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Easter Basket Craft For Kids [Free Template]

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Easter morning is always a little more magical with a colorful basket full of goodies waiting for the kids! If your little ones love all things spring and sweet, they’ll have so much fun making this Easter basket craft.

It’s one of our favorite easy Easter crafts for kids because it’s bright, cheerful, and simple to make with just a few supplies.

Plus, it’s a great way to sneak in some fine motor practice while letting their creativity shine. Don’t forget to grab the free printable template to make crafting even easier!

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Easter Basket Craft Idea

Supplies

Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this Easter basket to life!

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First, guide your child to grab the marker and make the basket marks along the base of the basket. Make any pattern they like.

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Next, glue the top of the basket to the top portion of the basket base.

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Now, help your child to glue the handle to the top part of the basket.

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After the basket is complete, it’s time to decorate those Easter eggs using the markers. Let your kids’ imaginations run wild as they add beautiful designs to the eggs.

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Glue the Easter eggs behind the basket.

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Take one or two glue dots and stretch them along the top of the basket.

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Finally, encourage your child to grab a few pieces of the Easter grass and press them onto the glue dots. Cut any long ends of the grass until it looks just the way they want.

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That’s it! If your kids enjoyed making this cute craft, be sure to check out our other Easter Books for more fun!

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More Easter Ideas For Kids

Easter Ideas For Kids

From the classroom to your home, there are many ways to make Easter Sunday fun and memorable! We have several exciting activities that will keep both young and older kids occupied while they learn and have fun.

From Easter craft ideas to fun activities for home or school, keep reading to discover some fun ideas for your kids!

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Easter Children’s Books

There are so many great Easter books for kids, but these are some of our favorites. Grab them from the library or buy them to add to your child’s collection! They’re great for helping your child develop a larger vocabulary, focus, and more!

Happy Easter Mouse – Everyone knows Mouse from the classic If You Give A Mouse A Cookie book, but now he’s back and ready to celebrate Easter! Kids will love watching him as he goes on an Easter egg hunt!

Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure – Join Pete as he races to help the Easter bunny just in time for Easter! This is another new classic kids rate as a must-have!

It’s Not Easy Being A Bunny – Follow PJ the bunny as he tries to discover what kind of animal he’d rather be instead of a bunny! It’s a silly story with a great lesson.

Kids’ Easter Crafts

Here are some of our favorite spring crafts for Easter time:

Chick Name Craft – This craft is great for kids of all ages and provides an opportunity to work on their spelling! They’ll have a cracking good time cutting out the cute chick and then arranging the letters. And the best part? It’s an eggcellent way to teach kids all about spelling their names.

Handprint Easter Card Craft – Looking for some creative ideas for Easter crafting? Handprint crafts are always super fun for kids and make great keepsakes! Trace their little hands on a piece of cardstock or construction paper and let them get creative while designing their Easter eggs.

Kids will also love writing special messages to family and friends in personalized handmade cards!

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Easter Bunny Photo Craft – Is your kid the cutest little bunny around? They can show off their sweet face with this fun and easy Easter craft! Simply download our free bunny craft template, and watch your child transform into an adorable hopping bunny. With this craft, your kids can hop to it and spread some Easter cheer!

Sheep Headband Craft – Let your child’s imagination run wild with this sheep headband craft – perfect for Spring role-playing! Kids will have a blast putting together their very own fluffy sheep headband.

There are two printable options, one for coloring and one that is pre-colored. No matter which routes they choose, the result will be absolutely baa-rilliant!

Kids’ Easter Activities

What better way to chill out this Easter than with a spot of coloring? We’ve got some adorable Sheep coloring pages that will provide hours of entertainment. Your little lambs can express their creativity while they bring these free Easter printables to life with a splash of color!

Get ready to hop into some counting fun with our Easter bunny dot to dot printables! Not only will kids have a great time connecting the dots, but they’ll also be practicing their counting skills. Once done, they can color in each sweet Easter image and proudly display them for all to see.

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Give your kid’s number recognition a real boost with our Easter color by number pages! With this fun activity, they’ll pair up colors and numbers to create an Easter-themed masterpiece.

Color by number pages is a super fun way for kids to work on their math while getting artsy at the same time!

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Our Easter do a dot printables are a great holiday project for kids to develop their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. They’ll have so much fun completing the fun Easter designs and get a real sense of accomplishment when they’re finished!

Share With Us

Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s project featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

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Easter Basket Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Let your child make this easy Easter basket craft to celebrate the Easter season!
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Paper Easter grass
  • Glue dots
  • Easter basket template

Instructions

  • Download the Easter basket template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  • Begin by using the marker to make basket marks all along the base of the basket.
  • Next, glue the top of the basket to the top portion of the basket base.
  • Finish off the basket by gluing the handle to the top part of the basket.
  • Decorate your Easter eggs with the markers. When you're finished, position them behind the basket and glue them in place.
  • Take one or two glue dots and stretch them along the top of the basket top.
  • Finish off by grabbing a few pieces of the Easter grass and press them onto the glue dots. Cut any long ends of the grass until it looks the way you want.

Free Easter Basket Template

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Anna

Monday 14th of April 2025

please send a template

Kamille - Community Support Assistant

Monday 14th of April 2025

Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form and the link will be sent to you. Or if you’re already a subscriber, when you enter your email in the form, it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

Maria Flores

Monday 14th of April 2025

thank you for your help please send me a copy of craft

Kamille - Community Support Assistant

Monday 14th of April 2025

You're very welcome! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form and the link will be sent to you. Or if you’re already a subscriber, when you enter your email in the form, it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

Annette

Thursday 10th of April 2025

Copy please

Annette

Thursday 10th of April 2025

Please send me a copy to download the craft

Kamille - Community Support Assistant

Friday 11th of April 2025

Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form and the link will be sent to you. Or if you’re already a subscriber, when you enter your email in the form, it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

Songjimin

Sunday 6th of April 2025

tamplate please ^^

Kamille - Community Support Assistant

Tuesday 8th of April 2025

Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form and the link will be sent to you. Or if you’re already a subscriber, when you enter your email in the form, it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

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