Recycling for Easter Baskets

A great way to recycle plastic berry baskets is to transform them into decorative baskets for Easter. Berry baskets can be found in a wide variety of bright colors at your local supermarket

Supplies:
Plastic berry baskets
Pipe cleaners
Narrow ribbon
White craft glue (Elmers)

Directions:
Join two pipe cleaners together end to end to make a handle, twist into opposite sides of the basket and cover with a small bow made of ribbon

Weave the narrow ribbon through the slats and use white craft glue to secure the ends.

Now you can fill the basket with Easter grass, candy bunnies and eggs, cookies and small toys for gift giving.

How to Create a Living Easter Basket

Create a living Easter basket for your table centerpiece this year. Make sure to get an early start on this one, though it takes about three weeks.

Directions :
Pick out an Easter basket and line it with a plastic garbage bag.
Fill the basket with soil and trim away the excess plastic from the edges of the basket.
Water the basket and allow it to drain for a few hours, then sprinkle with cat-grass seed, which is available at most pet stores and grows very quickly
Place the basket in a sunny, warm place for the fastest germina and mist the seeds with a spray bottle every day until they begin to sprout.
When the grass has sprouted continue to water whenever the soil feels dry to the touch on the surface.ater the sprouts when the soil feels dry on the surface.
Continue to water for about three weeks,the basket should become covered with grass. If need trim the grass with scissors.

Place eggs and bunny in the basket. Be sure to place something under the basket to protect your table.