Pom Pom Bunny Ornament Easter Craft

These adorable pom pom bunnies are a fun Easter craft you can make with just a few simple supplies.  Not only are they easy and affordable to make they are versatile and sweet with their fluffy pom pom bellies and bendable wire ears.  

These adorable pom pom bunnies can be strung together as an Easter garland, added to a dining room chandelier, popped into a terra cotta pot, added to an easter basket, or hung from a beautiful spring branch.  Of course, you can make them in lots of different colors to suit your Easter decor, and they are so inexpensive and quick to make you can make several of them in no time.

This Spring I have decided to make an assortment of very inexpensive Dollar Tree crafts using pom poms, I will link some of the other Easter projects made with pom poms at the end of this post.  

How to Make an Adorable Pom Pom Bunny

Materials for Making an Easter Bunny Pom Pom

The size of your pom-pom should be proportional to the wooden bead you use for the bunny’s body. When I tried making bunnies with larger 3-inch pom-poms, I had trouble finding beads big enough to match. To get the right proportions, I recommend choosing your wooden bead first and then selecting a pom-pom size that complements it. You can find small pom-pom makers at Dollar Tree, so you won’t have to fuss with cardboard disks to get evenly sized pom-poms. Here are the pom pom bunnies with their corresponding 2-inch and 1.5-inch sized pom pom makers. Both bunnies have 3/4-inch wood bead heads.

How to Make Pom Poms with Yarn

The first step to making these pom pom bunnies is to make as many pom poms as you need, using one for each bunny.    

I used a clover pom pom maker, and a Dollar Tree pom pom maker to make my pom poms.  I have included making the pom pom as part of the video tutorial, but here is a quick breakdown of the process.​

Step 1 – Roll the skeins of yarn into a yarn ball. This avoids knots and tangles when wrapping.

Step 2 – Wrap the yarn around the first two arms of your pom pom maker until it’s nice and full (about 4 layers of yarn). Swing the arms shut, then repeat on the other side.

Step 3 – Once both sides are full, cut the loops of yarn with pointy crafting scissors. Place the scissors between the arms and ship along the groove.

Step 4 -Cut a 10-inch piece of dental floss and wrap it tightly around the groove in the middle of the pom pom maker. I like to do it twice. Pull the twine tight and then tie a simple double knot to hold it secure.

Putting the Pom Pom Easter Bunnies Together

Putting the pom pom bunny together is very quick to do.

Step 1 – Making the pom pom (already done)

Step 2 – After making the pom pom cut a piece of paper-wrapped wire 11 inches long. Fold it in half without creasing it.  You will now have two ends.

Step 3 – Feel for the center of the pom pom where the tied fastener is, and insert one end of the wire through the hole in the middle.  Place the other half on the outside and hide it with the pom pom yarn.

Step 4 – The bunny’s head is a simple wooden bead, just thread the bead with both wires.

Step 5 – Fit both sides of the wire through a bead push it down into the pom pom. and add a dab of glue to the top of the pom pom.  

Step 6 – Fold the two sides of the wire by pushing the ends back into the hole in the wire. Because the center of the bead is hollow and the pom pom is underneath you can push the wire down until you get the length of the bunny ear you like.  

Don’t worry about making the bunny ears shape yet.  Repeat with the other wire.  Once you have both ears in place tweak the position of the wires making sure the ends are secure inside the bead.  Then fold the wires into fun ear shapes.   

If you want to hang the yarn bunnies.  

Take a piece of fishing line at least a foot long.  Tie a double knot at one end.  Take the loop at the other end and pass it over the bead where the neck should be, tie a knot as close to the bead as you can to secure the fishing like.   Suspend your bunny from your finger to assess how it hands then using a tiny dab of hot glue attach the fishing wire to the back of the bunny.  Mine was attached at the back of the wood bead, near the folded ears where it is barely noticeable.   

Cut a piece of 1/4 inch thin ribbon wrap around the “neck” and tie in a tiny bow.  

I think this bunny craft is so cute with its fluffy body, and flirty posable ears.  It’s such an easy craft to do and is an adorable addition to any Spring or Easter decor.  I think it would be perfect hanging from a mirror for Easter, or as a unique Easter’s gift for a teacher.  

Step by Step Video Tutorial

Different Pom Pom Bunny Ideas

You can suspend your pom pom bunnies as an ornament either from a pretty branch, or put on a dowel to add to a floral arrangement,  hang them from a window with a stick on hanger, or place them in a pretty minature clay pot and set them wherever you like. 

Other Easter Pom Pom Crafts 

As I stated prior here are some other Easter Pom Pom crafts I have been playing around with and crafting for Spring.