How to make an Easter Bunny Basket

What you will need:

• Craft foam A3 size (yellow or green)
• Strip of patterned card 3cm x 30cm (optional)
• 4 paper fasteners
• cocktail stick
• Craft foam A4 size (white)
• sticky pads x 15
• google eyes
• 3 large pom poms
• 1 small pom pom

1. Take the A3 yellow or green foam and cut a 30cm x 30cm square.   Save the left over piece for the handle.
2. Make 4, 10cm slits on opposite sides.
3. Using a cocktail stick poke 12 holes as shown.
4. Gather up the sides and slide a paper fastener on each end in the bottom hole.
5. Take the left over piece and cut a width of 3cm to make a handle and poke a hole in each end.
6. (optional) Make 6 slits in the handle and weave a strip of patterned card up and down to decorate it.
7. Now attach the handle to the basket with paper fasteners using the top hole.
8. Cut out a bunny head shape, 2 ears, 2 front paws and attach to one end of the basket using sticky pads.
9. Cut out a bunny bottom and add to the other end of the basket using sticky pads.
10. Add google eyes and decorate with pom poms.  Let the children use the left over craft foam to cut out shapes and personalise their basket.