Easy Easter Basket Craft (with Squish Eggs)

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Isn’t it a shame that we only decorate Easter eggs one time during the year!?! I mean, it is so much fun! This easy Easter basket craft starts out by making some really fun squishy painted paper Easter eggs. This is something that a kiddo of any age can do with just a little bit of help. The process is fun and simple, and they will be so proud of the outcome. It is like a little bit of magic. And putting the popsicle stick Easter basket together takes just a few minutes. You are going to love these simple and fun Easter Crafts!

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SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG

I hope it’s ok if I take a minute here to tell you how I would like to make your life a little easier…at least in this one little area. It make me so happy to see children creating things, but I know that it can be a challenge to fit that into our busy lives. So, I found a way…stick with me now…all you will have to do it take a few minutes (depending on how quick your Amazon buying finger is) to fill up your craft supply bag.

Use our master list that EVERY project on this blog comes from, and you are ready to go!!! Less fuss, less mess, less time spent in prep. And you will never be in the middle of a craft and realize you are missing a “key ingredient”. Get the master list of what to put in your bag here…

Step 1: Cut Out the Paper Easter Egg Crafts

Cut out several egg shapes from scraps of construction paper. Choose your favorite Spring colors. You can draw them in pencil first.
*The easiest way to make an egg is to fold a small piece of paper in half so that you only need to cut out a half oval shape to make the egg. For little ones who are learning to cut shapes, go over the pencil mark with a bold marker to make it easier to cut out. Make as many eggs as you want (because this process is SUPER fun!) You can always use them to decorate your house or for other projects if you have more than you need to fill your basket.

Step 2: Decorate the Egg Art and Craft

Place the cut out eggs on the newspaper.
On half of your egg, drip a couple of drops of paint. Again, you can pick your favorite Spring colors. Don’t use too much paint. For kindergarteners and younger, you will definitely want to monitor this step. They just love to over-squeeze the paint bottles.
Fold each egg in half and press down. There may be paint that oozes out the side. So, be ready for a little bit of mess.
Place the eggs aside and allow the paint to dry thoroughly.

Squish Painted Paper Easter Eggs — Squish Painted Easter eggs

If you aren’t sure whether your little one is ready to handle scissors yet, here is a handy little guide…

Step 3: Build the Easter Basket Craft

First, place the large popsicle sticks side by side.
Cut a rectangle piece of construction paper (any color). It should be just a little smaller than the 5 large popsicle sticks lined up.
Glue the rectangle onto the popsicle sticks to hold them together.

Easy Easter Basket Craft Step 3 — Step 3

Step 4: Add the Grass and Handle to Your Easter Craft DIY

Then, use the glue stick to glue the green tissue paper squares to the top of the popsicle stick rectangle so that they hang over. Snip into the tissue paper to make “grass”.
Last, twist the 2 pipe cleaners together and tape each end to the back of the popsicle stick box to form the handle of the basket.

Easy Easter Basket Craft Step 4 Add the grass and handle — Put grass in the basket

Step 5: Fill the Easy Easter Basket Craft with Eggs

Now all you have to do is add the eggs to your basket. Just glue them onto the back so that they look like they are sitting in the basket.

Easy Easter Basket Craft Step 5 Add the decorated paper Easter eggs — add Easter eggs to the basket

As you can see, this easy Easter basket craft has just a few steps and takes just a few basic craft supplies (all from our master list). That is why it is one of the perfect Easter crafts for preschoolers. They will absolutely love the squish paint technique especially. If you have little ones that cannot yet cut an egg shape, prepare those in advance. They can do the rest on their own.