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Duck
and Bunny Baskets
made
from potato chip and nut cans
Make
these adorable little baskets in minutes!
Supplies:
1.
Small potato chip or nut can
2.
Fun foam in your choice of colors
(we
used orange and yellow for our duck and
white,
pink and black for our bunny)
3.
Chenille stems (also known as pipe cleaners)
4.
Hot glue or tacky glue
5.
Cotton ball (for bunny's tail)
6.
Scissors
7.
Permanent marker
Instructions:
1.
Measure the length and width of the can and cut out a piece of fun foam
to fit around the can. Glue it onto the can, lapping ends in the
back and leaving two gaps at the top for the basket handles.
2.
Hand draw (or use a coloring book pattern) the wings, beak, eyes and
webbed feet for the duck; or ears, eyes, 4 paws (two for
"hands" and two for "feet") and a nose for the
bunny.
3.
Trace each piece on fun foam and cut out with scissors. If
desired, trace an outline of the wings and webbed feet, or the paws,
with a black permanent marker onto the fun foam. Allow ink to dry
completely
4.
Glue each piece of fun foam onto the can. (For the bunny, make
whiskers out of black chenille stems and glue them behind the bunny's
fun foam nose.) Allow to dry completely.
To
make the bunny's tale, glue a cotton ball on the backside of the
can.
5.
If desired, use a permanent marker to draw additional details on the
face.
6.
Take two or three chenille stems and twist them around each other, then
shape them into a handle. Place each end of the handle on
different sides of the basket, anchoring the handle between the fun foam
and the can. Secure in place with glue.
7.
Fill with shred or Easter grass and add candy or small trinkets.
For
more creative containers, check out these sites:
ContainerStore.com
Abbey Press 
Oriental Trading Company, Inc.
The
Crafty PC
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