How to Make an Easter Basket From a Brown Paper Bag
While you're decorating Easter eggs with your kids, why not let them create their own baskets? They're easy to make and they look great, too! Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Easter Grass
- Paper Twist Ribbons
- Brown Paper Bags
- Craft Paints
- Sponges
- Glass Pie Dishes
- Scissors
- Colored Markers
- Felt-tip Pens
- Hole Punchers
- Stickers
Instructions
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Decorate the Bag
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Use a felt-tip pen to sketch an egg shape on a sponge.
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Cut the shape out with sharp scissors.
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Pour a small amount of paint onto a smooth, flat surface such as a glass pie dish.
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Flatten the sponge gently onto the paint and pat it around so coverage is even.
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Press the sponge onto a closed (flat) brown paper lunch bag.
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Continue placing the sponge in the paint and pressing it onto the bag until both sides of the bag are covered with printed eggs.
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7
Allow the paint to dry.
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Add spots, stripes and other designs to the printed eggs with a marker.
Make the Basket
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Open up the decorated bag.
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10
Fold the top of the bag down about 2 inches on all four sides, as though you were cuffing pants.
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Fold the top of the bag down a second time.
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Use a hole punch to punch one hole on each side end of the bag. Both holes should be one inch from the top folded edge of the bag.
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13
Cut a piece of paper twist ribbon 14 inches long for the basket handle.
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14
Untwist the middle of the ribbon, leaving 2 inches still twisted on each end.
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Insert one end of the ribbon into one of the holes in the paper bag from the inside out.
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Untwist the end. The end of the ribbon should now be too wide to pull back out of the hole.
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Repeat steps 15 and 16 on the other side of the bag.
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Fill the basket with Easter grass.
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Tips & Warnings
Simplify this project by decorating the bag with Easter stickers or colored markers.
For fancier baskets, use colored bags or bags with pre-printed designs.
Paper twist ribbon comes in different widths. The 4-inch and 5-inch widths work best for this project.
