Free easter basket template for kids

The blank template makes it easy to personalise your baskets. I printed mine out on some pretty spring paper buy you can mix and match with whatever supplies you have on hand.

Print it out on plain white card and you can even get the kids to draw their own design for a totally unique one-of-a-kind basket. Free Printable Easter Basket Template. Patterned paper or lightweight cardstock scrapbook paper is great for this.

An embossing or scoring tool. Double-sided tape or glue. The following tutorial will make a 6cm x 6cm x 5cm basket. Simply download the template and print out onto the patterned paper of your choice. You may need to cut your scrapbook paper to size first. Use an embossing tool and a ruler to score along all the lines. Stick double-sided tape or apply glue to each of the tabs. Fill with shredded paper and chocolate eggs. These sweet baskets are the easiest way to add some personalised Easter cheer to your home.

Add some ribbon or pretty 3D butterflies or tie a small name tag to the handle and have the little ones hunt for their own basket. Here you'll find origami, papercrafts, air dry clay projects as well as the odd crochet or weaving tutorials.

Let's Get Crafty! Hi, I'm Emma. I'm a life-long maker, artist and founder of the craft blog Gathering Beauty. You can learn more about me and my blog here. Glue the 2 parts, with a fair space in between, onto good quality card to reinforce it. Make folds as neatly and as straight as possible wherever you see the dotted lines. Every other side of the flat basket will have a folded flap that needs to be tucked neatly behind the adjacent side and glued. Put glue on the patterned side of the flap and fold inwards with the dotted line neatly lined up with the opposite edge.

Press firmly to make sure it stays in place and do it with every flap. Make an inward fold of about 5cm from each edge. Then glue the folded piece on the patterned side.

Stick one of the folded flaps inside the basket, making sure the handle stands at a right-angle with the edge of the basket. Then bend the handle round the patterned side should be on the outside and glue the second flap again, put the glue on the patterned side firmly inside the other side of the basket. Once the handle is in place, you can add extra decorations to the basket, such as bows, flowers, bunnies or chicks for an extra Easter vibe.

When your baskets are finished, you can fill them will all things Easter! Layer them with a little shredded tissue paper for extra effect, then pop in packets of chocolate eggs, Easter bunny treats or anything else to make them seasonal. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, but this never influences our product choices.

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