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Paper plate Easter basket craft

07/03/2017 by Cathy James 22 Comments

This paper plate Easter basket craft is really simple to make, but ever so pretty! And each child can add their own art to the design.

 

How to make an Easter basket paper plate craft - love how each child can add their own art to this.Paper plate Easter basket craft

   

To make our Easter baskets we used paper plates (two per child), paint, scissors and something to stick the basket together: either staples, sticky tape or glue. Adding white to our usual craft paints gave us a pretty selection of pastel Easter colours.

 

easter craft

 

Each child painted their own design on to the ‘wrong’ side of the paper plate.  This side takes the paint better than the waxed side, and the curve of the plate works better when you fold it from this side.

 

Easter paper plate craft

 

You can paint any design you like, from a pretty pattern…

 

paper plate craft basket

 

spring flowers…

 

easter paper plate flowers craft

 

or a meadow. Have a think about how the basket will look when it’s folded, and you can paint the underneath and sides of your plate to reveal a scene when it’s folded.

 

paper plate craft spring

 

Once the paint is dry, you need to cut and fold your paper plate to make the basket. Use a ruler and pencil to draw a cross that meets in the centre of your plate.

 

paper plate gift bag craft

 

You need to mark a section on each of the four radiuses to show you where to cut your lines – see the photo below as a guide. Our paper plate measured 23cm in diameter and we made each cutting line 7.5cm long.

 

how to make an easter basket

 

I’ve used a marker pen here to make the lines easier for you to see, but I’d suggest you use a faint pencil line, so you won’t see it when you fold up the basket. Snip along each of the four cutting lines.

 

how to make a paper plate basket

 

Then fold up your paper plate, as show below. Each quarter of the plate overlaps its neighbour to give you a basket shape. You can fasten this in place using staples, sticky tape or glue – depending on how neat and quick you want the finished basket to be.

 

turn paper plate into bowl

 

Use a second paper plate to make a handle. Cut off half of the rim to give you an arch, and faster it at either side to your basket – again, using staples, tape or glue to suit.

 

Easter basket craft using paper plate

 

Aren’t they pretty? They’re really simple for children to make, and I love each child’s Easter basket will have their own unique art work on.  You can add a little ribbon bow as a final flourish, and fill them with tissue paper and Easter treats.

 

homemade Easter basket craft

   

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Comments

  1. Kate_Laughing Kids Learn says

    12/04/2014 at 1:11 pm

    This is so wonderful and simple for kids to make. I can’t wait to try it out!

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    • Trizzle1010 says

      15/04/2017 at 11:59 pm

      I made these for my siblings today and I can’t wait to see their reaction tomorrow! They are so easy to make!

      Reply
  2. Virgie JB says

    15/04/2014 at 12:26 am

    Cute, pretty and very simple as well, thankyou for the idea 🙂 Happy Easter.

    Reply
  3. hajira says

    22/04/2014 at 9:19 pm

    Lovely -can be made for many diff occasions ,eg Mothers day

    Reply
  4. Linda O says

    14/03/2015 at 9:10 pm

    This is a great idea! I’M going to put baby’s finger prints around out side for first basket.

    Reply
    • Cathy James says

      15/03/2015 at 7:13 pm

      That is such a lovely idea Linda!

      Reply
  5. Keavonnie says

    18/03/2015 at 2:03 am

    Fabulous idea… Can’t wait to try thus with my kids and their friends!!!

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    • Cathy James says

      19/03/2015 at 7:16 pm

      Hope you have fun making it Keavonnie.

      Reply
  6. pris says

    26/03/2015 at 9:54 pm

    A defnite “must do”
    Art work with paimt a besty for the little ones. Thank you

    Reply
  7. Catherine says

    16/02/2016 at 1:01 am

    This is so cute! I love it. I think we might be making these in our art class soon. Thanks for sharing! Found you through Pintrest.

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  8. Gail Johnson says

    13/03/2016 at 2:45 pm

    I love this idea. I think I will try this with my students this year.
    Gail

    Reply
  9. Samantha says

    21/03/2016 at 11:11 am

    Has anyone attempted to hot glue these baskets together? We are planning to do it for a classroom activity and I have more hot glue than staples!

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    • Cathy James says

      22/03/2016 at 8:19 am

      Hi Samantha. I haven’t tried making them with a hot glue gun but I wonder if the type of paper plate will make a difference. If yours have a very shiny surface, perhaps the glue will not hold well? Worth doing a trial first. Let us know how they turn out.

      Reply
  10. Susan says

    19/03/2017 at 3:05 am

    A wonderfully simple but brilliant idea. Environmentally sustainable & food safe
    Thanks for this trick.

    Reply
  11. Wendy Nolan says

    22/03/2017 at 10:39 pm

    Kids will love this. My plan is to leave eggs in it when they head on their holidays. Tissue paper a lovely thought

    Reply
  12. Ms. Kricket says

    09/04/2017 at 11:03 pm

    Great idea! I will be making them with my art students for May day. We will bring them to the cancer clinic in town. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Cathy James says

      10/04/2017 at 8:47 am

      What a lovely idea Ms. Kricket. Happy May Day!

      Reply
  13. Nagina says

    16/04/2017 at 3:16 pm

    Great idea not just for easter!

    Reply
  14. Marie Holley says

    28/03/2018 at 7:06 pm

    I love this idea and will have my preschool class make them tomorrow. My question is how much weight can they hold before the handle tears off?

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    • Cathy James says

      29/03/2018 at 8:57 am

      Hi Marie. That’s going to depend on how thick your paper plate is, and how you fasten on the handle. Ours held up fine to an egg hunt and a fair bit of running around.

      Reply
  15. Olga says

    31/03/2018 at 11:15 am

    This is Exelent Idea! Thank you very much!

    Reply

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