Candy Filled Bunny For Valentines or Easter

Here is a bunny I just made.  It is filled with colorful pink, red, and white M&M  candy.  Here are the instructions to make this tasty, tasty, kid's craft. Cute way to wow your kids at Easter or Valentines.

What you will Need: 

• M&M's
• 1 pink pipe cleaner
• 1 small foam pink heart
• 1 small pink pom pom
• 1 large pink pom pom
• Pink foam to cut ears and mouth
• Brown or Black foam for whiskers
• 3 wiggle eyes
• Glue (I used clear)

1. Fill the corner of a pleated  sandwich bag with M&M candy.
2. Twist and Tie with a rubber band.
3. Glue the bag to the heart so It will stand up.
4. Cut the top of the bag leaving 1/2 inch, fan out.
5. Tie a pink pipe cleaner around the rubber band.  Bend to make a bow.
6. Glue small pom pom in center of bow
7. Glue pom pom in the top of the bag
8. Glue eyes and ears on pom pom
9. Cut a strip for the whiskers from the black foam.  Cut 2 or 3 slits and glue in place.
10. Break one of the wiggle eyes open and use the black circle for the nose.  Glue in the center of the whiskers.
11. Make a smile with the pink foam and glue in place.
12. Let dry before handling.

You have the perfect Easter Gift for your children or grandchild's Easter basket or a great Valentines gift.

Candy in a Fruit Can Craft

Love this idea I found on Come Together Kids. I have done crafts like this with a 2 liter soda bottle before. This is so much fun when the can is opened and kids find a very nice surprise. I had forgot about this fun craft. I have a special little girl in mind to do this for.
Another idea I had for this project would a children's object lesson in a Sunday School Class. Use it to explain we are to not judge people from the outside appearance but love them for what's inside.
If you would like to do a plastic 2 liter soda bottle, clean and dry the bottle , remove the label carefully(because you will want to glue it back) and take a knife and cut a slit where the label was. Don't go below the label area because you don't want it to show. Fill the bottle with birthday goodies or anything you want. Use a glue stick to put the label back on. This idea can be used as a gag gift and watch the surprise as they try to figure how that stuff got in the bottle.

Edible Pencils

 

 Here is a  unique pencil that you can enjoy as an afternoon snack.  Teachers can use it as an ice breaker for the first day of school.  This idea comes from Oh Sweet Babies website.  Here are her instructions for these really cool snacks.

• For each pencil, cut off one end of a cheese stick so that it's flat. Use a paring knife or apple corer to cut a 3/4-inch circle out of the bologna.
• Dab one end of the circle into the mustard, then attach it to the flat end of the cheese stick.
• Snap off the end of a Bugle so that its edges are even, and gently press it onto the other end of the cheese stick. Slide half a raisin onto the Bugle for the pencil tip.

   This is a cool idea that any kid can sink his teeth into.

Corner bookmarks for Kids

Kids and adults will love making these cool corner bookmarks.  With a little fold here and there, these cute little monsters will be a great reminder where the child stopped reading in his or her book.  It may even encourage reading....stranger things have happened. Great craft for teachers and very useful too. Follow this link for instructions and ideas for super cool bookmarks.

Juice Box Robot Craft

I finally got around to making the juice box robots.  I made these for my husband's Sunday School Class. They are simple to make, and kids absolutely love them.  You will need:

• Juice Box(  for body)
• Starburst Candy (For feet)
• Laffy Taffy ( for arms)
• small box nerds
• wiggle eyes
• glue dots
• clear wrap (optional)
• ribbon (optional)

Stick arms, eyes, and feet using the glue dots.  You can then wrap them in clear wrap.  A bow matching the event you are making them for are nice.  I used blue for an all boy Sunday School class.
  Teresa Saenz [ mama of 3 handsomes] sent the following robot she made from a juice box.  Love the big eyes and the sticky heart

Easter Bunny Water Bottles

I am so making this for my friend's daughter  for Easter.  She loves making  crafts and comes up with some surprising ideas for a 4 year old.  I never underestimate the creativity of  children.
I love the water bottle idea too.  Callie can put it in her lunch box for school.  She already has the kids  at her school looking to see what she has next.
 Visit HERE for details and printables for the ears and the hands holding the Happy Easter Sign.