40 Easy Easter Basket Crafts for Kids and Adults

Fasten a bright dish towel or scarf around a traditional basket for a five-minute look that’s Easter Bunny-ready.

Steps:

1. Depending on the size of your basket, cut a large square of fabric (like a cloth napkin, dish towel, or scarf).
2. Lay the fabric diagonally and place your basket in the center. Take opposite corners and tie a knot at the top of the basket handle. Tuck the extra fabric into the basket.
3. Tie a knot on each side of the basket handle to secure and define it.

If you're making baskets for lots of kiddos, opt for this one made from brown paper bags. Cut the bags to create ears, fill them with sweets, tie the ears into a knot, and finish with a ribbon bow. Glue a pom-pom to the bag's center for a button tail.

Get the tutorial at Domestically Blissful »

The phrase "Easter basket" is flexible. Use a Cricut to cut your materials in this Easter box craft, then assemble! This palm-sized box is great for small sweets, such as Hershey's Kisses, Cadbury Mini Eggs, or Reese's Chocolate Eggs.

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For a zero-waste basket idea, raid your recycling bin for a cardboard berry carton. Give it a fresh coat of paint (we chose a dark green shade), and you're all set!

Add personality to a basic woven basket by decorating the exterior with large wooden craft sticks. We painted these craft sticks with white acrylic paint, but you can choose any shade.

Materials:

• Large craft sticks
• Screw hole punch
• Hot glue
• Top of a round take-out container (ours was about a 4” circle)
• White acrylic paint
• Craft brush
• Burlap or fabric scrap (for the inside)
• Burlap ribbon

Steps:

1. Make a template craft stick with a hole about half an inch down from the top, in the center. Using your 'template,' mark 18 (or more) craft sticks with where you need to make the hole, and punch it out.
2. Paint each craft stick white, and let it dry. Hot-glue the bottom of your craft sticks (without the hole) to the round container until the entire plastic base is covered.
3. Cut a piece of burlap or fabric, and attach it to the inside of the basket with a few dots of hot glue to make a nicer finish.
4. Finish the basket with a strip of burlap ribbon along the bottom of the basket.

Repurpose an old glass jar in this stencil-and-paint craft. Add as many stencil designs as you'd like, incorporating Easter symbols such as bunnies, chicks, eggs, and more! Feel free to personalize the "basket" with the giftee's name.

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If your approach to Easter is more minimalistic, craft your own jute basket using the following tutorial. You can use the basket year-round by filling it with seasonal decor—eggs for spring, fruit for summer, ornaments for the holidays, etc.

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Before you buy expensive Easter baskets, take stock of what you already own. If you can spare a tote bag, secure a felt carrot to the handle using ribbon for a festive touch, then fill it just as you would a basket.

Gather the essentials: cotton rope, liquid fabric dye, hot glue, and a craft paintbrush to DIY this sweet blue-colored basket. Bonus: Sewing isn't required!

Steps:

1. Spiral the rope into a circle and apply hot glue as you attach the rope together. Continue wrapping until you make a circle large enough to act as the base of your basket.
2. Start stacking the rope on top of itself to create the sides of the basket, using the same hot-glue technique as before.
3. Continue step two and make sure to keep everything straight until you've achieved your desired height.
4. Trim the rope's end and hot-glue it inside the basket to prevent it from fraying or getting loose.
5. Water down some of the fabric dye and brush it onto the sides of the basket to color. Once it's dry, your basket is ready to use!

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This adorable basket is almost entirely edible, made with a rice cereal bowl and a handle made of PEEPS Marshmallow. Use a big bowl to shape the crispy treat basket. Cover it with an even layer of melted chocolate, then fill with edible grass and marshmallow bunnies.

Kids will have a blast recreating these floral Easter baskets. Each one requires just four coffee filters, a few watercolor paints of your choice, and green pipe cleaners for the handle.

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Weave fluffy yarn through a simple wire basket to add softness and color. Create a striped effect by alternating two colors of yarn—one darker and one lighter. Simply knot the yarn at the back of the basket to secure it.

All this craft requires is a wooden basket and acrylic paints. Pick a color, and paint each wood strip a different shade, then gift your charming ombré creation to the Easter Sunday host.

Plastic serving bowls from Dollar Tree can easily become a cheerful bunny basket. Two large bowls (11.25 inches in diameter) act as the body, and two fluted bowls (8 inches in diameter) as the face. Everything is secured with clear tape, so it's easy to get inside—and you can reuse the bowls after Easter Sunday.

Get the tutorial at It's Always Autumn »

These festive baskets are made from plastic canvas and multi-colored yarn. The result is guaranteed to be adorable, whether you craft a cute bunny or a magical unicorn.

Get the tutorial at Crafting Cheerfully »

Enhance any simple basket with an embellished bow. In this case, we cut 3 in of wired blue ribbon to create the large accessory, then decorated it with iron-on patches. Use fabric glue to attach decals, including flowers, bunnies, and carrots.

Create your own Easter basket using felt sheets and gold deco foil (sewing machine optional). For a springtime feel, swap traditional colors for pastel shades like pink, mint, and lavender.

Get the tutorial at Lovely Indeed »

Create a checkerboard pattern using cardstock, scissors, a hot glue gun, and this blogger's easy-to-follow template. Stick to spring colors or go rogue with your favorites.

Get the tutorial at The House That Lars Built »