Boo-Boo Bunnies

Part of being a parent requires us to have resources ready in times of emergencies.  Okay, so a small scrape or bump is not an emergency, but Boo Book Bunnies are cute and are great for soothing little scrapes and bumps. Placing an ice cube inside the bunny's back makes it easy for a child to hold an ice cube on a bump or bruise.  Unleash the powers of the Boo Boo Bunny on your child and see how it works for you.

• 1 (one) light-weight wash cloth
• 1 (one) rubber elastic band
• length of ribbon - width of your choice
• 4 (four) pompoms 10mm
• 2 (two) sew-on eyes 10mm
• embroidery thread for whiskers (optional)

1. Lay wash cloth on table with one corner facing you. Remove any manufacturer's labels.

2. Roll the corner facing you in towards the center of the wash cloth making a tunnel like roll. Stop at the center. This will be side "A". Holding side "A" in place, repeat with the opposite corner. Roll the second corner towards the center until it meets roll "A".

3. Holding the two rolls of wash cloth firmly in place, fold in half placing the rolls of the fold to the inside. You will now have what looks like an upside down "U" with the folds INSIDE. The folded end will form the body of the bunny while the loose ends will be its ears.

4. Lay the "U" down with roll "A" lying flat against the table. Fold the tips of the ears up and back until they meet the end of the body.

Finishing the head and ears

5. Pick up Bunny, holding firmly around the middle. Place the elastic tightly around the middle about 1" from the "nose". You should now have the back of Bunny, the head, and two ends of the wash cloth sticking up which makes the ears (if this didn't work either start again at #1 or make a new original creation!).

6. To make Bunny's nose, position one of the pompoms in the lower center of the "face" --  hand-stitch in place. Position and hand-stitch two pompoms to make the eyes.

7.Hand-stitch the last pompom at the Bunny; this is his tail

8. Position eyes on bunny's face and hand-stitch securely in place. If desired, using embroidery thread to make whiskers coming from the bunny's mouth area.

9. Tie a ribbon in a bow around Bunny's neck to cover the elastic.

Enjoy!!

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