Mini Basket Craft

These mini pipe cleaner baskets are great mini Easter basket ornaments for the Easter tree or a cute mini basket craft. They are easy to make and look great as an Easter or Spring decoration.

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Pipe Cleaner Basket Craft

This spring craft is a great basket craft for kids. Crafting is spring is so much fun. You are finally coming out of the gloom and doom winter months and able to enjoy colorful spring crafting projects with the kids. Like Paper Plate Sunflowers, Clothespin Bunnies, and a Sock Caterpillar Craft.

Supplies

For each mini-basket

A kitchen funnel
Two Pipe Cleaners
Low Temp. Glue or a Good Tacky Glue

Optional Supplies

Mini Craft Pom-Poms

Instructions

  • Place your funnel upside down.
  • Starting at the point where the stem meets the funnel, wrap your chenille strip around, going down the funnel with each layer.
making a mini basket craft
  • Take the chenille strip off of the funnel.
  • At the narrow end of the chenille basket, use your hands to close the hole in.
making a mini basket craft
  • Add glue between layers of pipe cleaner
making a mini basket craft
  • With your second chenille strip, cut about a 2&1/2 inch piece.
  • Use this as your handle for your basket, securing it on two sides of the opening to your basket with glue.
making a mini basket craft
  • Add pom-poms for Easter Eggs.
mini pipe cleaner basket craft

Expert Tip for Crafting with Kids

*Note – this might prove frustrating for little hands to move the chenille strip around the funnel in a certain direction. Younger children may need extra hands-on guidance from you.

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    Mini Easter Basket Craft

    Easy to make mini Easter basket that is perfect for an Easter tree
    Prep Time2 minutes
    Active Time5 minutes
    Yield: 1
    Author: Melissa Haines
    Cost: $5

    Materials

    • A kitchen funnel
    • Two Pipe Cleaners
    • Low Temp. Glue or a Good Tacky Glue tacky glue recommended if working with kids
    • Mini Craft Pom-Poms optional for Easter Eggs

    Instructions

    • Place your funnel upside down.
    • Starting at the point where the stem meets the funnel, wrap your pipe cleaner around, going down the funnel with each layer
    • Take the pipe cleaner strip off of the funnel
    • At the narrow end of the pipe cleaner basket, use your hands to close the hole in
    • With your second chenille strip, cut about a 2&1/2 inch piece
    • Use this as your handle for your basket, securing it on two sides of the opening to your basket with glue
    • if you want, add pom-poms for Easter Eggs

    Notes

    Always supervise kids when crafting and do not allow them to use hot glue as it may cause burns.
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