Learn how to make a Candy Easter Basket with theater candy boxes. Makes a great handmade gift! Below is the step by step tutorial and video.
Are you looking for a fun Easter Basket idea, for a friend, a grandchild or your own child?
This Candy Easter Basket is it! The basket is actually made of candy, what can be better? Plus, it is super easy to put together and can be done in less than 30 minutes.
More Easter Craft Tutorials:
Spring is in the air and that can only mean 1 thing, it’s time for Easter crafts! Here on the blog, we have shared lots of Easter tutorials. Like this Hoppy Easter Door Hanger, these Alcohol Ink Easter Eggs, and this Fixed Flower Lily Bouquet.
Be sure to look around the blog for more Easter craft tutorial ideas!
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How to Make a Candy Easter Basket
Start out by lining up the candy boxes and making a rectangle. Measure the rectangle. This measurement will be the size you need to cut the cardstock to make the base of your basket.
My basket is 6 x 7.5 inches so I used cut a piece of yellow cardstock down to that size.
You want to make sure that candy isn’t destroyed while creating the basket so that the candy can still be eaten, but you also want everything to stick together.
To adhere everything together we used hot glue and laid it down in dots. That way the boxes will come apart when the recipient is ready to disassemble, but will still hold the pieces together easily.
Add one box at a time until all of the pieces are glued together.
The last piece of the basket is the handle. That is where the Nerds Rope comes into play.
This handle is only for looks, if you try to carry the basket by this handle it will probably break, so be aware.
Put a bit of glue on each end of the rope and adhere to the center of the side boxes, then shape the rope as needed to give it a nice curve.
That’s it! You’re done.
Fill the basket with some Easter grass and anything else you will like to add to the basket. Why not more candy?!
These fun Candy Baskets aren’t just for Easter either, they are also great for Mother’s Day, Bridal Showers, Baby Showers, or May Baskets!
You can even turn them into a flower arrangement!
When you make a candy basket please share a photo! We’d love to see it.
Craft Tutorial Video:
Our Crafting Essentials List:
- The Cricut Cutting Machine is easily our favorite crafting tool. We use it in so many of our tutorials!
- This Fiskars Paper Trimmer is easy to use and cuts nicely without frayed edges.
- These Scotch Precision Scissors cut like a dream and you get multiple pairs in a pack!
- Keep those started project supplies organized and separated with Stacking Plastic Baskets. I always work on more than 1 project at a time and these baskets really help me from losing supplies.
How to Make a Candy Basket
Learn how to make a Candy Basket with theater candy boxes. Makes a great handmade gift!
Tools
Instructions
- Line up the candy boxes and make a rectangle.
- Measure the rectangle. This measurement will be the size you need to cut the cardstock to make the base of your basket.
- To adhere everything together use a hot glue and lay the glue down in dots. That way the boxes will come apart when the recipient is ready to disassemble, but will still hold the pieces together.
- Add one box at a time until all of the pieces are glued together.
- Put a bit of glue on each end of the rope and adhere to the center of the side boxes, then shape the rope as needed to give it a nice curve. This handle is only for looks, if you try to carry the basket by this handle it will probably break, so be aware.
Notes
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Julie says
That’s such a clever idea. My daughter did the santa sleigh from packets of sweets last Christmas for her brother (she’d seen it on pinterest of course) and that worked really well. I love this Easter idea.
laurie says
What a cute idea! Thank you for sharing with us at VMG206 Brag About it!
~Laurie
Audrey says
Such a cute idea. Pinned!
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Angie says
This is a genius idea – so cool!! I found you on the Show Me Saturdays blog hop.
Thanks
Angie
Jenn says
Pinned, what a great and cute idea! Thanks for sharing!!
Annie says
Love this! Very clever and cute!
Kendra @ www.joyinourhome.com says
Super cute idea! I know our kids would love it! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Your Turn To Shine, Katie! Featuring you tomorrow 🙂 Hope to see you back!
Dee says
I love this! It’s so unique and fun! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday. 🙂
Katie says
Your welcome Dee, Thanks for stopping by!
Crechia says
Thank you for sharing such an amazing and creative idea for an Easter basket. I’m going to try it for my cousin.
Katie says
Thanks Crechia! They are really fun to make and even more fun to give!
Roseann Hampton says
How creative!
Liz says
What a great idea!
Katie says
Thank you Liz! I’m so glad you like this Candy Basket!
Melissa Ruddy says
Love this idea. I really love how you used it for flowers. Each year my ant gives my kids huge Easter baskets. Maybe we will make this one for her this year.
Katie says
That is such a fun idea, Melissa! I am sure she would love it.
Lori says
WOW. What a cool idea
Katie says
Thanks Lori!
Beth says
Such a brilliant idea for kiddos of any age, Katie!! Thanks for joining in the Creative Crafts FUN!