Here are the easter baskets I made for my kids last year, out of cardboard boxes, pics of the kids, crayons, newspaper, and blue duct tape. I started making these about 5 years ago because we were broke one easter and could not afford baskets, and they were such a hit I made them every year since (click to see big):

Basically you get a cardboard box like a shoebox or a box some food came in, something like that, or make a box out of cardboard and duct tape. Then for the handle cut some newspaper pages into strips. I can get 3 strips to one page. Then tape 3-5 strips together at the top. Next, take 3 bundles of strips together and braid them. Then duct tape both ends so they stay together.

Next, poke holes in the ends of your baskets. Stick a duct-taped end of yoru newspaper braid in each hole. Apply more tape so the ends are secure in the hole.

Now decorate your box. I put a photo of the child on both sides of the box, and their name in big letters. I either print up the name or draw it, depends on if I have ink in my printer that Easter, ha. You can also use stickers, draw pictures, glue on pics from magazines of stuff they like, whatever. Be creative.

Then fill the box with fake grass, real grass, newspaper grass, whatever you have available. Some years we had leftover fake grass so I used that, some years I used real grass. Since it’s snowing outside this year I think I’ll make fake grass out of newspaper. I just color a big sheet of newspaper with green crayon, then cut it up into strips. Ooooooh, I just remembered Mercury Man’s shredder!! So I will just run the newspaper through that, I won’t color it with crayon though.

Next add some hard-boiled decorated eggs, candy, homemade cookies, sticker sheets, whatever you do for your kids. I usually do mostly candy but also stocking stuffer kind of stuff.

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