Spring Bunnies

Another Pinterest inspired project, resulted in these gorgeous springtime bunnies. The children enjoyed this art activity immensely partly because of the challenges it presented. Sometimes things look simpler than they are. The finished pieces are beautiful.

I led a directed drawing lesson with the class to support them through the initial drawing of the bunnies. We started by drawing a curved hill shape for the body and worked our way up. The head was probably the most challenging, but thinking of the head shape of a ninja turtle seemed to help (their connection). We used masking tape to trace and circle off the nose and mouth area and the kids were able to add bunny ears with little instruction. We discussed scale and the importance of having each part just the right size.

The second step involved drawing pencil guide lines softly and evenly in the bunnies. I knew this would be difficult, getting the spacing just right so I completed this step for them when they were out for recess (took less than ten minutes).

Then it was time to pull out the sharpies. We focussed on the eyes first, colouring them in and adding rays of sunshine around them. The nose and mouth were coloured boldly before each ring was lined. We referred to them as the large donut, medium donut and the tidbit in the middle. Finally it was time for the lines, and more lines and more. They had to fill each section in using vertical lines, trying to keep them roughly the same distance apart. We had lots of tired arms!

The final shape the bunnies take is quite amazing. We didn't outline the bunnies, rather filled the space inside them. Pretty cool effect. Instead of the glasses in our inspiration piece, I decided on roses. So, the last step involved rolling paper roses from brightly coloured construction paper. Leaves were cut from crepe paper in two shades of green. They add the perfect pop of colour and say spring.