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Hopping Bunny Cup Craft
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How to Make a Hopping Bunny Craft

This hopping bunny craft is SO EASY to make, and it's a fun Easter craft for classrooms or library groups. These paper cup bunnies are super cute, and they run and jump like real bunny rabbits!
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Yield: 2 paper cup bunnies
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $2

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
    Paper Cup Bunny Supplies

Step 2: Decorate a paper cup to look like a bunny

  • Hold a paper cup with the top (open part) towards you and draw a bunny face on the side with black marker.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Print our free bunny ear template on cardstock and cut out the pieces. (Find the link in the materials list above.)
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Use a pink marker to colour the inside of the bunny ears.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Fold the bottom part of the ear back along the dotted line. Then bend the ears in towards the center so they're a bit curved.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Add glue tape to the bottom flap of the ears and attach them to the bottom of the cup (the top of the bunny).
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Add tacky glue or hot glue to the back of the cup and attach a white pom pom or cotton ball for the bunny's tail. Hold it in place until it stays on its own.
    Paper Cup Bunny

Step 3a: Make a running/hopping bunny

  • At the side of the bunny, cut 2 small slits in the bottom of the cup, about 3/8 inch apart.
    Repeat on the other side, directly opposite.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • To make the bunny move you'll need two plastic bottle caps. Fill one cap with a generous amount of Play-Doh (or something else to give the mechanism some weight).
    Make the Play-Doh stick up from the cap so that it fills both caps equally.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Bring the bottle caps together and connect them with tape.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Place a rubber band around the sides of the caps and tape it to either side.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Connect either side of the rubber band into the slits.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • This is what it should look like from the bottom.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • To make the bunny move, turn the caps towards the bunny's face, twisting the elastic about 20 to 30 times.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Set the bunny down and watch him "hop" forward! Your paper cup bunny is complete.
    Paper Cup Bunny

Step 3b: Make a jumping bunny

  • To make a jumping bunny, follow step 2 and decorate your paper cup. You can have fun giving this bunny a different look!
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • 16 - Use a one hole punch to punch a hole on either side of the cup, near the lip.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Slide a rubber band through one hole from inside the cup.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Tape or staple the rubber band in place.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Repeat on the other side.
    Here's what it should look like from the bottom.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • To make the bunny hop, set another cup upside-down and place the bunny on top of it.
    (Securing the bottom cup to the floor or table with tape will make this process easier!)
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Press down on the bunny.
    Paper Cup Bunny
  • Then let it go to watch the bunny jump into the air!
    Paper Cup Bunny

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Notes

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