20 Hoppin' Easter Basket Ideas - Glued To My Crafts

* This ROUNDUP has gone through the changes through the years {I cringed at it at one point!} I tried to clean it up as best as I could but some links might still be broken and some ideas are outdated. I still hope it inspires you though! * #gluedtomycrafts

If you’re a parent like me, you try to make every holiday special. Even though lil man is so small & barely understands the concept, I still want to make him a great Easter basket this year.

But I really don’t want to fill his Easter basket with just candy & junk. So below is a great list of ideas of handmade things that you can include in your child’s basket this year. A lot of them are cheap & easy to make. All you need is some crafty inspiration and I hope you get it from this list.

* Homemade Bubble Solution-Find the recipe HERE.

* Handmade Hairbows for girls- Pinterest is loaded with ideas. Whether you buy handmade or make your own, I’m sure it will be appreciated!

* Homemade Play-dough- Find a recipe several recipes HERE!

* Homemade Popsicle Stick Games. Pinterest is loaded with TONS of ideas these days. I have seen people turn popsicle sticks into a matching game with colors or letters. Or you could even create puzzle pieces by cutting a small picture into strips, then gluing each piece on a popsicle stick. Then all your child has to do is line the picture back up.

* Bunny Tails-Marshmallows in a baggie with a cute tag. See my picture for an example of what to make!

* Recycled Crayons- All you need is assorted crayons (broken & used) disposable loaf pans, toothpicks and candy molds/ice trays. Heat your oven to 350. Place all unwrapped crayons in disposable loaf pans (one for each color) Places pans in oven until crayons are melted. (Melting time will vary so watch closely) Use toothpicks to crayon on crayons as they melt or to stir as needed. Once crayons have melted, remove pans from oven and quickly pour into candy molds or ice trays. Let cool. Then carefully remove from pans and you have new crayons!

* Check out our RECIPE section for tons of ideas – like cookies, popcorn mixes etc.

* Boo Boo Packs-Great for those little bumps & scrapes your child encounters. Just sew felt pieces together and fill with rice. See an example HERE.

* Colored Pasta-Perfect for crafts or play jewelry. Just buy pre-dyed noodles and provide some string.

* Puppets-With a little imagination and felt, you can create some one of a kind felt puppets.

* Carrot Marshmallow Sticks-Just dip jumbo marshmallows in tinted white chocolate. Just add a straw/stick and “grass” to give the look of carrots.

* ABC Fabric Scrap Letters-Find the tutorial HERE.

* Homemade Fingerpaints- Gather these ingredients: 1/2 cup cornstarch, 3 Tbsp. sugar, 1/2 tsp. salt, 2 cups cold water, food coloring.
In a medium pan, mix all the above ingredients together. Cook over low heat 10 to 15 minutes. Keep stirring the finger paint mixture until it is smooth and thick. After the finger paint has thickened, take the pan off the stove and let the mixture cool. After cooling, divide the finger paint into storage containers. Depending on how many colors you would like, that is how many containers you will need. Add a few drops of food coloring to each container. Stir the coloring in to the paint to determine the shade of color. Once you are done, you are ready to fingerpaint!

* Homemade Music Toys-Grab a empty oatmeal container and dress it up. Add a cooking spoon & you have a drum. You can also make a noise maker like the one we made HERE.

* Coloring pages- Search the web for FREE coloring pages and just print them out.

* Handmade Bunny Shirt-Etsy & Pinterest are covered with ideas for personalized shirts. I have even used bleach pens in the past to make my own shirts!

* DIY Pencil Toppers – again, Pinterest is full of ideas!!!

* Busy Photo Albums-Grab a $1 plastic photo album at Dollar Tree and create sheets with numbers & letters. It’s a great learning tool & keeps them busy. Here is an example of ours. I used punches and number stamps to create it.