

    [...] entry has been these adorable Fillable egg carton bunnies, which were a big hit with friends and family (especially since our little Easter bunny hand [...]

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  14. Jill @ A Mom With A Lesson Plan says:
    April 11, 2012 at 09:11

    Those would be so great to hand out before the kids go on spring break. (I’ll pin it for next year.) :)

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 11, 2012 at 21:09

      Thanks! Can’t wait to see how yours turn out Jill, please come back to share when you make them :)

      Reply
  15. maggy, red ted art says:
    April 11, 2012 at 13:06

    (And thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!! Maggy & Alissa)

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    1. Valérie says:
      April 11, 2012 at 21:09

      Thanks for allowing us to share :)

      Reply
  16. maryanne @ mama smiles says:
    April 11, 2012 at 20:53

    Those are very cute! If only our eggs didn’t come in clear plastic cartons – much less craft-friendly, I find.

    Thanks for linking up to Learning Laboratory =)

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  17. Valérie says:
    April 11, 2012 at 21:13

    Thanks MaryAnne! You still could make them. Cover your plastic eggs carrying device with colored tissue paper using white glue/water mix (modge podge) and you can do the rest no problems :) Thanks for allowing us to link up.

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  18. Charlene @ Adventures In Mommy Land says:
    April 15, 2012 at 21:13

    Thanks for Sharing on Hey Mom, Look What I Did at Adventures In Mommy Land!

    Reply
  19. The Monko says:
    May 2, 2012 at 03:35

    that video is just too cute. Nico is adorable. I was sitting here feeling ill and very sorry for myself, and i watched the video and now feel much happier. Well done.

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    1. Valérie says:
      May 2, 2012 at 18:13

      Thanks, glad the video cheered you up :)

      Reply
  20. Jen says:
    March 31, 2013 at 00:32

    This idea simply amazing! Awesome and perfect for the kids! I really loved the materials you put to complete the features the cute bunnies. We did an Egg Carton Color Sorting Activity game out of the same materials you used. You should check it out! :)
    EarlyLearning.Momtrusted.com: Preschool Egg Carton Color Sorting Activity
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