How to Make a Clay Bunny
Learn how to make a clay bunny with our easy-to-follow tutorial! This Easter craft is perfect for beginners to polymer clay and a great way for kids and adults to celebrate spring.
Yield: 1 clay bunny
Cost: $1
Materials
- Polymer clay (white, pink, and black)
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Prepare the clay
- Cover your working surface. You can use a silicone mat or place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.We also recommend wearing nitrile gloves to prevent fingerprints from showing on the clay.
- Condition balls of polymer clay by squishing them in your hands repeatedly until the clay is soft and easy to work with. You'll need white, pastel pink, and a smaller piece of black clay. If you don't have these specific colours, you can mix colours of clay together until you reach the shade you're looking for.
Step 3: Shape the main parts of the bunny
- Use white clay to form a cylinder shape with rounded ends. This is the bunny's body.
- Roll 2 small rounded ovals for the bunny's feet and a smaller ball for the bunny's tail.
- Form 2 ovals slightly larger than the feet. Flatten them on the parchment and use your fingers to form them into an ear shape. Press the modeling knife into the clay to form an indent in the ear.
- Press a small piece of pink clay into the indent. Use the modeling knife to smooth the clay, forming the inside of the ear. Repeat to make the second ear.
Step 4: Attach the pieces
- Attach the feet to one end of the body on the long side of the cylinder so they stick out a little. Use the needle tool to smooth the feet into the body so they stay attached.
- Add the ears to the top of the bunny's head (opposite the feet) so they stick up a bit. Use the needle tool to blend them in.
- Add smaller bits of white clay in front of and behind the ears. Blend this into the bottoms of the ears and the bunny's body to help stabilize them in place.
- Press the bunny's tail into the back of the body near the top. Use the needle tool to blend the edges in.
Step 5: Add the details
- Make a tiny pink ball of clay for the bunny's nose. Flatten it with your finger, then use the clay tools (or toothpicks) to help form the clay into a triangle shape.
- Press the nose onto the middle of the bunny's face and reshape as needed.
- Form tiny dots of black clay for the bunny's eyes. Use the modeling knife to press them into place above the nose.
Step 6: Bake the clay
- Place the bunny on the parchment lined tray and bake according to package directions.Our clay recommends 275F for 15 minutes per 1/4 inch thickness.
- Your clay bunny is complete!
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Notes
Looking for more bunny crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:
Paper Plate Bunny Basket
Pom Pom Bunny
Handprint Bunnies