Easter table decoration: how to make an Easter bunny out of napkins (diagram and video). Napkin "Rabbit" (Easter table decoration) Bunny ears - elementary, but very creative
Decorating the table for Easter with all kinds of decorative items in the shape of a rabbit is a purely European tradition. But it is so cute and creative that it has long been used in our country. Therefore, if you like non-standard decorations for the holiday table, we suggest you familiarize yourself with several ways to create bunnies from napkins and other improvised materials.
Rabbit made from a fabric napkin - difficult, but beautiful
The most complex of all the options we have collected here is a rabbit folded from a linen napkin. But it looks really original, so if you want to truly surprise your guests, be sure to try it. After just a few attempts, you will definitely succeed.
Step-by-step photo tutorial:
As you can see, there is nothing too complicated or clever here. The main thing is to remember the sequence of steps and repeat each of them correctly.
By the way, to make such a rabbit it is very important to use square napkins. And before you roll them into various shapes, they must be carefully starched. Otherwise they will not hold their shape and will fall apart.
If you use multi-colored napkins to create these bunnies, the result will be different:
Video lesson
And here is a clear example of how you can fold a rabbit from an ordinary napkin:
A simple rabbit made from a napkin - easy and original
If the previous method seemed extremely difficult to you, try making a napkin rabbit in a different way. To do this, take a square cloth napkin, fold it as shown in the photo, and then wrap it around the egg.
Tie the resulting composition with thread, then draw eyes and a nose on the egg - congratulations, you have a great bunny! Now it can be used to decorate the Easter table and more.
Bunny ears - basic, but very creative
If you don’t like the second method, try a very simple option for creating rabbit decor - tie napkins with ears. You can make them from anything - paper, cardboard and even felt.
The latter, for example, looks pretty good if you use monotonous fabric and inserts of polka dot pieces to make the ears:
Making rabbits from colorful napkins is a very attractive and exciting activity. Therefore, in order not to sit for a long time on making holiday decor, be sure to involve your children in this. Together it will be more fun, and you will get several times more rabbits.
The Easter bunny is a symbol of the bright Resurrection of Christ in Europe and America, which has already migrated to our holiday tables. Therefore, we will show you how to fold napkins into the shape of eared rabbits and thereby turn your holiday table into a cheerful clearing with running animals. In the West, these symbols of Easter are most often represented by chocolate or marzipan sweets or pastries, but we will go further and make them from fabric!
Of course, we can simply fold linen napkins into trivial pyramids and place them in the center of the plates, but Easter is a fun and very hospitable holiday. Therefore, a funny rabbit in a plate will improve your mood and create a warm and homely atmosphere during the meal.
Rolling up Rabbits from fabric napkins!
Before starting work, clear part of the tabletop and place napkin rings made of metal, elastic or paper under your arm. If you want to make rings with your own hands, the best material would be thick colored paper with a carrot glued to it. It will also be useful to prepare a hot iron if the fabric is thin.
Step I
Fold the square in four along one side. We get a strip a quarter of the width of the canvas. Smooth it out with your hand or an iron.
We fold both sides of the strip into small triangles, in the direction of the central fold.
We get a kind of “airplane”, which we immediately turn into an isosceles rhombus by applying protruding stripes towards the center of the folded napkin.
Step II
Before us is a rhombus with a cut in the middle. The bunny ears are already visible! And we form them in a few movements! Along the middle cut we make two more triangle folds, turning them inward, then we repeat the folds, only shifting and overlapping them on top of each other.
Holding the resulting figure with one hand, with the other we thread it into a ring or elastic band. We straighten the “ears” and “body”.
Step III
Now we need to stabilize the entire structure so that our bunny napkin stands on the plate. To do this, turn the work to the reverse side and tuck in the free lower triangle. Next, we need to smooth out all the folds and ensure the stability of the figure in a vertical position.
Our Easter symbol is ready!
How to fold paper napkins into “bunny ears”
Exactly the same figures can be made from multi-layer paper napkins, and this option does not even require rings or ribbons. The paper, even soft, reliably folds the way we want. And you get very funny little animals if you use napkins of different colors. You can even use 2 napkins of different colors by overlapping the halves on top of each other. These decorative figures look very positive and stylish!
Why did the Rabbit become the symbol of Easter?
In fact, all Easter attributes of the celebration have deep roots in paganism, as does the entire culture of modern civilization.
In paganism, the rabbit was a symbol of the spring awakening of nature and the fertility of the earth. These animals have always been distinguished by incredible fertility and rapid population growth. Could a better image of fertility and development be chosen?
According to Easter tradition, the hare brings gifts to children - nests with eggs, and the children hide these gifts in hidden places from prying eyes. We have already learned how to fold napkins into the shape of rabbits, all that remains is to look for chocolate or biscuit analogues in stores.
In the USA and Western countries, you can buy or order Easter bunnies in a variety of sizes from a bakery shop, as they are always welcome guests on any table or in gift baskets! Chocolate marzipan bunnies, made from melt-in-your-mouth shortbread dough with glaze and pictures, are the most popular sweets for Easter! The nests are baked from different types of dough, decorated with icing, and chocolate eggs covered in icing of different colors are placed inside. And our housewives prepare eggs from jelly of different colors.
Assimilation into our Orthodox traditions of the Easter traditions of the Christian West enriches both cultures and only makes our favorite holiday brighter and more interesting! And folding napkins into an Easter symbol will only complement the entire table decor!