Easter Baskets to Make with Your Child!
These easy to make baskets are the perfect activity to welcome spring!
Tissue Box Basket
Materials: construction paper, glue, scissors, stapler, empty cube tissue boxes or other small boxes, ribbon, and markers or crayons Preparation: based on the age of the children Directions: 1. Cut top or flaps off boxes 2. Decorate using paper, glue, markers, and ribbon. 3. Cut a handle and attach |
Paint Stamped Basket
Materials: construction paper, scissors, stapler, paper bags, paints, and cookie cutters or other shapes Preparation: based on the age of the children Directions: 1. Decorate the bag using cookie cutters dipped in paint 2. Once dry, roll the top of the bag down to hold the bag open |
Watercolor Basket
Materials: construction paper, scissors, stapler, paper bags, and watercolor paints Preparation: based on the age of the children Directions: 1. Decorate the bag using watercolor paints 2. Once dry, roll the top of the bag down to hold the bag open 3. Cut a handle and attach |
Sticker Basket
Materials: paper bags, stapler, crayons or markers, stickers, pipe cleaners or construction paper Preparation: based on the age of the children Directions: 1. Children attach stickers to their bags 2. Decorate with crayons or markers 3. Attach pipe cleaner handles or cut a handle out of paper and attach |
Bunny Basket
Materials: construction paper, scissors, glue, paper bags, markers, pompoms Preparation: based on the age of the children Directions: 1. Cut large bunny ears and thin whiskers from construction paper 2. Draw bunny eyes and mouth using markers 3. Glue ears, pompom nose, whiskers to the face 4. Cut a handle and attach |
Child-made Easter Baskets Egg Basket
Materials: construction paper, scissors, glue, paper bags, and crayons or markers Preparation: based on the age of the children Directions: 1. Cut large egg shape from construction paper 2. Decorate the egg shape using crayons or markers 3. Glue the egg to the front of the bag (if desired, cut the top of the bag to match) 4. Cut a handle and attach |