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Harvest Basket Craft

 

This Harvest Basket is a quick and easy craft but it provides the excuse for getting out the playdough to make the vegetables to fill your harvest basket! It's a lovely craft to fill up an autumn afternoon with your younger children.

Harvest basket craft

You will need:

A plastic basket (the type that pre-packed vegetables come in)
Craft foam in a colour to match the basket.
Stickers or pre-cut shapes
Glue
Playdough in multiple colours

Instructions:

  • Cut a strip of craft foam and glue the ends to either side of the basket.
  • Decorate the basket with stickers or foam shapes.
  • Make lots of fruit and vegetables from the playdough to fill your basket!

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