Hop to It! These Bunny Crafts Are So Cute to Make for Easter (2024)

FAQs

What does the Easter Bunny bring? ›

Over time, the fabled bunny's delivery expanded from just eggs to include other treats such as chocolate and toys. Easter baskets have only gotten more and more elaborate over the years, as one trip to the store this year will tell you.

The rabbit was first associated with Easter in German writings during the 1500s. Germany also was the first country known to have edible Easter bunnies, back in the early 1800s. Many believe that Americans learned about the Easter Bunny in the 1700s from German immigrants who settled in the Pennsylvania Dutch country.

You don't need to be an expert crafter to tackle one of these DIY projects. Turn brown paper bags into adorable bunnies, brighten a woven basket with colorful pom-poms or cut and weave strips of cardstock. Or, challenge yourself by coating a basket in preserved moss or sewing strips of felt into a rainbow shape.

Cottagecore Wreath

Transform a simple boxwood wreath with dried florals and pretty pink Easter eggs. Start by attaching colorful eggs — either blown-out eggs or lightweight craft eggs — to the wreath with a generous amount of hot glue. Then tuck dried flowers throughout for a sweet spring touch.

Just cut out two nice bunny ear shapes of equal size. You can do this by using a template or putting two pieces of paper on top of each other and cutting them together. Once you are happy with the size of your ears, colour them in or decorate them however you like.

Any parent will tell you that he sneaks into homes on the eve of Easter Sunday to deliver baskets full of coloured eggs, toys and chocolate to adults and children alike. Often clothed and sometimes terrifying (pictured above), the Easter Bunny has become the Santa Claus of the egg-stravaganza.

And what do they have to do with the resurrection of Jesus? Well, nothing. Bunnies, eggs, Easter gifts and fluffy, yellow chicks in gardening hats all stem from pagan roots. They were incorporated into the celebration of Easter separately from the Christian tradition of honoring the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

The Easter Bunny is a rabbit that delivers presents and eggs to children on Easter. The tradition goes back a very long way just like the ones about Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. His real name is Peter Cottontail, just like how Santa's real name is either Saint Nicholas or Kris Kringle.

Sometime in the 1600s, the Germans converted the pagan rabbit image into Oschter Haws, a rabbit that was believed to lay a nest of colored eggs as gifts for good children. Since males don't lay eggs, one would surmise the 'Easter Bunny' must then be female.

Is the Easter Bunny a person or bunny? ›

The Easter Bunny (also called the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare) is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, depicted as a rabbit—sometimes dressed with clothes—bringing Easter eggs.

You might tell your child: “Even though there's no actual Easter bunny, the magic of Easter is really about doing all the fun things together with our family and friends, and showing each other we love them by giving chocolate gifts.”

If you have little ones in the house, you might want to read them an Easter story. You could even play Easter games like Easter trivia or spend the afternoon making Easter crafts. There are also plenty of ideas that make the most of the spring weather, including planting flowers, playing sports, and having a picnic.