Easter Bunny Container

Supplies:
· Google Eyes ¾”
· Gray Construction Paper
· Empty Oatmeal Container
· Pink Construction Paper
· Cotton Balls
· Glue
· Craft Foam (White and Green)
· Black and White Crayons
· Tape
· Empty Cracker Box
· 2 Round-Head Brass Fasteners
Tools:
· Scissors
· Knife (adult only)
· Hole Punch
· Stapler
Directions:
1. Cut two rabbit ears out of the pink construction paper, about 6” long and 2” wide. With the white crayon color the middle of the ears. Staple the ears onto the top of the container about 2 ½” apart.
2. Cut gray construction paper to cover the oatmeal container. Tape the gray paper onto the container.
3. To make the handle: Adults only, with a knife make a slit about 1” below the top of the oatmeal container on each side. Cut a 12” by 1” green piece of craft foam. Punch a hole on each end of the craft foam with your hole punch. Insert your round-head brass fastener into the slit you made with a knife on the outside of the container. Then insert it into the hole you punched into the craft foam. Open the ends of the round-head brass fastener to keep the handle in place. Repeat on the other side.
4. Feet: Cut a 5” heart out of the empty cracker box. Cover and glue with gray construction paper. Trim the excess paper. Glue and tape the feet to the bottom of the container.
5. Face: Glue two goggle eyes below the ears. Cut a 1” triangle out of the pink construction paper and glue under the eyes for the nose. Cut out six 3-3 ½” x 1/8” pieces of white foam craft for the whiskers. Glue three on each side beside the nose. Glue cotton balls on both sides of the nose. With a black crayon draw a mouth.
6. Tail: Glue a cotton ball onto the back of the container for a tail.
7. You did it!! Great job!!!
Tips** It works best to lay the container down when gluing on items for the face.
I made it for my daughter’s first grade class and had everything cut out, so all they had to do was to tape and glue.

Valentine's Day Fairy

Supplies

· Plastic Water Bottle
· Apple Sauce Individual Container
· Toilet Paper Tube
· Pink Paper
· Pink Tissue Paper
· Yarn
· Glitter or Plastic Bags
· Water
· Hot Glue Gun
· Glue
· Markers
· Scissors
· Ruler
· Stamps and Ink Pad

Directions

1. Put 1 tablespoon of glitter or any other material that will keep its shape in water into the water bottle. Ex. Cut up a plastic bag that is red and white.
2. Fill the container ½” from the top with cold water. (warm/hot water my make the water look cloudy)
3. Glue the lid on with the hot glue gun. (Adults only)
4. Cut the toilet paper roll at an angle with your scissors. Mark one side 1 ½” and the other side 2 ½”. Draw a line to connect the two sides and cut along the line. Glue onto the top of the bottle with hot glue. (Adult Only)
5. Cut a piece of tissue paper 6” x 6”, crumble, open and glue onto the outside of the apple sauce container. Glue the apple sauce container onto the top of the toilet paper roll with the hot glue gun. (adults only)
6. Cut a pink piece of paper 8 ½” x 1 ¼”. Fold like an accordion every inch. Cut out a heart shape with your scissors, not cutting the folds on the sides. Unfold and glue to the middle of the water bottle.
7. Cut a pink piece of paper 8 ½”x ¾”. Glue onto the hearts, one will be on the left side and the other on the right side of the water bottle. Glue in the middle. These will be the arms.
8. From the pink paper cut out a 2” heart. With your markers write, “I Love You!” or “Happy Valentines Day,” on it. Cut a 2 ½” heart out of the pink tissue paper and glue on the back of the 2” heart. Glue where the arms meet in the middle front of the water bottle.
9. Cut the yarn into 3- 24” pieces and tie in the middle and on each side. Tie the yarn around the water bottle where the toilet paper roll and water bottle meet.
10. Cut a 6” heart out of pink paper and stamp with the stamps and ink pad. Glue onto the back of the water bottle.
11. Add a face on the toilet paper roll with your markers.
12. You are done! Shake it up and watch the glitter! Great Job!!!