Stuffed Bunny — a step-by-step lesson for grown-up and child
This lesson teaches "stuffed bunny" through the find-the-part game: ears, nose, paws, tail — found on the bunny first, then on the child, which is how body words travel.
What is this?
The stuffed bunny is the cream plush rabbit with the long ears — the soft friend who will spend the next decade listening to everything.
What does it mean?
A loved toy is the safest classroom: every part of the bunny can be named, touched and giggled over, then found again on the child’s own body. The transfer is nearly automatic.
What does the child need to know?
You need the bunny and the two-step find: "where are bunny’s EARS?" (point) "Where are YOUR ears?" (point). Four parts is a full lesson: ears, nose, paws, tail.
Why this matters
Body vocabulary lands best on something the child adores — and lands twice as well when it hops onto their own body in the same breath.
What it teaches
Body-part vocabulary, pointing accuracy, gentle-touch practice, and the pretend-play seed: bunny will soon eat, sleep and get "poorly" on schedule.
Words to learn
stuffed bunnyearsnosepawstailhop
Say this to your child
“"Stuffed bunny! Soft bunny, long ears. Where are bunny’s ears? …There! Where are YOUR ears? …There! Bunny’s nose… YOUR nose! Bunny’s paws… YOUR hands! Now — hop hop hop, little bunnies!"”
Step by step
- Hello the friend: "stuffed bunny! Soft bunny — say hello!"
- Find on the bunny: "where are bunny’s EARS? …There! Long, soft ears."
- Transfer: "and where are YOUR ears? …There! You have ears too!"
- Repeat for nose, paws (hands!), tail — bunny first, child second, every time.
- The finale: "bunny hops! Can YOU hop?" Two hops and a hug close the lesson — and open a decade of friendship.
Look closer at the picture
On this card the words "stuffed bunny" sit under a cream plush rabbit — ears up, paws forward, the gentlest teacher in the room.
Ask your child
"Where are bunny’s ears?" "Where are YOUR ears?" "How does a bunny move?" (hop!)
What your child can say or do
Your child might say "bunny!" with a hug, point to their own nose proudly, or hop-hop across the room — vocabulary, hopping.
Out in the real world
Plush friends travel: in the car, to the clinic, to bed. Each carries the game — "bunny’s nose… your nose!" — to every waiting room in town.
Try it together
Bunny School: the child teaches the bunny ITS body parts — "this is your nose, bunny!" Teaching reverses the game and doubles the vocabulary. Every pupil needs a name; the child supplies it.
Understanding check
Ask: "Where are bunny’s ears?" (point) "Where are YOUR ears?" (point) "Hop like bunny!" — find, transfer, hop: body words, delivered by a friend.
This lesson pairs with the Stuffed Bunny flashcard in the library — print it, show it, keep it on the fridge. Back to Toddler Room.