Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Baskets

Category: Easter

Take two sheets of large construction paper and cut in circles the size of a

large record or dinner plate. Take a paintbrush and paint liquid starch

generously on one of the circles. Take the other circle and place neatly on top

of the starched circle. Then center the stuck-together circles over a

mayonnaise jar with the lid on and pull down the sides and put a rubber band

around the lid and the circles. Flare out the edges of the circles and leave

them on the jars over night. They will look like lampshades. After the night,

take them off and turn them over. You will have a frilly-looking basket, and it

is sturdy too. Then the children can decorate it. You can use wadded up

pieces of tissue paper that they dip in glue and stick to their baskets. You can

make the baskets two tone by using two colors of paper. You can also use

large drinking glasses for a mold. The handle can be a long pipe cleaner.