Make an Easter Craft Basket for a Creative Take on the Tradition (No Eggs Required)

Before you collect the usual chocolate bunnies, dyed eggs, and pretty florals for your Easter basket this year, we suggest getting crafty with it. While there’s nothing wrong with the classics, this spin allows everyone to get in on the creativity—plus, you don’t have to share your sweets or spend your entire paycheck on eggs.

It’s incredibly easy (and enjoyable!) to put together an Easter craft basket, whether you’re looking for family-friendly activities or are trying to impress your DIY-obsessed friend. For beginner and expert crafters alike, this gift is all fun, no filler. Here are some ideas of what to include.

What We’re Putting In Our Easter Craft Baskets

In our craft-forward baskets, we’re throwing in paint brushes placed in a spring-themed mug, a tablecloth (to protect the surface we’re working on) loads of paints, decorative candles, and—of course—Easter candy.

You don’t have to follow that exact list though: The best part about a craft basket is it can be adapted for any kind of crafter and made as customized as you’d like.

Fill your favorite crocheter’s basket with hooks, crochet pins, yarn, and a crochet ring. For a painting party, a set of miniature canvases fit perfectly into a small basket—and pair well with paints, brushes, ink, and markers. Children’s baskets can include a mix of crafting activities and accessories, like stamps, stickers, nontoxic paint palettes, and painter’s aprons.

For whatever kind of crafting you or your recipient is into, there’s a basket you can make. Here are a few more creative variations you can build on:

• Journaling supplies
• Stationery
• Sewing accessories
• Scrapbooking essentials
• Collaging materials
• Color by number

Craft Basket Activities

You can also plan an activity-based gathering around the items you put in your basket—like painting Easter eggs, embroidering a small hoop with a spring theme, or sketching outside—to do together as a group, giving you an interactive way to celebrate with friends and family.

“My kind of Easter basket,” reads one of the top comments on our Instagram post. We couldn’t have put it any better ourselves.