Bleeding Tissue Paper Easter Bunnies

It’s Easter art season, and bleeding tissue paper Easter bunnies are a hip-hip-happy time! The bright, joyful colors make each bunny a work of art (plus, they couldn’t be easier to make).

Table of Contents:

1. Have you ever tried bleeding tissue paper Easter bunnies?
2. Bleeding Tissue Paper Easter Bunnies are Perfect for Process Art
3. Materials
4. Let’s Make Bleeding Tissue Paper Easter Bunnies
5. How do you know if tissue paper will bleed?
6. What paper is best for bleeding tissue paper?
7. Frequently Asked Questions

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Have you ever tried bleeding tissue paper Easter bunnies?

Bleeding tissue paper is one of the coolest art supplies that exists.

It looks and feels like ordinary tissue paper, but something exciting happens when it gets wet.

The moment water touches it, the color begins to come off (“bleed”) and transfers to whatever paper you have it sitting on.

Because it’s such an easy supply, it’s perfect for all ages, and today is the perfect day to try it.

🐇 Related: Bunny hop on over to our collection of the best Easter activities for kids.

Bleeding Tissue Paper Easter Bunnies are Perfect for Process Art

During the holidays, many kids’ art projects tend to be crafts.

Crafts are cute, but they’re typically a “make yours look like mine” type of project where there’s little room for creativity (and all the final pieces look the same).

Bleeding tissue paper bunnies are the opposite!

Some kids might make their bunny every color of tissue paper you have, whereas others might make theirs one color. Some kids might use lots and lots of tissue, and others might use just a few pieces.

Each final piece is unique, like each artist, just the way we love it.

🐇 Check out these other adorable Easter activities, too:

• Jelly Bean Oobleck
• Bubbling Easter Jelly Bean Science
• Easter Sensory Bin
• Easter Egg Puzzle Craft

Materials

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• Bleeding tissue paper
• FREE Bunny Outlines
• Jar of water
• Paintbrush
• White paper – I used watercolor paper here, but any regular white paper works
• Googly eyes – optional
• Art trays – optional (I LOVE THESE)

Let’s Make Bleeding Tissue Paper Easter Bunnies

I always make extra cut-outs available because kids usually want to make more than one.

1. Cut out bunny shapes using the free template (comes in two sizes) or free-handing the outline. You could also make egg, chick, or jelly bean outlines, too.
2. Paint a layer of water on your bunny, making sure you use enough water that it’s shiny (if it dries, just add more water).
3. Place pieces of bleeding tissue paper on top of the wet bunny, observing what happens when the tissue touches the water.
4. Remove the tissue paper once your bunny is covered, and look at the beautiful colors left behind.

💡 Teacher Tip: You can remove the tissue paper while your project is still wet, or you can let it dry completely first. Both methods yield the same results, but it’s a fun experiment for kids to compare (we do both!).

How do you know if tissue paper will bleed?

There are a few ways to determine if your tissue paper will bleed.

• Look for the word “bleeding” somewhere on the package.

• Do a test by dampening a piece of white paper, adding a small piece of tissue, and seeing if the color transfers.

• Avoid “colorfast” tissue, as this tells you the paper will not bleed.

Most gift wrap tissue paper does not bleed, but it’s always worth checking what you already have.

What paper is best for bleeding tissue paper?

Any!

I prefer using watercolor paper whenever possible because it’s thick and doesn’t warp, but I have done bleeding tissue paper on copy paper, cardstock, and construction paper, and they all work great.

Ultimately, the bleeding tissue paper will bleed no matter what it’s on.

This is the perfect project for using whatever paper you already have.

Frequently Asked Questions