Kids can make these living Easter baskets to carry treats and to serve as a reminder that God always cares for us.

You’ll need:

• Bible (try this kid-friendly version!)
• 1/2-gallon cardboard milk cartons
• poster board
• scissors
• construction paper
• staplers
• markers or crayons
• potting soil
• grass seed
• water
• plastic wrap

Elementary Easter Craft: Living Easter Baskets

Begin this project one or two weeks before Easter. Lead kids in the following steps:

• Cut milk cartons in half.
• Cover the milk cartons with construction paper.
• Cut a strip of poster board and staple the ends to opposite sides of the carton to form a basket handle.
• Decorate the outsides of baskets.
• Fill the containers with 2 inches of potting soil and a generous amount of grass seed.
• Let kids water the soil, cover it with plastic wrap, and place the container in the sun.
• When grass sprouts, remove the plastic wrap and let kids fill their baskets with wrapped Easter treats.

Read aloud Isaiah 58:11. Remind kids that just as they care for the grass in their baskets, God always cares for us.

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Need more Easter ideas? You can find lots of fun and practical ideas in the book Seasonal Specials for Children’s Ministry: All-NEW Ideas for 13 Holidays 

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