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One of the things we like to do during Easter time is making Easter baskets out of paper bags.  Then we fill them and give them as gifts.  Examine the benefits here - they are cheap, easy to make and the kids can be creative with whatever you have around the house.  I’m sharing these baskets with you because if you have children or work with younger ones, this is such a nifty (yes I said nifty) craft they usually have fun with.  When I ran a day care I had the kids make this.  They loved it.  It’s something I do with my own children now.

Also, the baskets can be made for other holidays and decorated appropriately to go with the theme.  I happen to scrapbook and make diaper cakes for showers so I have a lot of supplies to be used on such projects.  If you don’t have a lot of supplies, grab some crayons, markers, construction paper and glue and you’ll be set.  This also makes for a great last minute easy-to-make gift if you happen to forget to pick something up for someone.  Most people love gifts that were hand made.  They treasure them.

What you’ll need:

lunch size brown paper bags
decorating supplies ~ whatever you want to use
candy or previous craft small enough to fit in the basket

All you have to do is cut the bag open along the seams to where you see the fold toward the bottom.  Once you do that fold the large flaps inside over one another to create the illusion of a bucket.  Take the two remaining flaps, staple them together and voila you have a basket.  Hand it over to the kids and let them go wild with the decorating.

Here are the ones we made today for Easter at my Mom’s house Sunday.  The pictures will reflect the steps that I gave you.  Remember you can make them for any occasion!  Happy Easter!!