Looking for a fun Easter craft for kids? They’re sure to love this Easter basket craft, where they can weave paper to create their own Easter basket art project.
Not only is this a fun craft to make, the weaving portion is great for dexterity and fine motor skills. Made from materials you already have in your home or classroom, this is an easy craft to put together for young kids.
Easter Basket Weaving Craft
Materials
- Easter basket template
- Colored paper
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
First download and print out the Easter basket template, which you can find by scrolling to the bottom of this page.
Next, cut out two pieces of colored paper in half width-wise. You can pick any colors that you think will go well together for your basket. You can even pick standard brown, although if you use two different colors it is easier to see where you are weaving, especially for kids.
Now you’re going to cut one of the half pages into strips widthwise, leaving a section at the top that is uncut. Cut the other color into strips lengthwise, cutting all the way through so that you have separate strips.
Take one of your long strips and begin weaving it over and under the page of strips that are connected. With the next strip, weave it under and over, opposite of the first strip.
Continue weaving the strips until they fill the whole page.
Use a glue stick to glue the edges down.
Cut out the pieces of the template. Trace the basket onto your weave page, placing the flat top of the basket along the strip that was not cut.
Cut out the basket and glue the edges down to secure the basket weave.
Trace the basket rim onto one of the leftover halves of colored paper and cut it out.
Glue the rim to the top of the basket weave page.
Using the leftover half of colored paper, cut out an arched handle for your basket. Glue the handle to the back of your basket base.
Using the egg shape from the template, trace eggs onto colored paper and cut them out.
Glue the eggs onto the top of the basket from the back.
And now your Easter basket craft is finished! This is such a fun Easter activity as well as an opportunity for kids to learn or practice their weaving skills!
Easter Basket Weaving Craft
Practice your paper weaving with this fun Easter basket craft!
Materials
- Easter basket template
- Colored paper
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
- Download and print out the Easter basket craft template.
- Cut two pieces of colored paper in half widthwise.
- Cut one of the half pages into strips widthwise, leaving a section at the top uncut. Cut the other half paper into strips lengthwise, cut through entirely to make separate strips.
- Begin weaving the long strips into the page of lengthwise strips. If one strip starts with over and under, the next will start with under and over. Continue weaving the strips until they fill the whole page. Use glue to secure the edge pieces.
- Cut out the pieces of the template. Trace the basket template onto the woven half-sheet, placing the flat top along the uncut top of the woven page. Cut out the basket and secure the edges with glue.
- Trace the basket rim onto one of the leftover halves of the colored paper and cut it out. Glue it to the top of the basket.
- Cut out an arched handle from one of the leftover halves of colored paper. Glue it to the basket from behind.
- Using the egg shape from the template, trace eggs onto colored paper and cut them out.
- Glue the eggs onto the top of the basket from the back.
