[Childcare] Cute rabbit craft ideas — great for Easter or the Moon-Viewing Festival!
When you think of long-eared animals, rabbits come to mind, right?
Rabbits appear not only in picture books and children’s songs, but also in the Chinese zodiac, Easter, and moon-viewing traditions, and they’re beloved by both children and adults.
This time, we’re introducing rabbit craft ideas that are perfect for preschool and kindergarten craft time!
We’ve gathered a variety of rabbit-themed craft ideas—not only things you can make and display, but also items you can play with or wear.
They’re all made using materials you can easily find nearby, such as toilet paper rolls and newspaper.
If you make them after reading a picture book or before an event, they’ll spark children’s imaginations and double the fun for sure.
Be sure to make good use of these ideas and try making them together!
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[Childcare] Cute bunny craft ideas. Great for Easter and the harvest moon viewing too! (11–20)
Rabbit wreath
If you hang a bunny wreath, it will instantly brighten up the room.
The method is simple: take a plain wreath you can get at a 100-yen shop and wrap it with yarn to finish the base.
Then attach ears made from thick paper, and you’re done.
By changing the inner pattern of the ears, you can match seasonal events.
For example, a small floral print gives it an Easter feel, while green makes it look Christmas-y.
As an extra touch, you can also add jewelry-making parts or similar embellishments.
Pitter-patter bunny
The “Tokotoko Rabbit” walks in a cute, toddling way.
Just watching it move is so much fun that kids will likely play with it without getting bored.
Cut two slits in the rim of a paper cup, then place a battery wrapped with a rubber band into the slits.
Make parts like the rabbit’s ears and feet from construction paper and stick them onto the paper cup.
Finish by drawing a cute face! To play, simply twist the battery and set it on the floor.
It will start toddling along—super cute.
Since there aren’t many complicated steps, try making it and playing together with your child.
Mole Rabbit
A soft, gentle-looking bunny made with cozy chenille yarn.
All you need are chenille stems and eye parts, and you can get started easily.
First, wrap the chenille to make the ears and face pieces.
Next, wrap to connect the arms and body pieces, then make the legs and tail.
Finally, attach the nose and eyes made from black chenille, and it’s done! It would also be fun to wrap yarn around the bunny’s body to dress it in clothes.
Why not make a bunny you can display as interior decor with your kids after you’re done?
Paper Cup Theater: The Tortoise and the Hare
With a paper cup theater, you can keep enjoying it long after you make it.
A paper cup theater is a craft where you draw pictures on a paper cup and rotate it within a frame to make it look like the characters are moving.
Draw illustrations featuring a rabbit—like scenes from The Tortoise and the Hare or The Crackling Mountain—and it’s sure to be a hit.
It also sounds fun to come up with an original story to match the season.
Another way to enjoy it is for everyone to make their own paper cup theaters and combine them into a continuous story.
Footprint Rabbit
Many people regularly take footprints to feel their children’s growth.
A great recommendation for this is footprint bunny art.
You draw ears and a face on the footprint to turn it into a rabbit.
It’s simple, but it makes it much cuter.
It could also be fun to add a moon or a Christmas tree to match the season.
This way, looking back on it later will warm your heart.
We introduced it as a bunny here, but you can switch to other designs based on your preferences or mood.
Papercraft Puppet Rabbit
A “paper theater” (pepusāto) is a puppet show using paper characters.
When you think of rabbits, many people might picture the Harvest Moon festival, right? How about making and playing with a moon-viewing rabbit paper theater themed around the Harvest Moon? When you flip it, the picture changes, so kids will be amazed and enjoy this little theater play.
Make a rabbit out of construction paper and attach a chopstick to turn it into a paper theater puppet! Make the moon out of construction paper or origami as well.
Stick the moon onto a clear plastic bag, then attach the entire bag to black construction paper for the background.
Try making moon-viewing dumplings, pampas grass, and other autumn-themed items too, and have fun together!
[Childcare] Cute bunny craft ideas. Perfect for Easter and the Moon-Viewing Festival! (21–30)
Wall decoration: snow rabbit
Have you ever made a simple snow bunny on a snowy day? Most people probably have at least once.
This time, let’s make a snow bunny out of origami and decorate your room or classroom! Even in places where it doesn’t snow much, you can still enjoy a wintery feel.
First, crumple up some newspaper to form the base of the snow bunny, then wrap it with crumpled white paper.
Roll up red origami to make the bunny’s eyes, and cut green origami to make the ears.
If you fold the origami before cutting, you can create lots of identical parts at once.
After attaching all the parts, your adorable snow bunny is complete! Add nandina leaves and berries for an extra festive touch—give it a try for a more colorful look.