Easter Bunny - Belden Village Mall (Canton, Ohio) Easter Giveaway Mask (1970's)

This cheerful Easter Bunny mask was a seasonal giveaway at the Belden Village Mall in Canton, Ohio during the 1970s, when shopping centers often promoted holidays with family-friendly handouts and events. Printed in bold orange and white with a polka-dot bow tie, the mask embodies the playful mall culture of the era, when holiday mascots and free promotions helped draw families into America’s new suburban shopping hubs.

Belden Village Mall, opened in 1970, quickly became a retail landmark in northeast Ohio, and giveaways like this Easter Bunny helped establish the mall as a community gathering place. Children could wear the mask while meeting the “real” costumed bunny at Easter photo ops or parades inside the shopping center.

Date: 1970s

Origin: Belden Village Mall, Canton, Ohio

Design: Easter Bunny with top hat and polka-dot bow tie

Size: 10 inches by 15 inches

Condition: Original vintage giveaway mask, unpunched