Egg Carton Basket
One plastic foam egg carton will make three baskets. Cut off top of carton.
Cut the carton into three sections, each containing four cups. One section
makes a basket. Make small holes on 2 opposite sides of each basket. Twist 2
pipe cleaners together to form a handle. Push the ends of the handle into
holes. Fill basket with cellophane grass. Decorate handle with ribbons.
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Egg Basket
Have children cut strips of colored paper and weave them in and out of
tomato or strawberry basket. (the small, green ones) Fill with Easter grass
and put in cady or a couple eggs. Use pipe cleaners for handle and decorate
with ribbons.
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Cone Basket
1. Fill an empty ice-cream cone with assorted candies.
2. Cut a circle from plastic food wrap, and lay it over the top of the cone.
Tie 2 ribbons around the top rim of the cone, and knot at the opposite
sides.
3. Bring the 4 ends of the ribbons up, and tie them in a bow to make the
handle. Hang the cone basket on someones doorknob.
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Woven Basket
Pastel colored construction paper two colors
Scissors
Glue or stapler
Directions:
Using one piece of paper cut horizontal straight lines about one inch in
from side to side across paper, about 1/2 inch a part from each other. The
paper should be covered from top to bottom with these slits. Next take the
other color of paper and cut 1/2 strips. Weave these strips in and out of
the slits in the first paper. When completed with all the strips glue the
ends of the strips to the first paper to hold in place. Next fold up the
sides to make a basket shape. Staple or glue in place. With a contrasting
color make a handle on your basket and staple or glue. Basket can then be
filled with shredded paper to make a nest in the bottom.
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Easter Grass Basket
Plant grass seed in saran wrap lined berry baskets.
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Easter Grass Basket 2
You can use the bottom of 1/2 gallon milk jugs-cut them off 3 or 4 inches
from the bottom, line with colored saran wrap, and plant as you were going
to- a little more sturdy.
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Paper Bag Bunny Basket
At open end of bag, draw bunny ears along outside edges and cut. Decorate
bag on one side with face of bunny. Staple ears together at top. Stand bag
up and open. Fill bottom with cellophane grass and fill!
Paper Mache Easter Basket
Blow up a large balloon - cover with paper mache - when dry pop the balloon
and cut a handle into the paper mache to form a basket - paint and fill with
grass and goodies!!!!
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Bunny Basket
Empty, Clean Small Milk Carton
Construction Paper
Glue
Crayons or Markers
Cut off the top 1/3 of the milk carton. Staple a 1" strip of paper across
the top for a handle. Cut out bunny shapes; sitting up bunny - ears on top,
round head and fat body. Make sure it is the width of the milk carton (a bit
like the traditional cat drawing). Decorate the basket with paper chips
(small pieces of paper cut or torn) and draw on bunny's face. You can also
paint the basket with glue and dip it into a container of confetti. Glue on
a cotton ball on the opposite side of basket for bunny's tail.
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Bunny Pop Basket
2 Lt. Pop Bottle
Felt
Wiggle Eyes
Glue
Pom-pom or cotton ball
Take a clear 2 lt. pop bottle take off the bottom support if there is one.
Cut the bottle in half so you remove the opening. Next cut down on the
bottle till there is about 3-4" left which will be the body. Move left or
right about 4-5" and cut down the same distance. Remove this section that is
loose. Go to the opposite side and diagonally cut two pointed ears (don't
cut them off). Cut out pink felt and glue on to the plastic ears. Glue on
eyes (wiggle or paper), pink triangle felt nose (or paper) with little
strips of white paper to resemble wiskers. Don't forget the cotton ball or
white pompom for the tail! Fill with easter grass.
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String Easter Baskets
You dip pastel coloured wool in watered down white glue and attach
to a blown up balloon. Fill in as much of the gaps as possible on 3/4 of
the balloon. Let dry and then pop the balloon. Add green tissue
paper and then Easter Grass with a pipe cleaner handle.