Published: 28/3/2022
Easter Bunny Approved DIY Easter Baskets
by Lauren Cappie-Wood
Content Producer | Cocktail Queen | Parties, Baking & Dog Enthusiast
Lauren is a Sydney-based content specialist who always brings the good vibes to the party. Her excellent taste makes her the expert in all things cocktails and baking.
Lauren is a Sydney-based content specialist who always brings the good vibes to the party. Her excellent taste makes her the expert in all things cocktails and baking.
Hop Hop Hooray, it’s almost Easter time! And you know what that means, delicious chocolate eggs delivered by the Easter bunny himself. To collect your eggs on your Easter Egg hunt, you’ll need an Easter basket to hold all your chocolatey goodies, but why buy a store-made basket when you can make your own? I had the joy of trying out these two DIY Easter Egg Baskets and can safely say they were both fun to make and sufficiently fit enough Easter eggs for any little rascal. Here’s how I did it:
Please note: Both of these crafts will require the help and supervision of an adult as they require the use of scissors and a hot glue gun.
Easter Bunny Basket
Shopping List:
- 2L Milk bottle
- Cottons balls or small white pom poms
- Brown twine
- Plastic glitter carrots
- Hot glue gun and refills
- Easter bunny mask
- Iridescent foil grass shred
Method:
- Get your milk bottle and cut in half, roughly to the height of your bunny mask as you will be sticking this on later.
- Grab two strands of brown twine to use for the basket handle (I used the handles of the brown paper bag I bought my supplies in). Glue the two strands of twine together at each end. Once these have dried, glue each end to the side of your milk bottle basket.
- Next, grab your bunny mask, I used a fibreboard bunny mask that I painted white and drew a face on. You could use any store bought mask for this or even make one yourself!
- Glue the back of your mask and stick it onto the front of your basket and allow to dry.
- Next comes the fun part! Grab your white cotton balls, I purchased plain white and sparkly white ones from Spotlight. Glue these around the sides of your basket, creating an adorable fluffy bunny. I also added some plastic glitter carrots for an extra touch.
- Once you’ve covered the sides of your basket in lots of cotton balls, you’re ready to fill your basket with all the chocolatey goodness your heart could desire. Enjoy!
Easter Garden Basket
Shopping List
- 2L Juice container
- Hot glue gun and glue stick refills
- Stapler
- Paddle pop sticks
- White paint and paintbrush
- Foam flowers and Easter shapes
- Iridescent foil grass shred
- Plastic glitter carrots
Method
- Cut the top off your juice container to roughly the same height as your paddle pop sticks. With the leftover top half of the juice container, cut a 3cm wide strip that runs the width of the bottle - this will act as your handle.
- Staple this plastic strip to each side of the top of your juice bottle, creating a handle for your basket.
- Next, heat up your hot glue gun and prepare your paddle pop sticks. Glue one side of your paddle pop stick and stick it vetrtically to the side of your bottle, repeating this all the way around the sides of the bottle creating a little ‘fence’ for your Easter garden.
- Once you have glued your paddle pop sticks around the sides of your bottle, leave to dry for a minute, and then paint your sticks your desired colour. I chose white (note: several coats of paint may be required if you choose a lighter colour like I did).
- Once your paint has dried, stick your foam flower shapes around the bottom of your basket. I decided to do a layer of larger flowers followed by a top layer of the smaller flowers.
- Once you have done this, you can decorate the handle of your basket. I decided to use layers of thin brown twine, but you could really use anything from ribbon to hessian fabric.
- After decorating my handle, I added some plastic glitter carrots and Easter bunny foam cutouts to decorate the sides of my basket - this is where you can add your own flair!
- Lastly, fill your basket with an artificial grass shed and of course, copious amounts of Easter Eggs!
Of course, both of these crafts are a guide only, you can add your own personal touches or create a different design entirely - let your creativity shine and happy crafting from CostumeBox.
Will you be trying out one of these baskets yourself? Please comment and share below.