Bunny Mask Craft
A wearable bunny mask transforms any child into an Easter bunny in under 20 minutes. Made from a paper plate with eye holes and decorated with felt ears, a pink nose, and whiskers, this mask is simple enough for preschoolers and fun enough for everyone.
The wearing is the best part — children who make their own masks immediately put them on and hop around the room. Pure bunny magic.
What You'll Need
- Paper plate — one per child
- White and pink construction paper — for ears
- Elastic cord — for wearing
- Pink pompom — for the nose
- Black marker — for whiskers and eye outlines
- Scissors — for eye holes (adult cuts)
- Glue stick
How to Do It
Step 1: Cut eye holes. An adult cuts two oval eye holes in the center of the plate.
Step 2: Make ears. Cut two tall ear shapes from white paper and two smaller inner-ear pieces from pink. Glue pink onto white.
Step 3: Attach ears. Glue or tape the ears to the top back of the plate.
Step 4: Add nose. Glue a pink pompom where the nose would go (above the mouth area).
Step 5: Draw whiskers. Use a black marker to draw three whiskers on each side of the nose.
Step 6: Add elastic. Punch a hole on each side and thread elastic through, knotting to fit the child's head.
🎓 Skills Your Child Will Develop
Self-image and role play — Wearing a mask and adopting an animal's identity is a rich dramatic play experience.
Assembly sequencing — Building the mask step by step develops procedural memory.
Creative decision-making — Children decide how to decorate the ears, where to position elements.
Tips & Variations
- Decorate ears with spring flowers, polka dots, or stripes.
- Make a matching bunny tail from a cotton ball on a headband.
- Take photos of children in their bunny masks for a classroom display.
- Make other animal masks: chick, lamb, duck.
My Two Cents
Use the elastic that comes in small craft packs rather than ribbon — elastic adjusts to different head sizes automatically, while ribbon needs to be measured and tied. That small detail saves enormous time when outfitting a whole classroom of bunnies.
