R is for rabbit! Help your toddler learn about the letter R by making a fun rabbit footprint craft.

Materials

• Brown and white nontoxic paint
• Blank paper
• Paper plate or scrap cardboard
• Cotton ball
• Cotton swab or paintbrush

Instructions

1. Pour some brown paint onto the cardboard.
2. Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of brown paint on your child’s foot.
3. Press the footprint onto the center of the paper with the toes pointing down.
4. Wash the paint off your child’s foot.
5. Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of brown paint on your child’s finger.
6. Press two brown fingerprints on top of the heel of the footprint. Reapply the brown paint as needed.
7. Wash the paint off your child’s finger.
8. Pour some white paint onto the cardboard.
9. Use a cotton ball to spread a thin layer of white paint on your child’s thumb.
10. Press the thumbprint into the center bottom of the footprint near the toes.
11. Wash the paint off your child’s thumb.
12. Use a paintbrush to paint “R is for rabbit” in brown on the paper.

 

 

 

For more fun rabbit crafts, try my Toilet Paper Roll Bunny Craft and Easter Handprint and Footprint Craft: Bunny, Carrot, and Chick.

Image Credits

R Is for Rabbit Footprint Craft © 2014 Heather Johnson
Brown and White Acrylic Paint © 2014 Heather Johnson
One Brown Footprint © 2014 Heather Johnson
Adding Two Brown Fingerprints © 2014 Heather Johnson
Painting “R Is for Rabbit” in Brown © 2014 Heather Johnson
Finished R Is for Rabbit Footprint Craft © 2014 Heather Johnson
Completed R Is for Rabbit Footprint Craft © 2017 Heather Johnson