With Easter approaching we've taken a small break from school to work on a few decorations to put up. Out of all the crafts we did this was by far his favorite. We made a couple easter baskets out of paper plates. It's really easy to do too.
Things you need:
* paper plate
* paint, in the colors you want your basket
* scissors
* glue
* egg cut outs
*easter grass
To make the basket shape draw a line down the center of the plate and cut it out, for the handle follow along the curved edge of the plate. Next let your kids paint their basket. Call me crazy but I love the hard boiled egg plates for putting our paint on. It's easier for Boog and he doesn't have to worry about paint mixing when he doesn't want it too.
Next decorate the eggs. I used a cookie cutter to trace my eggs on to a piece of card stock. I gave him different things to decorate with, paper clippings, markers, and crayons. Your kids can even paint their eggs, it's completely up to you and them on what you guys want to use. 
We let the baskets dry over night before we assembled them. First I let him glue the grass on. I had to help him here because he didn't want to push down on the glue and get his fingers sticky. Then he glued the eggs to the back.
When they are all dried hang them up. You can add flowers, bows, what ever you like to the outside of your basket. He wanted to leave his plain, and I don't blame him. The paint job he did was very cute.
Hope you enjoy making a basket and I wish everyone a happy Easter!
