Items needed for this craft:

Socks – You can either purchase or use mismatched socks from home.

Satin Ribbon   – Or use any kind of ribbon that you have at home.

Scunci Polybands – Plain rubber bands will also work.

Long Grain Rice – About 1 cup per bunny

Needle and black thread or Black Sharpie Marker

Let’s get started!  First stretch your sock over a sturdy glass, then fill the sock with 1 cup of rice.

Take a polyband or rubber band and tie the top closed.

Then take another band and wrap it around near the top to create the body and the head.

Use another band to make the tail for the bunny

Cut any excess sock off at the top.  If you leave a lot of sock at the top, your ears will be floppy.  If you cut it closer to the head, they will stand up.  It’s all up to you!

Cut down the center of the top of the sock. Then cut each ear at an angle to make the curve for the ears.

This next part you can either use some black thread to make two eyes and “x” for the nose or you can use a sharpie marker.

Give your bunny a little bow around the neck and he is ready to go!  Kids love playing with these because the rice inside makes it soft to hold and easy for them to stand this bunny up. 

A big thank you to Feeling Nifty for this great Sock Bunnies Craft.  It was a big success!

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Here’s what you’ll need to get started.  Rolling pin, egg shape cookie cutter, straw, parchment paper, acrylic paint, clear coat sealer (not pictured), paint brushes or foam brushes, paint pens (optional) and some twine.

Mix together the items (see below for the salt dough recipe). Then roll with the rolling pin to 1/4 inch thickness.  Little hands love to do this part!

With your egg shape cookie cutter, cut out your shapes from the dough

Take the straw and poke holes at the top of the oval.

Bake the ornaments per the recipe below.  Now comes the creative part!  After these have baked and are completely cooled, let the creative juices flow and paint your ornaments!

The foam brush is better to paint the whole egg with while the smaller brushes are better for details. I love to watch the creativity of my grandkids.

Let paint completely dry then spray with a clear top coat and let dry.  Attach some twine and you are ready to hang!  They are darling on a tree outside, on a branch inside your house or hanging from a shelf. 

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Salt Dough Easter Egg Ornaments

Course Craft

Author This Grandma Is Fun

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1/2 cup water
• Rolling pin
• Egg shape cookie cutter
• Straw
• Parchment paper

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Mix first three ingredients together and knead until a dough forms.
• With rolling pin, roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick. Some flour sprinkled on the counter might be needed to avoid sticking.
• Take your egg shape cookie cutter and cut out your shapes from the dough.
• Next, use the straw to make holes at the top of the oval.
• Place eggs on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
• Bake at 250 for 2 hours. Watch to make sure they don't overcook and crack.
• Items needed for painting:
• Acrylic paint
• Paint brushes
• Foam brushes
• Clear coat sealer (not pictured)
• Twine
• Paint pens (optional)
• After the eggs are completely cooled, now is the creative part! Take your acrylic paint and paint away! The foam brushes are better to paint the whole egg with and the smaller brushes will be better for the details.
• When the paint has completely dried, spray with a coat of clear sealer. After drying completely, attach some twine and you are ready to go!

Our grandkids had a great time making these Easter Egg Ornaments and a big thank you to Design Mom for the great idea!

Happy Easter!

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Dying Easter eggs is a lot of fun.  It’s even more fun when you can add baking soda to the vinegar.  Who doesn’t like to watch that reaction fizz up?  Let me tell you, the little kids LOVE it.  So when I saw these over on Lacey Placey I knew we had to try them.

These eggs are a lot of fun to color and can be done with things you already have at home.

You will need:

• Baking soda
• Vinegar
• Food Coloring (The neon set is really great for Easter eggs.)

For each color you will mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1-2 teaspoons of water, and a drop or two of food coloring in a small dish. Mix with a paint brush.  The thicker the paste the more it will react with the vinegar.

Then you let kids go crazy and paint the eggs as much as they want. Once they are good and covered with the paste, place an egg into a bowl. Add a drop or two of food coloring, or maybe a few, to the egg. The more drops you add the more intense the color will be. I liked the results better when we added 3+ drops to an egg.

Then comes the fun part. Very slowly add the vinegar to the backing soda. You can add it a few drops at a time if you have a dropper or baster. Otherwise you can slowly drizzle some from a measuring glass or cup. This is where the marbling effect comes in. The slower you add vinegar the more marbled it becomes.

When the reaction stops you take the egg out of the bowl, dry it off with a paper towel and put it back in the carton. Be sure to rinse the bowl in between eggs or else your colors will mix and get muddy.

It’s fun to play around with different combinations of colors, numbers of drops, and amount of vinegar to see what you end up with.

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By Andrea Genevieve Michnik

Rainy springtime weather doesn’t mean your home has to be dull, too. With warmer days just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to hunker down and create something bright and beautiful for your home.

I love to have something green in almost every room of the house, but my office was looking neglected. I decided that small and low-maintenance succulents would be perfect for the workspace. I looked to Pinterest for ideas, where I found plenty of photos of succulents planted in unexpected objects like tea cups, mason jars and old books.

Wanting to put my own spin on the project, I found inspiration in an unlikely place: my refrigerator! With Easter just weeks away, creating tiny Easter Eggshell Planters seemed like a perfectly seasonal way to bring some eggs-tra special touches to my home’s decor. Here’s how to make your own!

What you’ll need:

• Straight pins
• Eggs
• Small succulent plants
• Soil

You may also want to collect the following for decorating the egg planters:

• Food coloring or traditional egg dye kit
• Washi tape
• Spray paint
• Watercolor paint
• Paint markers

Instructions

1. Begin by using a straight pin to poke a tiny hole on opposite ends of the egg. The holes need to be small, but large enough for you to blow the yolk out of the egg entirely. Be patient — it may take a few jabs to get the right sized hole.

2. Next, blow the egg white and yolk out of the egg until it’s completely empty. Gently rinse off the egg under cold water. Place it in a strainer or on a cushion of paper towels to dry.

3. Think about where the planters will live to help you decide on colors or styles for decorating. If you plan to use them for Easter decor, consider pastel colors. Or you may want to use the planters as accent decor in your home, like me. I have some gold accents in my office, so I went with gold paint for my eggs.

4. Once the eggs are dry, start creating your masterpiece! Be playful and create something fun and fresh. I went with chevron and polka dots because they are my favorite patterns, and accented the eggs using a gold paint marker.

Here’s how to dye your eggs:

• Measure 2 cups of boiling water into a small or medium sized bowl
• Add 10 drops of food coloring (add more for a richer color)
• Add 1 tsp. of vinegar
• Submerge the eggs in the mixture for 5-7 minutes. You may need to hold down the egg to help it absorb the color better. You can do this by using a spatula or gently with a spoon.

5. Once the decorations have set and dried, take a fork and carefully peck at the top hole. Slowly crack back the egg until one-third of the top comes off. Peel away any excess around the edges.

6. Now it’s time to get planting! Be sure to find a stand for your planters so they don’t roll. This can be a traditional egg carton, or perhaps try a cake stand, cheese platter board or wood rounds. I love the look of brown egg cartons.

7. Sprinkle a few pinches of soil into each egg. Gently remove the succulents out of their pots and shake off the dirt, clearing as much of it around the roots as possible. You may need to separate even the smallest of succulents — these eggs are tiny!

Place the plant inside the egg, making sure to cover its roots in soil.

8. Finally, brush any excess dirt off of the eggs, and voila! If you want to add more details, make a collection of plants and add small colorful flowers or herbs to other egg planters. You could also grab some plant moss from your local home and garden store for a more earthy feel.

Andrea Genevieve Michnik is a mompreneur, serial crafter and TinyPrints blogger living in Austin, Texas. When Andrea isn’t knitting for her shop or making homemade pajamas for her kids, she is helping to empower the local community of other female entrepreneurs. Follow Andrea on Twitter to discover more DIY projects and parenting advice.

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