How to Make a Bunny Tail

Use cotton balls to make a bunny tail.

Bunny ears and a fuzzy white tail can transform a pair of cozy pajamas or plain jogging suit into a bunny costume. Plain white cotton balls make the ideal material for fashioning bunny tails for greeting cards and craft projects, as well as for making a larger tail for your bunny costume. Most of the materials needed to make a bunny tail may already be in your home.

Things You'll Need

• Small balloon
• Newspaper
• Liquid starch
• Bowl
• Cotton balls
• White glue
• Velcro

Instructions

1. Inflate the balloon, making it the size you need for the bunny's tail

2. Tear the newspaper into strips, about 1-inch wide by 4-inches long. You will need enough newspaper strips to cover your balloon three times.

3. Fill a bowl with liquid starch.

4. Dip a strip of newspaper in the starch, and wipe off excess liquid. Lay the strip on the balloon's surface, remove wrinkles and smooth by running your fingers over the wet paper. Add more damp strips in a crisscross pattern until the entire balloon is covered. Allow it to dry completely.

5. Add two more layers of newspaper strips. Allow each layer to dry before adding the next.

6. Cut a piece of Velcro to fit on one side of the balloon to attach the finished bunny tail to the costume. The actual size of the Velcro piece will depend on the size of the tail. Make it large enough to be able to hold the tail to the costume.

7. Glue the Velcro piece to the balloon. Gently push in the back end of the balloon to flatten it a little when affixing the Velcro. Allow it to dry before going to the next step.

8. Dip one side of a cotton ball in a little bit of liquid white glue and affix it to the balloon. Repeat, covering the entire balloon, except the area with the Velcro.

9. Secure the finished tail to the costume by affixing a piece of Velcro to the seat of the outfit. Easily snap the tail on and off the bunny bottom, making it convenient to remove the tail when you are driving to a costume party, and you do not want to smash the bunny's tail.

References

• Danielle's Place: Easter Crafts and Activities for Children