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Easter Basket Crafts for Kids

Milk Carton Duck Basket Woven Yarn Basket Egg Carton Mini Basket Laced Paper Basket

	Place the empty milk carton on it's side.  Cut out one section only of the milk carton to create the opening for the basket.
	Using double stick tape, cover the milk carton with yellow construction paper. Tip:  Don't worry too much if the inside is completely covered as you will be filling this with Easter grass, eggs and candy.
	Using the orange construction paper, cut out the beak and feet for the duck.  You can use this template here.
	With double stick tape, place these on the basket. Tip:  When placing the top beak on the carton, bend back and then tape on.  This will let the beak flip up a bit like the duck's mouth is open.
	With yellow construction paper cut out wings and the tail.  You can draw some lines to make it look more like feathers.  Glue these in place.
	Twist 3 pipe cleaners together (for strength) and hot glue these to the inside of the carton (just in front of the wings). Tip:  If you don't have yellow pipe cleaners, you can use white and then wrap some yellow yarn around the pipe cleaners or just keep it white.

Supplies

Large Piece of Card Stock or Poster Board
Dinner Sized Paper Plate (see note below)
Yarn 
4 Pipe Cleaners
Ribbon

	Using the dinner plate, draw a circle on your card stock. Tip:  If you want a larger basket, find a larger circle like a mixing bowl.
	Find the center of the circle and draw a smaller circle (2" diameter). From this smaller circle draw a line from the edge of the circle to the edge of the plate.
	From that same point on the small circle, draw another line out to the edge of the plate creating a triangle (with the measurement at the end being 1 3/4" inches (depending on the size of your larger circle).
	Measure approximately 2 3/4" inches from the triangle and mark this spot.  Make another triangle that is appox. 1 3/4" inches at the long end and coming to a point on the smaller circle (see picture to the left).
	Repeat this until you have seven equal triangles.  Cut out the triangles which will leave you with 7 "petals" to weaving your yarn. Tip:  You can create more than 7 sections just so long as the sections you have are an odd number and evenly spaced.
	Take your yarn and create a knot.  Place the knot on the inside of the paper and begin weaving around the sections.  To weave you will alternate from placing the yarn in front and then in back (or in and out) of the next section.
	Continue to weave until you have reached 1/4" inch from the top. Tip:  If you want to use multiple colors of yarn, simply weave with one color several times around.  Then but the yarn (on the inside of the basket) and tie this end to your next color of yarn.  Repeat this for as many different colors or design you want.
	Once you have reached 1/4" from the top, cut the yarn and tie it off. Using your hot glue, fold over (to the inside) the remaining paper.  This will help hold the yarn in place.
	Finish off your basket by gluing some ribbon around the outside and inside (to help hide the paper).  Twist two pipe cleaners.  Repeat with two other pipe cleaners.  Then twist these together to form the handle.Hot glue the handle to the inside of the basket. Tip:  You can cover your handle with the ribbon as well to keep the same look to the handle.

Supplies Cardboard Egg Carton Exacto Knife Paint Pipe Cleaner Glue Construction Paper  How to Make a Mini Egg Carton Basket Have an adult use the exacto knife to cut out one (or more) sections of the egg carton. Paint the outside of the carton and allow to dry. Cut the pipe cleaner in half and glue to egg carton to create a handle. Cut an egg shape with construction paper and write the person's name on the paper. Glue this to the back of the mini basket. Place an egg in your mini basket of fill with candy to create a candy dish placeholder.  You can also create a larger basket by using 2 or more sections of the egg carton.   Back to List

Supplies

2 Dinner Sized Paper Plates
Old CD
Markers or Crayons
Ribbon
Hole Punch
Hot Glue

	Place the 2 paper plates together and place them facing up on the table.  Decorate the front and back of the plate. Tip:  Use two plates for strength.  If you don't plan on putting eggs in the basket one plate will work.
	Place a CD label on the CD and decorate this the same as your plate.
	Hot glue the CD in the middle of the plate.  This is the bottom of your basket.
	Draw a line from the end of the CD out to the edge of the plate. Repeat this to creat 9 evenly spaced lines.
	Round off the top of each section creating a flower petal look.
	Punch 2 holes in each petal.  Thread your ribbon through each of the 2 holes in the 9 petals.  Tie the ribbon together and tighten it up to form the basket.
	Glue on some ribbon for a handle or you can use pipe cleaners as well.