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Create Your Own Sock Bunny

Welcome spring by making a cute and easy sock bunny!

Materials needed: 

  • Sock
  • Tall cup
  • 1 cup raw rice 
  • 3 rubber bands
  • Black marker
  • Piece of ribbon
  • Scissors
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Step 1. Place the sock in a tall cup and fold the end of the sock over the edge of the cup. This will make it easy to pour the rice into the sock.

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Step 2. Measure 1 cup of rice and pour it into the sock.

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Step 3. Tie the sock closed with a rubber band. This should leave you with a round ball shape for the body and head of your bunny.

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Step 4. Form the bunny’s head by pinching the rice ball in half and adding another rubber band to separate the head from the body.

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Step 5. Decide where you want the tail to be, pinch another small section and add another rubber band to keep it in place.

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Step 6. Use scissors to trim the top of the sock until you are left with a few inches for the ears. Make a cut in the middle to separate the ears. Then cut them to the shape you want. You can use a black marker to plan your cuts before you make them.

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Step 7. Draw eyes and a nose on your bunny using the marker.

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Step 8. Cut a piece of string or ribbon and give bunny a bow around its neck.

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Enjoy your new friend!

Featured in: March/April 2023

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