16 Mind Blowing and Easy Easter Gift Basket Ideas

Easter Sunday is without a doubt, a day full of joy, happiness and traditions- and among all of them, the Easter basket filled with those mouthwatering sweet treats is probably the dearest one (honestly, who wouldn’t love them?).

And if you want to add your own sweet imagination to turn those already beloved gifts into something even more special, you’ve hopped onto the right place! 

Here, we’ve rounded up some special, creative, different Easter gift basket ideas only for you.

These listed ideas make impressive gifts and wonderful decorations. So wishing a new very happy Easter to every bunny reading this , and now- let’s start! 

1) Easter Basket made with Jute

Give your gift holders a greeny, natural look. Take a stack of jute or twine, and wrap it around a galvanized bucket, occasionally hot gluing as you go.

For the handle, just take a thick Piece of jute and hot glue it to the sides to secure. 

2) Colourful Hanging Paper Flower Basket

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Take a small tub or galvanized bucket and some colored papers. Cut the paper into small flower shapes and stick them all over the bucket.

Easy! For the handle, take a big red ribbon and hot glue the sides to the bucket top.

3) A simple Dump Truck Toy? Not anymore! 

 

And who said an Easter Bunny can’t bring a dump truck instead of a basket? Fill the toy truck with Easter eggs, candies, chocolates, and smaller toy cars.

Definitely an awesome gift for Easter! 

4) Animal-inspired Decorative Wooden Boxes

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Hmmm… the best Easter present to gift to someone who loves animals? How about….. a wooden box with animal-inspired handmade toys, origami models, candies, and plushies?

You can even make small animal stickers made out of paper and glue them to the box. Something that will be useful to them even after Easter.

5) How about a Plant Pot Basket? 

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Take a couple of old belts and remove the metal heads. Hot glue the first belt on a plant pot for the handle.

Take the second belt and wrap it around the bucket as a support (don’t forget to hot glue this one as well!).

Fill the pot with small gardening tools, eggs, and plant seeds—and there you get the perfect gift!

6) Cute Felt Egg Baskets

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Take some cardstock and felt sheets as raw material. Cut them into egg shapes and glue them up, and boom!

You have a simple but cutesy egg basket! You can add a felt bow or tie in the front for extra decoration.

7) Paper Bag Bunny Easter Baskets

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For this idea, grab some brown paper bags, scissors, cotton balls, and some colorful ribbons.

Just fill the bags with goodies or candies, cut the top into bunny ears, tie the bag up with ribbon, and glue the cotton ball onto each one.

8) Turn your Trash into Treasure

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Let’s launch an attack on your recycle bin! If you find a couple of old cereal or pasta boxes, paint them up with different colors.

Cut some paper pieces for eyes, nose, and ears. Lastly, glue everything together and fill the box with eggs or chocos. Congrats! You’ve just made an animal-based Easter gift box for your kids!

9) Mason Jar Easter Gift Basket

A very easy but colorful idea. If you have mini Easter eggs as gifts- a mason jar basket might just be the right thing for you! Just fill the jar up with your mini eggs and use ribbons to decorate the jar. 

10) Egg Cartons Easter Gift Baskets

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This can be a rather creative way to recycle your egg cartons. First, paint the carton with your favorite color.

Then, fill the cups with smaller sweets, toffees and kinder joy, and close the lid. Your kids will sure love opening them.

11) Handmade Craft Stick Easter Basket

With some hot glue, a bunch of popsicle sticks, some pretty ribbons, and your own imagination, you can make a simple and cute crafty basket.

For decorations, you can also use buttons, modeling clay, or paper flowers—anything will work.

12) Embellished Tassels Easter Basket

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It looks hard to make, but actually, it isn’t! Just glue some fancy fabric pieces over the sides of a normal basket, and attach multicolour tassels and bows for a creative item.

There you go- a perfect Easter gift.

13) Simple, Creative, Lovely Paper Bag Baskets

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Yes, just a couple of plain, simple paper bags with cute paper bunny faces attached to them.

Sometimes simple is the solution—because as long as it’s filled with yummy candies, you’re good to go.

14) LEGO Easter Basket for the Boys

Come on, who doesn’t love to play with LEGO pieces? This can be a two-in-one gift combo: fetch up a bunch of random LEGO blocks, and set them up in a box shape, and complete the box with plastic eggs, Kinder Joy, or chocolates.

The treats might be one-time rewards, but the box is there for your kids to further continue the fun!

15) Disney-themed Easter Basket

If you have a Disney-loving friend or kid, this one is a perfect pick! These cutesy baskets can be crafted with some glitter, the right paint, some colored paper, and your slice of imagination.

In addition, fill those baskets with Disney-based goodies and sweets, and you are good to go!

16) Upcycled Milk Jug Easter Gift Basket

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Let’s end the list with another creative recycling idea.

How about you cut some wasted soda bottles or milk jugs down, wash them thoroughly, paint them with the color of your choice, and glue on some decorative stuff on them?

Now just draw some sweet whiskers and a tiny nose. You have now made some good-to-go Easter Bunny baskets. 

Conclusion

This Easter, let’s make something more creative, something more artistic for your kids, family, friends, and loved ones. Any of these ideas can make a person smile with a heart full of joy, as they’ll get to know about your efforts for them.

Also, do you have any other craft ideas for Easter? If yes, then let us know in the comments—we’re also interested in hearing your ideas!