3 easy ways to make a natural DIY Easter bunny! All you need for the eco-friendly DIY Easter bunny ornaments is straw or raffia and natural twine.

These 3 DIY Easter bunnies are 100% natural and eco-friendly made with wheat straw (or raffia) and natural twine! They look cute as natural Easter decorations. Just add a hanger and use the natural Easter bunnies as ornaments.

What Type Of Straw Should I Use For The Straw Bunny?

I used wheat straw for the natural straw bunny ornaments. But there are other types of straw that you can use instead: barley straw, rye straw and even dried grass (hay) all work. And instead of straw, you can also use corn husks, raffia or bast fiber from nettles or trees.

3 Ways To Make A Natural DIY Easter Bunny With Straw Or Raffia

Natural DIY Pom Pom Easter Bunny

This DIY pom pom bunny is very easy and fast to make with straw or raffia. And it looks so cute!

You’ll Need:

straw (or raffia)
natural twine
scissors

1. Soak the straw in water until you can bend the straw without it breaking. This can take a couple of hours or even days.

2. Make a small and a large pom pom with straw. Because even soaked straw is relatively stiff, you have to shape the straw pom pom more than a yarn pom pom. Let the straw pom poms dry overnight.

Related: How To Make Pom Poms

3. Tie the large and small straw pom pom together with a square knot. Cut off the twine.

4. Shape two soaked straws into bunny ears. And tie them to the small straw pom pom.

Braided DIY Straw Bunny

The braided straw bunny is more difficult to make than the pom pom straw bunny.

You’ll Need:

straw (or raffia)
natural twine
needle
scissors

1. Soak the straw in water until you can bend the straw without it breaking.

2. Braid three straws together.

3. Shape the straw braid into a spiral. And stitch the straw spiral together with natural twine. I used yellow linen sewing thread. For more details on how to braid straw and how to sew straw braids together, click on the link below.

Related: How To Make A Straw Hat From Scratch

3. Make another smaller straw circle for the head. Then stitch both straw circles together.

4. Shape two soaked straws into bunny ears. And stitch them to the head of the natural straw bunny.

5. For the bunny tail, make a small pom pom with straw or raffia and tie it to the body of the DIY Easter bunny.

Natural DIY Crochet Easter Bunny

You can’t use straw for the natural crochet Easter bunny because even soaked straw is too stiff to crochet. So I used raffia instead. But I think fresh grass, corn husks, or bast fiber could work too.