DIY Bunny Candy Poppers

Hi everyone, we are still on a mini break {but working on tons of new things behind the scenes!} We thought we would pop in a couple times this week and share some Eastery projects with you! We seriously can not believe that Easter is this week {and yes it is literally snowing here right now...where is the weather that is supposed to accompany spring!?!}
Anyways...Kellie and both have little ones, I have 5 year old twin daughters and Kellie has a 6 year old daughter {and a 12 year old too} so we still get to play Easter bunny! Its so much fun preparing baskets for the girls and so exciting to see the absolute joy on their faces when they find their Easter baskets! One item I add to my girls baskets every year are these little bunny candy poppers. Of course candy poppers are nothing new, but we thought we would share how easy they are to transform into bunnies! There is no ripping or tearing, which may take the fun out of them...hehe...but all you have to do is un-tie the ribbon and open the bunnies ears and she's filled with all kinds of Eastery goodness!

Materials

1 sheet of sparkly white felt {you can actually get 2 poppers out of one piece}

1/2 paper towel roll {or toilet paper roll} 

piece of white card stock {to cover bottom of popper}

pink festooning 

google eyes 

pink beads {you can use anything here for a nose, you could even cut out a circle from card stock}

mini pom poms 

flowers stamens {used for sugar flowers, these can be found in the baking isle of any craft store} 

pink ribbon 

1. Trace the bottom opening of the paper roll onto card stock and cut it out. Hot glue the card stock to the bottom of paper roll. {This will just keep the candy in the popper}

2. Take your paper roll and place it so that the bottom of the felt lines up with the bottom of the paper roll. {The paper roll should also be at the beginning of the felt so that you do not waste any, don't place it in the center of the felt, this way you will get 2 bunnies out of one piece} Roll the paper roll  inward just until the felt covers the entire roll {leave a little overlap} cut the felt and then hot glue the edges of the felt together covering the entire paper roll.

3. There will be a lot of left over at the top cut a slit down the center just until you reach the top of the paper roll. {These will end up being the ears}

4. Hot glue 3 of the stamens on the roll to create whiskers, glue the pink bead on top of them to create the nose and the google eyes just above the whiskers. 

5. Hot glue pink festooning around the bottom of the bunny. 

6. Turn the bunny over and hot glue a little pom pom on the bottom to create a tail.

7. Fill your bunny up with paper shreds and candy and little toys! 

8. Tie the ears together with a ribbon, if they are to close together pull them apart to create more of a "bunny ear" look. 

9. All the kiddos have to do to get their candy is untie the ears! 

DIY Bunny Munch Mason Jars

Can you believe that Easter is this weekend already!?! Well, we thought we would share a sweet little last minute project with you! These little bunny mason jars filled with "bunny munch" {white chocolate popcorn or kettle corn and mini marshmallows}. These would be such a cute gift to bring to your Easter hostess or even to put in your little one's Easter basket! Katie, our sweet DIY correspondent created this adorable bunny silhouette, that you can download here. Just print it out and trace it on to your favorite glittery paper, cut it out and glue it onto your jar. You can either line the jar's lid with ribbon or paper fringe. Then just fill it up with your favorite treat! You could use "bunny munch", jelly beans or whatever other sweet treat you like!

Beautiful Easter Egg Boxed Gifts

Easter is sneaking up on us so fast this year! There are so many great ideas out there for beautiful sweets and gifts and fun ways to fill up all of those Easter baskets! We across this post on Torie Jayne's blog and thought it was such a beautiful gift idea! She found these gorgeous turquoise egg boxes and filled them with shredded paper and gold wrapped chocolate eggs! We love how she put the eggs in little cupcake liners too! She even included a free lacey bunny printable for the top of the box! We think there are so pretty and would be such a sweet gift to give for Easter! {Please check out the entire diy and get bunny printable here}

Cascarones

Have you ever heard of cascarones!?! They are glitter or confetti filled eggs...considered to be good luck when you break them over someone's head! They are so colorful and fairly easy to make! There are a lot of fun tutorials out there for making these, but we thought this one from one of our favorite French blogs, Griottes, was pretty fabulous! Although, they were made for Christmas in this tutorial, we thought they would be such a fun alternative to regular dyed Easter eggs!

Materials: Eggs, a needle, paint and a brush, glitter

Drill your eggs gently with the needle, a small hole on top and a small hole but slightly larger on the bottom. Shake the egg hard, and then blow into the top hole on top of a bowl, the egg will flow into the bowl.
Wash and dry the egg.
Once dry, paint them with acrylic or spray paint. Let them dry and apply a second coat if needed.
With a sheet of paper, cut a small cone and place it into the larger hole. Create a funnel and pour the glitter into the egg. Close the hole with a small piece of masking tape.



diy and all photo via Griottes: www.griottes.fr/}