Paper Baskets

These Paper Baskets are easy for kids to make, and fun to fill with treats that kids love.

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Materials List

paper
scissors
glue
pencil
decorations

Fold the paper in half.
Take one side of the paper and fold it back on itself. Repeat on the other side. Your paper should now be folded in quarters, but it should be like a fan fold.
draw a design or trace a pattern on the paper. Make sure it touches on both sides, and leave a bit room at the bottom. Add a tab to the bottom of your pattern.
Cut out along the lines.
The four shapes are the four sides to your basket. Fold each of the bottom tabs towards the center.
Cut out a small tab from the scrap paper. Fold it in half. Put glue along the outside. Put the tab on one edge of the basket, and glue to the other side of the basket to complete the square.
Cut out a square from the extra paper. Put a bit of glue on the top of each of the tabs. Put the square into the center of the basket to make the bottom.
Add a handle of twisted paper, or ribbon.

Hints

For your first basket, use an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper. Your finished basket will be about 2 inches square.
For a stronger basket, glue a cardboard square under the bottom of the basket.

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