Bring back the tradition of leaving May Day baskets at your friend's door on May 1st with these simple ideas for DIY May Day Basket Ideas. From paper cones, to berry baskets, to tin pails, there are so many fun ways to package up a surprise for your friends. Just fill the baskets with flowers or treats, hang from a friend's door, ring the door bell and run away before you're spotted! Be sure to download the Free May Day Gift Tag Printables here!
Decorate small yellow pails with adhesive felt sunflower and tulip stickers and fill with green Easter grass and flower-shaped eggs filled with treats. Add a faux butterfly for a spring touch and tie one of our Free May Day Gift Tag Printables around the handle. Hang from your friend's door!
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Start with an old-fashioned berry basket to make these sweet May Day baskets. Add small paper doilies and flowers from the DIY flower crown kit to the outside with glue. Create a handle using the headbands from the flower crown kit and attach to the inside of the basket with hot glue. Line the berry box with a larger paper doily and fill with real flowers or faux flowers (such as these frosted greenery stems). Finish with a special printable tag tied around the handle with baker's twine.
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These mini Easter baskets can be transformed into the perfect May Day basket for hanging from a door handle. Just decorate with adhesive flowers such as these mini wood flowers or adhesive daisies. Fill them with a few sweet treats and add a Free May Day Gift Tag Printable.
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Decorate these mini paper mache baskets with rick rack trim for an extra sweet touch. Use hot glue to adhere the trim to the basket. Fill with candy and add a Free May Day Gift Tag Printable. Place by the front door of a friend for a sweet little surprise!
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Paper cones make the perfect vessel for fresh May Day flowers. Decorate the outside with a small doily and foam flower sticker. Create a handle by poking a chenille stem through both sides. You can use a needle to poke a hole before threading through the chenille stem. Finish with a Free May Day Gift Tag Printable.
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