Easter Egg Bunny

by Ralph Dewey

This last Easter, I was presenting a program to some children at my church. I first showed them how many people celebrate Easter by hunting for eggs. I made a typical balloon rabbit in the sitting position. Then by popping a bubble, it laid an egg. They were surprised when the blue Easter bunny produced a yellow egg. Then I explained the true meaning of Easter by explaining how Jesus rose from the grave on Easter morning. The kids really enjoyed the gospel lesson. I’ll explain how you can make a balloon rabbit lay an egg. It does require some advance preparation. Here is how to do it.

Above photo shows how the yellow egg (from a piece of #160 spaghetti balloon) is inflated inside the #260 pencil balloon.

Cut a 1-1/2” length off of the nipple end of a yellow #160 balloon. This will be the egg. I use a pale blue #260 balloon for the bunny. If you prefer a different color, choose one that is opaque so that the kids can’t see the egg inside. Inflate the nipple end of the #160 balloon to about 1” and hold it. Decorate it like an Easter egg by using a Sanford brand Expo dry marker. Give it a few seconds to dry and then deflate it. Next, insert it into the nozzle end of the pencil balloon. Using a squeeze bulb pump, inflate the #160 again to the 1” size. Now you can tie off the balloon. Make sure that the #160 bubble gets inflates at the nipple end. Snip the excess balloon from its knot. That must all be done through the nozzle opening of the #260. Now inflate the #260 fully except for about 2-1/2” and tie off its nozzle. The white #160 bubble (the egg) should be floating inside the #260 balloon. Tip the #260 balloon so that the egg falls downward to the nipple end.

This is how to make the bunny. Twist off a 2” bubble (the head) on the nozzle end, then two 6” bubbles (the ears). Twist-connect at points A & B. To make a better bunny face, I often pull the knot to point A and twist it there. Twist off three 5” bubbles and twist connect at points B & C. Twist off two 5” bubbles (the rear legs) and twist connect at points D & E. Remaining should be a 2” bubble (bubble #9) with the egg in it. To tighten and secure the twist at bubble #9 better, push it through bubbles #7 & #8. Later when you pop bubble #9, the rear legs won’t deflate. To make the bunny sit, push bubbles #4 & #5 down into bubbles #7 & #8. Mark the face. To make the bunny lay an egg, pinch bubble #9 (the tail) with your fingernails (or cut it with a pair of scissors) to burst it.

Photo left: shows the completed Easter bunny ready to have the tail popped to release the yellow Easter egg.