Why read: Need an idea for a DIY Easter basket for toddler girl? Make this super cute cat Easter basket this holiday season your girl will be thrilled about.

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Ah, Easter!

Such an exciting time for little ones filled with fluffy chicks, Easter gifts, and jelly beans.

Whether you’re celebrating with a family gathering or keeping it low-key at home, finding ways to make your girl’s day extra special is opportune.

If your little one is into cats and kitties then she’ll love crafting with you this adorable cat-themed DIY Easter basket for toddler girl.

Plus, you’ll have a great time with your daughter on an Easter morning.

As a result, you’ll create a unique Easter basket perfect for her little hands.

She’ll be so proud to showcase it to the family members and at the highly anticipated Easter egg hunt too!

The best part is that with my quick and easy cat Easter basket guide you don’t have to be an expert crafter to get in on the fun!

You’ll find step-by-step instructions and pictures for each step further in the article.

So grab your art supplies, put cute bunny ears on your baby girl, and let’s make your child’s Easter basket.

It’ll become part of her precious childhood memories.

Hop on to it – purrfectly!

Materials Needed For Cat-Themed DIY Easter Basket For Toddler Girl

If you love to craft with your child, you most likely already have many of these materials.

But if you need to replenish some of your craft supplies, I made things easier for you and included Amazon links.

You can also get most of these at a dollar store.

Here’s what you’ll need to create your baby’s Easter basket.

1. White paper plate
2. Yellow yarn
3. Scissors
4. Yellow acrylic paint
5. Paintbrush
6. Black marker
7. Glue or hot glue
8. Construction paper (black, yellow, pink, and orange).

Step-By-Step Instructions For DIY Cat Easter Basket

Now it’s time to unleash your creative side and have quality time with your little one building her own Easter basket.

Step 1. Grab 4 paper plates. Glue 2 of them together. Then cut the middle part of the other two and glue those together too.

Step 2. Then place the middle parts of two plates on the full-size two plates as shown in the picture below. And glue them together.

Step 3. Fold all 4 edges of the paper plates inward.

Step 4. Glue the edges at connections to make a basket.

Step 5. Pain the basket yellow and let it completely dry.

Step 6. Now let’s make the handle. Cut a thin stripe of the orange construction paper.

Step 7. To make the handle stronger, wrap the yellow yarn around the orange stripe.

Step 8. Cut the cat’s ears out of yellow construction paper.

And then smaller shaped ones out of pink construction paper.

Now glue those together as shown in the picture.

Step 9. Now glue the ears onto the basket.

Step 10. It’s time to cut out the eyes and the nose.

Use yellow and black construction paper for the eyes as shown in the picture.

And the pink one for the nose.

Step 11. What a cat without whiskers!

Let’s make some out of the yellow yarn.

Step 12. Glue the eyes and the whiskers onto the basket.

Step 13. Now glue the nose onto the whiskers.

Step 14. Draw the cat’s mouth with a black marker.

Step 15. And finally, glue the handle onto the basket.

Make sure you attach it strongly so that it doesn’t come apart and frustrate your little one.

There you have it!

A super cute cat Easter basket for your little girl.

DIY Easter Basket For Little Kids

While I’ve provided you with a detailed guide on how to make a cat Easter basket, you can easily turn it into any other animal.

Have a toddler boy who’s into tigers or bears?

Change the colors of the basket, make some tweaks to the ears and nose. And voila, you’ll get your little guy a completely different animal.

So this DIY Easter basket works for little boys too.

Feel free to use different materials as well.

In the same way, if your daughter isn’t into cats so much, with a few tweaks, you can easily turn the cat into a little bunny.

Bunny baskets are super cute too.

While I’ve created this with young toddlers in mind, as I have a two-year-old girl.

It’ll also work perfectly as a baby’s first Easter basket.

Your little one will love the bright colors and Easter treats that’ll come in the basket.

In short, let your imagination go wild and have much fun putting your craft ideas to life!

No matter what end result is, your unique homemade Easter basket will most certainly look prettier than those standard wicker baskets!

Plus, you can use it as a prop for an adorable Easter photoshoot of your little one!

Ideas For Best Easter Basket Stuffers

Of course, when the Easter basket is this cute, you’ll want to get extra creative with finding the perfect gifts to fill it with.

The key is to include not only fun but also practical items.

Fun things that won’t just end up being tossed aside after one use!

Needless to say, there are classic choices like the chocolate bunny on green Easter grass and a small stuffed animal, but why not mix it up a bit?

From books to small toys and sweet treats, there are plenty of fun ideas to consider for the best Easter basket fillers for toddlers.

And if you end up with lots of candy you can always put it to better use like this fun activity of learning with candy.

And if you also do an Easter egg hunt for your toddler, please please please consider purchasing paper eggs instead of the traditional plastic eggs.

And here are 15 cute ideas as inspiration on how to decorate Easter eggs!

Now, let’s take a look at some of my favorite Easter basket ideas that will have your little one hopping with joy on Easter Sunday.

1. You can never go wrong with a cute little Easter-themed board book. And here are some other great Easter books for young kids.
2. This small box of sidewalk chalk would fit perfectly in your toddler’s Easter basket. And don’t be surprised if your little one wants to put it to use right away!
3. It’s never too early to start reading short Bible verses with your little one. These printable Bible verse cards are a great way to introduce your little one to God’s word. This is one of those meaningful gifts that’ll be used for years to come.
4. Check out these adorable Easter temporary tattoos.
5. Little bath toys are also a great option because all kids love having fun at bath time.
6. Another great addition to your little one’s Easter basket would be an educational card game.
7. Summer is not far away, and your toddler wants to look all grown up, doesn’t she? Can you imagine how thrilled she’ll be to find a pair of sunglasses in her Easter basket?!
8. And one last suggestion for your girl’s Easter basket are these cute Easter coloring bookmarks or this Easter-themed coloring book. These work great for older kids as well.

I hope you find useful some or all of these non-candy Easter basket ideas!

One Last Thing

Holidays are all about spending special time with our kids!

And Easter is no exception.

You don’t need to be Martha Stewart or become an Easter bunny to spend the perfect time with your family!

Just do what brings you joy in easy ways.

Whether you’re looking through DIY Easter basket ideas, thinking of dyeing eggs with onion skins with your toddler, or entertaining big kids and teenage guys with an outdoor Easter scavenger hunt, what’s important is the memories you create WITH and not for your little ones.

Your kids want you to be happy and present and not stressed out.

So hop to it, and choose the fun way to spend the holiday that works for YOU too!

And I hope you found some great ideas here on what to put in your kids’ Easter baskets.

Have a happy and blessed Easter!

Your Turn

Did you like crafting my DIY Easter basket for toddler girl? Please share with me in the comments how it turned out!