Easy Easter Baskets

This dainty pink basket makes a perfect nest for painted eggs, jelly beans, or chocolates. Just print out the pattern, cut, and assemble.

Editor's Tip: Use markers to add names to baskets for fun Easter place cards.

This cute nest basket is all about celebrating spring and commemorating Easter. Draw on twigs with a marker and add green leaves for a nice nature touch.

-- Trace the pattern onto construction paper.

-- Fold the sides into the center of the basket and glue or staple the square end flaps over the triangle flaps.

-- Cut rounded scoops into top edges of basket. Draw twigs on sides. Cut out handle from enlarged pattern, attach with glue or staples, and then add leaves.

We can't give you an adorable bunny, but we can tell you how to craft these fun papier-mache Easter baskets. Use colorful tissue paper and balloons for a fresh spin on a classic Easter decoration.

Make this pretty Easter basket in four easy steps.

-- Wrap a berry basket in card stock.

-- Create the grass by stapling or gluing more card stock around the top of the basket; cut the top edge to look like grass.

-- Bend a piece of card stock and staple to the basket to create the handle.

-- Embellish with butterfly cutouts and patterned paper.

This fun kids' craft for Easter holds candy and serves as a decoration. Simply use an empty soda bottle, ribbon, and glue to create this cute project. Ribbon attached to each side of the bottle serves as a pretty handle.

Construction paper and glue are all you need to get started on this whimsical basket.

-- Trace the pattern onto construction paper.

-- Fold the sides into the center of the basket and glue or staple the square end flaps over the triangle flaps.

-- Cut out the wings, beak, and tail from the pattern and fold along the dotted lines. Glue pieces onto the basket and use a marker to draw eyes.

Recycle cans and tins to make charming little candy baskets for Easter. Cover containers with paper and embellish with colorful ribbon. Use chenille stems as decorative handles.

This springtime Easter basket is super-easy to make with just paper, glue, and a little creativity.

-- Trace the main basket pattern onto construction paper.

-- Fold the sides into the center of the basket and glue or staple the square end flaps over the triangle flaps. Then cut 1/2- to 1-inch downward slits from top edges of basket.

-- Cut out flowers and glue to the basket's handle.

Improvise a pretty Easter basket using a simple straw hat. Fill it with softly colored eggs, either real or artificial. Hollowed-out eggs can be stuffed with paper ribbons that include spring wishes, egg-hunting clues, or even names for place cards.

This creative basket is made with craft sticks, a foam tray, a berry basket, and a few other items you might have around your home.

This recycled Easter nest can serve as a decoration or as a fresh alternative to Easter baskets. To create a paper nest, shred long sheets of paper and staple each end together. Add a length of floral wire, hold one end of the strips in each hand, and twist and wrap it into a nest. Clip a few strands with scissors for a loosely woven look.

Editor's Tips:

-- Recycle colorful tissue paper or holiday wrapping scraps to make Easter basket filling.

-- Use a shredder for quick springtime basket decor.

Now that you know which basket to craft, figure out what you want the eggs inside it to look like.