Making easter baskets is something that every Easter lover looks forward to. Making a cute little basket with Easter goodies to give the kids is one of the most exciting parts of the holiday. If you are wondering what kind of basket to make this Easter, why not give edible baskets a try? Edible baskets mainly use candy boxes as the base, with candy inside of course, and there was nothing wrong with more candy! Your boxes will not only end up looking good but will also make the adults wonder why they can’t get one of these baskets too!
Making candy box easter baskets is incredibly simple that even a child could do it. (You can turn this into a fun easter activity too if you would like)
To start making your Easter candy basket, you will need a few things to start out, mainly:
- Six boxes of Candy (Preferably all of them should be the same size)
- Rope Candy (Taffy Ropes or Nerd Ropes should do the trick)
- Faux Grass
- Cardboard or mount board
- Scissors
- Glue Gun
- Ribbons (In whatever color you like)
- And of course, the treats that you will be putting into your basket.
The first step to making a candy box is to glue all the boxes together to form a basket. Start with the base and use a glue gun to stick two candy boxes to create the base. After that, stick one candy box on all four sides in a vertical position. You will end up with something akin to a box that is open on the top.
The base of the basket might not be strong enough to hold all the contents of the basket, which is why the next step is to ensure that this is sturdy. Cut out a small piece of mountboard or cardboard and stick it with hot glue on top of the base boxes that you have assembled. Make sure that all your boxes are well stuck together and do not fall or break apart since that will end up in a candy disaster.
The next thing that we need to do is make the handle for the basket. This is where the rope candy is in. For this, you will need to glue the ends of the packets of rope candy on either side of the basket to form a handle. You can use as many rope candy’s as you like, but two should suffice if you are going to a simple basket. You can then tie up the rope candy’s from the middle using a pretty ribbon. Make a bow on the top of even stick one, and your basket will already be on its way to looking cute and delicious.
Leave your basket to dry for a bit and once again make sure that all the parts of the basket are properly glued together. You can then begin filling it up. Take some easter grass and fill the basket up to make a small grass bed inside the basket. If you can’t find any easter grass at the store, take some crepe paper or green paper and cut it up into really fine strips. Place your treats in the basket, and you are ready to go!