Easter Baskets

 Luckily we have been in a strawberry eating frenzy and I was inspired to make Easter baskets like we did in elementary school.  Very easy, cute and perfect for collecting all those chocolate treats from the Easter Bunny tomorrow morning.  

All you need to make these nifty baskets are:
- Strawberry plastic boxes or any box/bowl you have on hand will do just fine.
-  Pipe cleaners, if you don't have them then you can use some rope or any kind of string.
-  Decorations, I got a bunch from Chinatown (hoarder!) and B2S.  Scored these crazy cute dinosaur ones out of the blue too!
- Scissors and  a hole puncher (loving Martha Stewart's Crafts Screw Punch)
And then you're ready to make your baskets with the kiddies!
- First have them braid or twist the pipe cleaners.
- Then fold the green paper and have them cut thin strips out.
- Punch holes on each side of the basket and have them lace in the pipe cleaner and twist shut.
- Add the paper grass filling and decorate!  
 Ready for the Easter Bunny!!

Happy Crafting!!!