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Have
you grown tired of the traditional pastel colored Easter basket?
Looking for another way to present that candy? Or perhaps you just
want to give a little gift--and not a full-blown basket--to a special
friend? Consider some of these clever ideas! 
Bunny
Pots
Here's
a cute project from the Mars Bright Ideas website--turn a small clay pot
into a candy holder! For directions, click here.
 Daisy
Baskets
These
foam baskets shout "spring is here!" They are simple to
make when you use the kit provided by Oriental Trading Company, Inc.
. A kit
makes 12 baskets, each measuring 4" x 2.5". Cost:
$2.95. (Item # IN-48/276).
 Duck
and Rabbit Baskets made from potato chip cans.
Click
here for
directions.
Paper
Cross Boxes 
A
nice way to reinforce the true meaning behind Easter. Available in
a craft kit which makes 12 boxes, this would be a nice project for a
Sunday school class. Available from Oriental Trading Company, Inc.
for $9.95 (Item # IN-48/146).
Buckets
of Fun
We
love this simple white Plastic Buckets
, which come in two sizes: 48 oz. and 160 oz. Decorate them
with paints, stencils, glitter pens, or stickers and create a
one-of-a-kind basket for those special little bunnies in your
life! It would make a great sand pail after the candy is gone.
Prices start at $1.19 for the 48 oz. bucket. Available from Container Store Online
(Item #738010 for the 48 oz bucket; item
#738020 for the 160 oz. bucket.)
Marshmallow
Peepster Easter Basket
If
you just can't get enough of those sugary Peeps candies, consider
turning a few of them into an Easter basket which you can fill
with--yes, you guessed it--even more Peeps! You will find the
instructions for making this unique basket on
this website.
Tricot
Bunny and Chick Candy Bags
Fill
the netted bag bodies of these adorable animals with your favorite
candy. Each bag measures 7". A box of a dozen costs
$14.95. Oriental Trading Company, Inc.
(Item # IN-6/1148).
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