Making an Easter bunny puppet with moving arms and legs.

This step-by-step video guide is a helpful introduction showing teachers and parents how to make an Easter bunny puppet with their children. In this activity the children will learn about simple mechanisms using linkages made from paper products. A full template is provided to help them cut out the parts for a cardboard Easter bouncing bunny.

This fun STEM challenge is aimed at primary school children.

This step-by-step video guide is a helpful introduction showing teachers and parents how to make an Easter bunny puppet with their children. In this activity the children will learn about simple mechanisms using linkages made from paper products. A full template is provided to help them cut out the parts for a cardboard Easter bouncing bunny.

This fun STEM challenge is aimed at primary school children.

Follow this step-by-step guide to make your own Easter bouncing bunny:

• Step 1 – Safely cut out all the bunny parts. Stick them onto card or cardboard. When the glue is dry, cut out the cardboard parts.

• Step 2 – Make the 13 holes in the parts. Put an eraser or sticky tack behind the hole, then push a sharp pencil in to make a small hole.

• Step 3 – Connect the arms and legs to the body with brass fasteners.

• Step 4 – Tie string to the head. Thread string through the arms.

• Step 5 – Cross the strings over and thread the string through the legs. Tie the string in a knot.

• Step 6 – Test your bunny to check that the arms and legs move.

Download the free activity sheets and supporting resources on our resource page for more detailed instructions, teachers notes and for optional extension work. These are free to download, and all the documents are fully editable, so you can tailor them to your students’ and your schools’ needs.

This exercise will take approximately 1 hour to complete in full.

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