May Day is right around the corner and every year, we make DIY May Day baskets for our friends, family and neighbors. This year (like last year), we are making our May Day baskets out of soup cans. This is a great upcycling project for the kids. Not only are you using something from your recycling bin, but you can use up all the craft scraps you have lying around.
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Supplies Used To Make DIY May Day Baskets:
Empty Soup Cans
Ribbon
Twine
Canvas Fabric
Scissors
Some other supplies you could use are: yarn, stickers, bows, construction paper, markers.
To start, I drilled two holes in the tops of each soup can to string twine through to make the handles for the DIY May Day Baskets.
Then, we measured and cut the scrapbook paper to fit the cans.
We used hot glue to secure the paper on the can.
From there, we all got creative and just started added different supplies to the baskets.
Some had burlap……
…. others had ribbon and buttons.
I loved the ones that we added raffia to.
Projects like these are so much fun for the kids and me. I get to use up excess craft supplies, the kids get to create til their hearts’ content and we are saving the environment by using items from our recycling bin. The best part is that we get to make someone’s day at the end of it when we drop them off at their doorstep.
Once all of the DIY May Day Baskets were created, we filled them with trinkets and treats.
May Day is a great day to spread cheer and it doesn’t have to be hard or cost a lot of money to do it.
Search around your recycling bin and craft supplies to see what you can come up with.
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Cute and Frugal idea! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Jennifer! Love those kinds of projects.
Cute! We used to have a neighbor that would leave may baskets on the front step!
May Day is so much fun!
Very cute! Out of curiousity, what is the tradition behind May Day?
Ever since I can remember, we have always made May Day baskets and set them on our neighbors porches, knocked on the door and ran away. We loved it as kids and now it is so much fun to be doing it with my kids. They love it! I know it is something about dancing and singing around a maypole with ribbons and such (in the early days), but May Day for us is little treats in homemade baskets for friends, neighbors and family.
Totally cute! These are a great gift for neighbors and friends and of course the kids! – love the one with the polka dot flower on the front. Thanks for sharing this on your gallery at #simplybebetsy.
Have a terrific weekend!
Sharon and Denise
Love May Day baskets!
Thanks for sharing on Mostly Homemade Mondays! I hope you join us again next week 🙂
Kelli @ The Sustainable Couple
I’ve never celebrated May Day! I think we did a May Pole as a kid…I don’t remember much; I’ll have to look into it. Thanks for the craft!
Your welcome Holly. May Day is so much fun!
I’ve never even heard of May Day?! Haha. Am I way behind?! Such a fun thing to do! We will have to try this out this year!
It is a lot of fun Kaylin!
These are so cute! Wish I hadn’t thrown my tin cans away now 🙁
Thanks for sharing!
Your welcome Bobbi! Happy May Day!
Love this idea and have pinned it 🙂 Very much looking forward to the May Day weekend over here in the UK! #howtotuesday
Thank you Kate! Happy May Day!
I’ve never heard of MayDay but these are SOO stinking cute I might just have to start celebrating it! Or find another excuse to make these! Haha ps I am officially obsessssssed with your blog!! So glad you linked up with us! 🙂
xx Caitlin
Thank you so much Caitlin! You have officially made my day!
These are so cute! Thanks for sharing them at the party! Theresa @DearCreatives Pinning & tweeting 😉
Stopping in to say HI!! and to let you know we did a round up of the Snickerdoodle Sunday Fab Links from April and this cute craft is on it! http://2crochethooks.com/snickerdoodle-sunday-fab-links-round-april/
Thanks!