How to Make Milk Carton Easter Baskets

Use school lunch milk cartons to make cute little Easter baskets that are perfect for a class party.

Things You'll Need

• Easter Grass
• Fabric Scraps
• Ribbons
• Glues
• Easter Candies
• Jelly Beans
• Cotton Swabs
• Knife
• Scissors
• Construction Paper
• Pipe Cleaners
• Staplers
• Tagboards
• Easter Stickers
• Pipe cleaners
• 8-ounce milk cartons

Instructions

1. Save empty milk cartons from school lunches or use 8-ounce whipping cream containers.

2. Wash the cartons thoroughly and allow them to air dry.

3. Cut off the entire slanted top of the carton, leaving a square without a top.

4. Have participants decorate a strip of tagboard that will be the basket's handle.

5. Staple or glue the tagboard to the inside of two sides of the carton to create a handle.

6. Allow the participants to decorate the cartons as they wish. Provide colored paper, ribbon, glue, bits of fabric, colored tissue paper and stickers.

7. Try covering the outside of the carton with cotton balls. Create a face on one side out of construction paper, using pipe cleaners for whiskers and jelly beans for eyes to make a bunny.

8. Fill the baskets with Easter grass and add candy as a treat.