How to Make a Bunny Tail for a Costume

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Things You'll Need

  • Empty cereal box

  • Scissors

  • Yarn

  • 1-inch tab of hook-and-loop tape

A bunny's tail is an important part of your bunny costume -- after all, one of the best-known storybook rabbits is named Peter Cottontail. Attaching the cottontail for a costume or for a cute diaper cover embellishment is a simple process that requires a little yarn, some scrap cardboard and a few minutes of your time -- with no fuss, no muss and no sewing.

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Step 1

Cut two 5-inch circles from the cereal box.

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Step 2

Cut 1-inch circles out of the center of the cardboard circles, slitting the edges to the centers to make the cutouts.

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Step 3

Hold the circles together.

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Step 4

Wrap the yarn through the center holes and around the cardboard ring one time and tie it to hold it on the template.

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Step 5

Cover the circles with yarn, sliding it through the slit to wrap the ring. Push the yarn wraps together tightly so the bunny tail will come out full and fluffy.

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Step 6

Snip the yarn to separate the yarn-filled rings from the skein.

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Step 7

Cut a 12-inch piece of yarn to make a tie. Set it aside.

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Step 8

Slide your scissors between the two cardboard circles.

Step 9

Clip the yarn all around the rings.

Step 10

Slip the tie between the cut threads and the rings.

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Step 11

Secure the tie around the center tightly and tie a knot. Trim any extra length.

Step 12

Remove the cardboard rings and fluff out the tail.

Step 13

Place one side of the hook-and-loop tape on the bunny tail. Place the other on the costume, and secure the tail to the costume.

Tip

Instead of hook-and-loop tape, you can use a large safety pin to attach the bunny tail.

Recycle the yarn puff after the costume party by making a critter friend. Add felt or craft wiggle eyes, felt ears and a felt mouth for a simple toy, or make another pom pom or two, and glue them together for head and body.

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