While plastic shopping bags may not seem like the best material for an arts and crafts project, they have several advantages that makes them so. First, plastic bags can be found easily; in fact, they are almost impossible to avoid. Second, they usually cost little or no money at all. Lastly, by using plastic bags for crafts project, you are essentially recycling them which is helpful for the environment.
The following is a tutorial on creating a bunny using a plastic grocery bag. This is a great activity do with your kids during Easter. Since it is fairly easy to do and only takes few minutes, you can get young kids (toddler age) to do them as well. The final product looks very cute and you can put these bunnies around the house as decoration.
Materials:
A plastic bag with handles (preferably a t shirt bag)
Filler – you can use shredded paper or cotton
2 rubber bands
Sharpie marker
Instructions:
1. Stuff the plastic bag with the filler
2. Tie a knot at the top of the bag with the handles. These should make your bunny ears.
3. Tie a rubber band around the bottom of the plastic bag to make the tail.
4. Using the sharpie marker, draw facial features like the bunny’s eyes, nose and mouth.
5. You should now have your bunny!
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