Looking for Easter Bunny bait to sprinkle on your yard for the Easter Bunny? Bunny bait for the lawn attracts the Easter Bunny for Easter. Kids can sprinkle Bunny Bait outside on Easter Eve to attract the Easter Bunny to their house. Bunny Bait comes with a Free Printable tag which can be used as friends, family, and neighbors gifts for kids.
Similar to Reindeer food or Reindeer bait used on Christmas Eve for Santa and his reindeer, Bunny Bait is sprinkled on your lawn or outside to attract the Easter Bunny to your home. This signals the Easter Bunny to your home and it’s so easy to make that kids can do all of the measuring, pouring, and mixing.
Easter Bunny Bait for Yard
Easter Bunny bait is so simple to make and combines just 3 simple ingredients. Many of these ingredients you probably already have in your home. Plain oats, sprinkles, and glitter are used, but if you’re worried about adding glitter to your lawn you can substitute sugar sprinkles or leave them out.
How do you Attract the Easter Bunny?
With Easter Bunny bait of course! Easter Bunny bait is made with oats, easter sprinkles, and glitter.
Glitter Alternates
While this recipe does call for glitter you can leave it out if you don’t feel comfortable sprinkling glitter on your lawn (especially if you have wild rabbits) or you can substitute the glitter. Here are some glitter alternatives:
Bunny Bait Ingredients and Supplies
Ingredients:
- Dried oats
- Mini Easter sprinkles
Supplies:
- Glass jars
- Ribbon of choice
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Paper or funnel
- Cardstock
- Glitter, optional
How to Make Bunny Bait for Yard
Step 1: Use a funnel or create one from paper. Begin to layer a glass jar with dried oats. You can add 1-2 tablespoons or more, depending on how much you want to make. There are no exact measurements for this recipe.
Step 2: Add a layer of sprinkles. About the same amount as the oats you add.
Step 3: This step is optional – Add a layer of a small amount of glitter. Then shake the glass jar to mix.
Sprinkle on your lawn at night.
The moon will make it sparkle bright.
The Easter Bunny may wander and roam.
This bait will guide him to your home.
Step 4: Print and cut tags using the tag printable. You can find the download at the bottom of this page.
Step 5: Using a hole punch create a hole for ribbon on the tag.
Step 6: Tie the tag with the ribbon around the neck of the jar.
Step 7: On Easter Eve (the night before Easter) have your little ones sprinkle the bunny bait on the lawn or anywhere outside your home. The sprinkles and glitter shine in the moonlight and that draws the Easter Bunny to your home.
If you don’t have a lawn, that is ok. Sprinkle the bunny bait on the sidewalk, path, or in the street in front of your home.
Don’t forget to leave some carrots out for the Easter Bunny inside your home. Like with this Easter Bunny Plate!
Bunny Bait for Yard Free Printable
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More Easter Day Fun
Looking for delicious Easter Recipes or more Easter Printables? Check out these posts!
Easter Bunny Waffles – Use frozen waffles to make Easter Bunny Face waffles.
Easter Donuts – Use store-bought donuts to make Easter bunny donuts.
Easter Bunny Butts Cupcakes – Use snack cakes to make bunny butt cupcakes or mini cakes.
Pop It Easter Basket – An Easter basket filled with Pop Its and items that go POP!
Pop It Easter Tags – Printable Gift Tags for Pop Its. Great for giving to friends or classmates as an Easter gift.
How to Dye Easter Eggs with Food Coloring
Easter Bunny Bait (for the lawn)
An easy craft for kids to make. Easter Bunny Bait is sprinkled on the lawn or yard to attract the Easter Bunny. Made with oats, sprinkles, and glitter.
Materials
- Dried Oats
- Easter Sprinkles
- Glitter (optional)
Tools
- Glass jars
- Ribbon of choice
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Paper or funnel
- Cardstock
Instructions
- Use a funnel or create one from paper. Begin to layer a glass jar with dried oats. You can add 1-2 tablespoons or more, depending on how much you want to make. There are no exact measurements for this recipe.
- Add a layer of sprinkles. About the same amount as the oats you add.
- This step is optional – Add a layer of a small amount of glitter. Then shake the glass jar to mix.
- Print and cut tags using the tag printable. You can find the download at the bottom of this page.
- Using a hole punch create a hole for ribbon on the tag.
- Tie the tag with the ribbon around the neck of the jar.
- On Easter Eve (the night before Easter) have your little ones sprinkle the bunny bait on the lawn or anywhere outside your home. The sprinkles and glitter shine in the moonlight and that draws the Easter Bunny to your home.
Notes
Glitter can be left out or substituted with Sanding Sugar or Edible Glitter. Alternative options are linked in the blog post.
If you don’t have a lawn, that is ok. Sprinkle the bunny bait on the sidewalk, path, or in the street in front of your home.