Easter Eggs & Easter Baskets

Our Easter egg dyeing and basket decorating ideas offer countless craft projects for the holiday. Welcome Easter morning with our easy Easter basket ideas, which include everything from pretty floral tins to Easter baskets assembled from paper. You can even make Easter baskets that will last from year to year by recycling household food tubs and see-through zippered bags. If you're not sure what to put into your Easter baskets, check out our list of creative and traditional Easter basket fillers. For simple Easter egg dyeing ideas, check out our recipes for natural Easter egg dye. Fruits and veggies mix with white vinegar to make pretty hues, from orange to lavender -- and the natural ingredients make the dyed eggs safe to eat once Easter is over. (Follow these Easter egg safety tips if you plan on eating your decorated eggs this year.) Finally, add fun flair to eggs with our pretty ways to dye Easter eggs, which include an array of ideas from using origami paper flower designs and paint to stickers as silhouette stencils.

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Easter Baskets
  • Can-Can Candy Baskets

    Reuse cans to create simple Easter baskets to hold candy or collect eggs.

  • Easy Easter Baskets

    From big tubs to simple paper baskets, you're sure to find an Easter basket design that your kids will love.

Easter Eggs
  • Easy and Creative Ways to Dye Easter Eggs

    Here are our top 15 ways to decorate your Easter eggs. Hop to it!

  • All-Natural Easter Egg Dye Recipes

    Use household ingredients to create beautifully subdued spring shades to dye your Easter eggs.

  • Easter Egg Safety

    Here are quick tips to make sure it's safe to eat.

  • Happy Easter Eggs

    Get the tricks on how to create stars and strips on your dyed Easter eggs.

  • How to Blow Out Eggs

    Expand your design and crafting possibilities when you empty your eggs. Learn the best way to blow out Easter eggs.

  • Jeweled Eggs Project

    These papier-mache eggs are encrusted with colorful glass beads that sparkle as a centerpiece or home decor.

  • Polka-Dot Eggs

    Keep the kitchen mess-free when you decorate your Easter eggs using colorful stickers.

  • Thread Eggs

    Thread Easter eggs are a classic way to decorate a spring tree or the center of your holiday table.