Get into the Easter spirit with this adorable representation of a favorite spring holiday! Help your kid design and create a funny bunny pop-up card that springs to life with the help of her artistic talent! She'll use paper, glue, and markers to construct a 3D card. It's sure to help her better understand shape, form, and colors, as she tunes into her imagination. The handwriting involved is a great way to boost her hand muscle and writing skills, as well.
What You Need:
- Construction paper
- Card stock or other thick paper
- Scissors
- Clear drying, non-toxic glue or tape
- Markers
What to Do:
- Find an image online of a real or drawn rabbit to help spark your child's imagination. She may want to practice by drawing her own version of a bunny on scrap paper.
- Fold the card stock in half to create the card shape.
- Ask your child to draw or trace a circle and two long ovals on the construction paper, using a coffee can or other similar circle shape as a template. Have her cut out these shapes (the head and ears).
- Invite her to fold the circle in half. Point out the two halves to your child for an added lesson in fractions!
- Cut one tab from the construction paper. This should be square or rectangle shaped, and will be used to secure the bunny’s pop-up face.
- Ask her to glue the two ovals (ears) to the circle (head).
- Now, encourage her to create bunny features on the face using markers.
- Help her attach the rectangle tab to the circle using glue or tape. Tape (or glue) the tab to the center of the bunny head. Open the card, fold the tab, and attach the bottom to the card stock. You may need to try out a few different placements before you get one that works well. Make sure that the center fold in the bunny head lines up with the center fold in the card stock when the card is closed.
- Time to get creative! Invite her to decorate the front of the card with markers.
- Ask her to think about what she'd rather include inside the card: a personalized Easter greeting or a creative, Easter-inspired poem. It depends on how much she would like to write and what exactly she thinks the recipient would enjoy the most.
If you absolutely can not get the folds of the pop-up to line up (or your very young child want to do this all by herself) try simply attaching the bunny pop up with the tab to one side of the card.
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