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When it comes to Easter activities, making this bunny tissue box Easter basket is the perfect Easter craft for kids. They are simple enough for kids to make with adult supervision and you can use them for Easter egg hunts, gifts, to hold Easter candies, or simply have them as festive decorations. Infuse your home with an Easter atmosphere by crafting these cute Easter bunny baskets.
You only need a few basic supplies to make a cute Easter bunny basket from a tissue box. Fill it with chocolate eggs, small toys or your favorite Easter treats!
And if you want to do some Easter baking, maybe try these Italian Easter cookies, mini egg nest cupcakes, or this gorgeous Easter bundt cake with bunnies. If you want to do some crafting, these DIY birdseed feeder ornaments are also cute!
Why You’ll Love This
Easy: Even preschoolers can make this cute Easter tissue box with a little adult help. There’s nothing difficult about this project at all.
Cute: Whether you’re making these as a gift or to decorate your own home, you can’t deny they’re really cute with their googly eyes and pointy bunny ears!
Economical: It’s more fun to make your own Easter decorations than buy them at the store and it costs very little to make Easter bunny baskets.
What You Need
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below
Square tissue box: A 5-inch Kleenex box works just fine or you can use any other brand as they’re all very similar.
White card stock: You’ll need two for the basket and one for the ear printable.
Googly eyes: You can get googly eyes from Amazon (here) or your favorite craft store.
Craft foam: Heart-shaped craft foam for the bunny’s nose.
Glue: Anything will work here, so whether you have glue sticks, Elmer’s glue or glue dots they should be fine.
Tools: You’ll also need a stapler, scissors, a ruler, a black sharpie, and a pencil
How to Make Easter Bunny Tissue Boxes
For more detailed instructions, jump to the printable instructions card
Make the ears: Print out the bunny ear printable on card stock and cut out the ears.
Prepare the tissue box: Use scissors to cut off the top of a tissue box.
Cut out card strips: Cut out a pair of 11×5-inch card stock strips and glue to the side of the tissue box.
Make the handle: Cut an 11×2-inch strip out of the card stock and staple one end to each tissue box side.
Make the bunny face: Glue googly eyes on to the front of the tissue box with glue and add a craft foam heart for the nose. Finish off with a mouth and whiskers drawn using black marker.
Substitutions and Variations
Tissue box alternative: You can use any small square box for this simple Easter craft project.
No craft foam? Use colored card or even draw on the nose.
No printer? Draw your own bunny ears, cut them out and color them.
What to Put in It
Easter bunny baskets can be used to hold candies, Easter grass, Easter eggs, jellybeans, little toys, or candy-filled plastic eggs.
Top Tips
Let the glue dry: Some kinds of glue take longer to dry. Elmer’s glue takes longer than most glue sticks, for example.
Add a tail: A white pompom or cotton ball glued on the back makes a cute bunny tail.
Get artsy: You can use black paint, white paint or even a pipe cleaner for the facial features.
Bunny Tissue Box Easter Basket FAQs
Well, bunnies aren’t completely square, so if your tissue box has different dimensions, that’s fine. Just make sure you adjust the card stock measurements.
Definitely! You can make a set of these, fill them with Easter candies and give them as gifts – everyone will love these Easter bunny baskets! And if you’re having an Easter party you can make one for everyone who comes and also get them to join in with some adult Easter activities!
Bunny Tissue Boxes for Easter
Bunny Tissue Box Easter Basket
Supplies
- 1 square tissue box, approx. 5-inch square
- 3 Sheets white cardstock
- 2 googly eyes
- 1 Small heart-shaped craft foam
Instructions
- Print out the bunny ears printable on white cardstock, cut them out and set aside.
- Remove the top of a tissue box using scissors, begin cutting from the center, and work your way toward each corner. Finally, remove the remaining cardboard.
- For the next step, you'll need two sheets of white cardstock, along with a ruler and a pencil. Use the ruler and pencil to mark each sheet at the 5-inch point. Then, cut both sheets into 5” x 11” strips.
- Take the cardstock strips and glue them to the sides of the tissue box, ensuring full the sides of the box are completely covered.
- To create a handle for your box, cut a 2” x 11” strip from one of the cardstock scraps. Then, staple the strip to the edge of two sides of the box.
- To create the bunny face, measure 1.5” down and 1” in from either side of the box, and secure googly eyes with glue.
- Place a craft foam heart in between the eyes to make a bunny nose.
- Grab a black Sharpie. Write the letter J forward and backward to form the mouth and draw on whiskers.
- Now fill the basket with candy, Easter eggs and Easter grass.
You’re going to love this cute tissue box Easter basket. When it comes to paper crafts, this is one of the simplest things to make. Even the little ones can have fun making their own tissue box white bunny, perhaps with a little adult assistance. This is fun craft for kids and whether you liven up your house with this homemade Easter basket or make some as gifts, you will want to make these every year from now on!
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- Easter bunny sugar cookies are a great treat for Easter
- For your main dish, what about making pizza giana rustica?
- And if you’re in a crafting mood, you can also make beeswax wraps.
- Pom pom bookmarks are also easy to make and would make a nice Easter gift!
Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
