Polka Dot Mason Jar Easter Basket

INSIDE : Learn how to decorate a Polka Dot Mason Jar Easter Basket this Spring!  Hide chocolate bunnies and eggs in your mason jar, fill with some shredded green paper and you have the perfect table decor.

Mason Jar Easter basket

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This post has been updated since it’s original March 2020 publish date.

As Easter is getting closer, it is fun to have tasty chocolate treats sitting out… but sometimes using a basket is a little TOO MUCH of a temptation!  

Before you know it, all your chocolates are gone.  I decorated a few different sized Mason Jars and being able to close the lid really helped us enjoy the decor, but eat everything a little more slowly!

What supplies do I need to make a Mason Jar Easter Basket?

Painted Mason Jar Easter Craft

To create a spring time painted mason jar Easter craft, start by picking your acrylic paint colors.  I used lots of fun Spring cheerful pastels paints and then mixed in a few darker shades, too.  Using a paint pouncer in different sizes, add polka dots of paint all around the Mason Jar.

Note, the area where you should like to see your inside chocolate bunny – leave that area more clear from paint. 

Mason Jar Easter basket step1

After the paint has dried, you can fill the bottom portion of your jar with shredded green grass.

Mason Jar Easter basket step

Easter Basket Chocolates

Next, get out all your tasty chocolate treats and prepare to put them in your jar. I did a lot of placing and rearranging to make sure the large Chocolate bunny was most visible from the outside.  Then I placed the mini sized bunnies , ducks and sheep.

Mason Jar Easter basket step

Once I had a few jars painted and filled, I tied a thin elegant peach ribbon around each of the Mason Jars.  

Next, stack the jars on a few different heights and you can create the most lovely little Bunny scene this Spring season.

Mason Jar Easter basket

We made these and set them out on our kitchen counter for weeks last year.  I just loved how many sweet treats they held all the while, looking so adorable – too!

Mason Jar Easter basket

And the best part, is you can hang onto your Mason jars each year to keep the tradition of making your little chocolate bunny Easter extra special.

Mason Jar Easter basket

Polka Dot Mason Jar Easter baskets

Yield: 3 Jars
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 30 minutes
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Cost: $30

Learn how to decorate a Polka Dot Mason Jar Easter Basket this Spring!  Hide chocolate bunnies and eggs in your mason jar, fill with some shredded green paper and you have the perfect table decor.

Materials

  • Mason Jar (multiple sizes)
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Paint Pouncers
  • Ribbon
  • Shredded Green Paper
  • Large Chocolate Bunny
  • Small Chocolate Bunnies
  • Mini Chocolate Bunnies + Ducks + Sheep

Instructions

  1. Start by picking the color palette for this project. I used cheerful pastels paints and then mixed in a few darker shades, too.  
  2. Using a paint pouncer in different sizes, add polka dots of paint all around the Mason Jar. Note, the area where you should like to see your chocolate bunny – leave that area more clear from paint. 
  3. After the paint has dried, fill the bottom portion of the jar with shredded green grass.
  4. Next, begin to place the large Chocolate bunny first, as it is most visible from the outside.  Then place the mini sized bunnies , ducks and sheep.
  5. To finish, tie a colorful ribbon around each Mason Jar.  And set the jars out at a few different heights to create the most lovely little Bunny scene this Spring season.

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Mason Jar Easter basket

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