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Brown Bag Bunny

Step one

Fill one paper bag with crumpled up newspaper. Pull another bag over the filled one. Tie the yarn in a bow around both bags where the bunny's neck should be

Step 2

Cut the bottom feet out of cardboard, in the shape shown and glue to the bottom of the bag.

Step 3

Cut the upper feet from the third lunch bag in the shape shown, and glue to the front of the bunny just under the yarn-tied bow for the bunny's neck.

Step 4

Cut two ears from the third paper bag and glue them to the top back of the bunny's head.

Finished Project

Cut eyes and nose from black and white construction paper and glue in place. Or, you may glue large wiggly eyes on. Draw a mouth and whiskers with a black permanent marker. Glue the large cotton ball to the lower back of the bag for a tail and you're finished ! These little guys make a great way to wrap small Easter presents too. Take a wrapped present small enough to fit in the bag and nestle it inside the bag in colorful tissue paper. You can make a gift tag and use a hole punch in the corner to be able to tie it up in the bow.

Pinwheels

Materials:
Standard paper (2 sheets per pinwheel)
X-ACTO knife, scissors, or paper cutter
Spray adhesive
Wooden dowels
Metal-edged ruler
Newspaper
Push pins
Straight pins
White craft glue

Instructions:
Print the pinwheel squares onto premium paper, and set them aside to dry completely.
Cut out the squares.

Place squares face down on newspaper. Spray the back of each square lightly with spray adhesive, and set them aside to dry completely.

Place one square on top of the other, with the sticky sides facing each other. Line up the edges and press firmly into place.

Cut along the dotted lines to form the spokes.
Poke a hole part way through the dowel, 1 inch from the top, with the push pin, pressing firmly. This is where you'll fasten the wheel onto the dowel with a straight pin.

Hint: Soak the dowel in water for 15 minutes before you try to poke the hole.
Be careful not to push the pin all the way through the dowel. Let everything dry thoroughly, with the push pin in place, before attaching the pinwheel.

Gently pull every other outside corner into the center of the square.
Holding the paper corners in place, poke the straight pin through the center of the square. Dab a bit of glue onto the end of the straight pin, then push it into the preformed hole in the dowel so that the pin is held securely in place. Allow the glue to dry thoroughly before the paper and dowel touch, so that the pinwheel doesn't get stuck.

At first the pinwheel will not spin very well, but with a bit of use the center hole will become larger, and the wheel will spin more freely in the wind. Happy pinwheeling!!

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