25 Easter Basket Ideas Kids (and Grown-ups!) Will Love

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Keep it classic with a simple wicker basket and a basket liner that has just a touch of scalloped detail.

Refresh last year's basket by covering the entire thing with craft store moss. It's the woodsy version of upcycling.

What you'll need: moss ($11.22, ), twine ($5.60, )

Shredding paper lunch bags or an outdated dictionary can provide the perfect nesting material. Then fill your bowl with eggs—candy, wooden, plastic, or otherwise.

What you'll need: lunch bags ($4.48 for 50, ), clear glue ($6.73, )

Florals for spring isn't exactly new, but the shtick doesn't feel as tired when you use fresh-from-the-field blooms. Garden roses, ranunculus, tulips and sweet peas went into this full-petaled look.

What you'll need: glue gun ($9.25, ), basket ($14.99, )

Strawberry season might be a couple months away, but produce baskets can still hold other goodies, like homemade cookies. Tape patterned scrapbook paper to the sides for extra color.

What you'll need: berry baskets ($12.50 for 6, ), scrapbook paper ($5, )

This is the centerpiece your Sunday brunch needs. Fill up a wire basket with speckled eggs and baby's breath, and the entire tablescape comes alive.

What you'll need: wire basket ($12.16, ), faux speckled eggs ($11.99 for 12, )

Instead of decorating a basket from the store, you can make your own bowl from scratch. This craft coils fabric-covered cord into a completely-custom vessel.

What you'll need: cotton filler cord ($30, ), glue gun ($9.25, )

Covered with party garland, plastic cocktail cups become the cutest containers to hit the egg hunt. They're like mini piñatas just for jellybeans.

What you'll need: plastic cups ($13.19 for 300, ), fringe garland ($11, )

Grown-ups can appreciate this Easter pail (discovered in Target's dollar section!) filled up with succulents, golden eggs, and chocolate. After all, you can never quite outgrow a sweet tooth.

What you'll need: plastic pot ($8.66, ), golden eggs ($5.56 for 12, )

Crepe paper flowers look great on just about anything, Easter baskets included. Concentrate a few blooms around the handle for a lush look without hours of crafting.

What you'll need: white basket ($36.13 for 3, ), crepe paper ($16.98, )

A bushel basket filled with rosé and chocolate truffles is the adult version of a goodie bag. Other traditional housewarming gifts (like a sweet-smelling candle) round it out.

What you'll need: bushel basket ($18.99, ), striped ribbon ($9.95, )

Go for gold by spray-painting your basket a winning hue. Add extra glitz with mini disco balls, glitter nail polish, and foil-wrapped treats.

What you'll need: gold paint ($15.44, ), golden eggs ($5.56 for 12, )

An IKEA fan might recognize this cute cup for what it really is: A $4 plant pot. But at that price—and with a cute lace detail—no one will stop you from repurposing it as a treat container.

What you'll need: plant pot ($3.99, ), chocolate carrots ($5.99 for 4, )

Experience the magic of dry erase paint for yourself. A few coats turn any flat surface, including cutesy wooden animals, into a whiteboard.

What you'll need: wooden cutouts ($5.88 for 100, ), dry erase paint ($21.58, )

Woven together, plain, ol' grocery bags are the dead ringer for the real thing.

What you'll need: glue gun ($9.25, ), metal ruler ($6.29, )

Pastels might dominate the springtime palette, but this neon edition jumps out as especially cheery.

What you'll need: white basket ($36.15 for 3, ), assorted paper filler ($3.99, )