Glittery bunnies for a bouquet
The grown-up draws bunny outlines with a glue gun, the child covers them in glitter: once they've hardened, you pop them into a spring bouquet.
Age : age 4+; the glue gun stays with the grown-up
Materials
- A glue gun, ideally low-temperature : Held by the grown-up.
- Baking paper : The glue won't stick to it.
- Glitter : One or more colours.
- Wooden skewers or sticks : To push into the bouquet.
- A bunny template drawn on a sheet of paper : Slipped under the baking paper to follow the line.
- A box or a deep plate : To catch the glitter.
Steps
Make it
- Draw a simple bunny outline (round head, two long ears) and slip it under the baking paper.
- The grown-up traces round the outline with the glue gun, in one thick, unbroken line.
- They press the tip of a skewer into the still-warm glue at the bottom of the head, and run another line of glue over it.
- Straight away, the child sprinkles lots of glitter over it, above the box.
- Leave to cool for 10 to 15 minutes, then shake off the extra glitter.
- Gently peel the bunny off the baking paper and push it into a bouquet or a flowerpot.
The same technique works for eggs, flowers, stars at Christmas or bats at Halloween. You can also fill in the inside of the outline for a solid bunny.
If it goes wrong
- The bunny breaks when you peel it off : Go over it with a second line.
- The glitter won't stick : Sprinkle as soon as the glue is down, a bit at a time.
- The skewer comes loose : Add a dot of glue on the back.
Safety
- Hot glue burns: the glue gun stays in the grown-up's hands, and children only touch the glue once it's cooled.
- Glitter doesn't go near eyes or mouths.