credit: Jyn Meyer
With Easter just a day away, you may be looking for a last minute craft to put out for the little ones. Guest poster Tanya Nusser shares how she makes bunny candy cups from recycled items and craft items you likely already have. All you need to add is jelly beans!
I came up with this project last year when I really needed a project for my son’s Easter party, but I had ran short on time and money. It was a huge hit and it costs just pennies per project.
What you will need:
- Empty toilet paper rolls
- White craft paint
- Cotton balls
- Glue
- Craft paper
- Scissors
- Marker
- Wiggly eyeballs
- Chenille stems
- Jelly beans
Cut 2-1” circles and one circle slightly larger than the toilet paper roll. Glue the two smaller circles to one edge of the large circle. This will create the bunny’s feet. Draw lines on feet to indicate toes if you would like.
Run a bead of glue around one end of the toilet paper roll and glue to the center of the paper circle. This will allow your bunny to stand up.
Paint your toilet paper tube with white craft paint and allow to dry (usually dry to touch within 10 minutes).
Starting at the bottom, glue cotton balls to the painted tubes until it is completely covered.
Take two chenille stems and fold each in half. Twist the bottoms to secure. Stick your finger in the middle of each stem to open them and form into an ear shape. Glue each stem to the inside of the toilet paper roll to make ears.
Glue two wiggly eyes towards the top of the front of the bunny.
Glue two cotton balls together and glue them to the back of the bunny to make its tail
When all of the glue has dried, fill the inside of tube with jelly beans.
Hi! My name is Jenny. My husband and I started our life together broke. We had no assets, no cash, two kids, and barely earned $16,000 a year. This was in 2003. Over the last seven years we have paid off all our debts, saved money, purchased a home and done all of this using what I call the ‘Turnip Principal.’ My goal is to help you to realize your dreams too!
