Easter Gift Creation Ideas
So you need to make an Easter gift and you want it to look professional, but don’t want to pay to have it made. No problem. You can easily make your own Easter gift or gift basket with a few simple steps.
First of all, you need to decide on what kind of gift you want to give. Do you want to make a traditional Easter gift basket with all the essentials? Or are you making gifts for older family members and a small gift would be more likely to suit your needs?
Let’s start with a traditional Easter gift basket.
First of all, you need to gather the supplies you will need. Get a nice, colorful basket (you can get these at a department store *tip* some gift baskets can get costly, if you are wanting a wicker gift basket for the look instead of a cheaper bucket style, you can find colorful baskets in other sections of the store. They are not considered Easter baskets which means they are not priced like Easter baskets). If you opt for the cheaper basket, you can make it look more decorative with stickers or decorative cellophane later.
Once you have chosen your basket, get some Easter grass. If your basket is one color get some grass of 2 different colors to add flavor and color. Don’t get green grass with a green basket. It will look much better if you pair blue and green grass with a white basket or something like that.
Now you need contents. Traditionally, some sort of bunny, whether it be stuffed or chocolate, is included. Start there and decide what comes next. I like to choose candy that is big enough to hold it’s own and isn’t lost in the basket. Also, if you decide to get a bag of candy, it presents much better if you can just add the bag instead of opening it and letting bits of candy fall into the bottom.
Choose items with lots of Easter colors. This will all come together better. When you have all your contents (make sure to get enough), find some decorative cellophane, curling ribbon, satin ribbon, and newsprint (newspaper), and you will also need packing tape.
The assembly goes like this:
Add wadded up newsprint in the bottom of the basket, make sure it gives your items a place to stand. Next, (and you might need some help here) you need to put the items in the places you want. You can use tape to secure some items. When it is ready, wrap in cellophane and tie off with a curling ribbon. Lastly, tie a beautiful bow with a matching satin ribbon. Tape all edges of cello that are sticking out and trim any necessary spots and you’re done!
If you are looking more for a gift for adults:
You can make candy carrots to give to adults. Go to a department store and purchase some plastic frosting decorator bags. These are bags in a triangle shape. Then you can purchase some reece pieces and some green easter grass or green M&Ms if you can afford them. You will also need green curling ribbon.
All you have to do is fill the triangle with orange reece pieces about 2/3 the way up, add some green M&Ms or easter grass on top. Twist the bag to tie curling ribbon around the top. Tie it off and curl the ribbon. You can tie multiple times around too to add more ribbon curls.
You could also do a mix in a jar. Pick a brownie or cookie mix you like, gather all the dry ingredients, some mason jars, curling ribbon, a hold punch, and index cards. Layer the dry ingredients in the jar to look nice. Fasten the lid tight. Write directions on the index card with ingredients and what they need to add. punch a hole in one top corner, slip a piece of curling ribbon in the hole and tie it around the top of the jar. It’s that easy.
