Spring is in the air and Easter is around the corner! Celebrate the warm weather with these adorable and simple DIY Easter Tins for Candy! You'll love adding these candy tins to your collection of spring decor!
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👍 Why we Love These Easter Tins
An up-cycled craft- We LOVE repurposing our recyclables, so we came up with an idea to make adorable Easter tins out of our empty tuna cans. Note: If you love up cycled crafts, be sure too also check out our Tin Can Pencil Holder, Egg Carton Treasure Chest and Tissue Box Piggy Banks.
Seriously cute! Who doesn't love a cute bunny craft?!
Simple for all ages- This was a very simple craft that my kids were able to do almost completely on their own. The only time we needed to get involved was when it came time to use the hot glue gun.
Fine motor skills. Our Easter tins craft allows kids to put developing cutting, folding, and painting skills to good use.
✂️ Supplies
Notes on Supplies:
Empty cans- These should be clean and dry. We used tuna cans leftover from our Stovetop Tuna Casserole. To clean empty cans, we recommend washing them with soap and then soaking them in soapy water for a few extra minutes.
Scissors- We love these kid-friendly scissors by Westcott.
Paint- We recommend Acrylic paint for our Easter tins.
📝 Instructions
Step 1: Paint the outside of your can and set aside to dry.
Step 2: Once your painted can is dry, paint a small round circle (your bunny's nose!) in the middle of the front of your painted can. Using a black permanent marker, draw your bunny's eyes, whiskers and mouth as pictured.
Step 3: Draw and cut out two bunny ears from construction paper. Cut out two smaller ear-shaped pieces of a different color. Glue the smaller pieces on top of the larger cutout ears.
Step 4: Using your hot glue gun, glue ears to the backside of your tin can. (Kids might need help with this step!)
Now fill your Easter tins with your favorite Easter candy!
✏️ Expert Tips & Tricks
- Be sure to wait until your painted can is completely dry before drawing on the bunny's facial features. Otherwise the marker and paint will blur together.
- While we used 7 oz tuna cans for our Easter tins, but just about any other empty container should work!
- Easter tins can be used to hold candy or any other small snack, like peanuts, pretzels or small pieces of fruit.
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🐰 DIY Easter Tins for Candy
Materials
- 2 Empty tuna cans cleaned and dried
- Acrylic paint we used pink and yellow
- 1-2 Paint palette(s)
- Foam paint brushes
- Construction paper we used pink and yellow
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
- Black permanent marker
Instructions
- Paint the outside of your can and set aside to dry.
- Once your painted can is dry, paint a small round circle (your bunny's nose!) in the middle of the front of your painted can. Using a black permanent marker, draw your bunny's eyes, whiskers and mouth as pictured.
- Draw and cut out two bunny ears from construction paper. Cut out two smaller ear-shaped pieces of a different color. Glue the smaller pieces on top of the larger cutout ears.
- Using your hot glue gun, glue ears to the backside of your can. (Kids might need help with this step!)
Notes
- Be sure to wait until your painted can is completely dry before drawing on the bunny's facial features. Otherwise the marker and paint will blur together.
- While we used 7 oz tuna cans for our Easter tins, but just about any other empty container should work!
- Easter tins can be used to hold candy or any other small snack, like peanuts, pretzels or small pieces of fruit.
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