Too-Cute Candy Jars for Adorable Easter Baskets
Hop into Easter with these effortlessly fun candy jar crafts.
Sure, you could toss some candy in a basket and call it a day. Or, you could craft a sweet candy jar that will be loved for years to come. Bunnies, chicks and an earthy green meadow are just three possibilities to help you create a memorable Easter basket.
Hoppin’ Candy Holder
![Glass Easter Bunny DIY Candy Jar A Jar Full of Candy Decorated Like an Easter Bunny](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Bunny-beauty_V.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.822.85.suffix/1584469841131.webp)
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Materials Needed
- jar
- candy chews
- printer paper
- white, black and pink paint pens
- clear tape
- hot glue gun + sticks
- cotton ball
To create a pretty pink bunny jar, start by filling your jar with pink candies and tightening the lid. Use white, black and pink paint pens to draw two eyes and a nose on the jar. Next, cut two paper bunny ears and use a pink marker to fill in the center of each ear. To create a sweet flower crown, fold candy wrappers, cut strips about halfway through and roll them up. Secure the rolled wrappers with tape and, if a fuller flower is desired, simply roll multiple candy wrappers together.
![This glass jar has been completely filled with candy.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Bunny-1_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469843807.webp)
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![A paint pen is perfect for painting details on glass objects such as this jar of candy.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Bunny-2_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469842929.webp)
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![This candy wrapper has been folded and rolled by hand to look like a small flower.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Bunny-4_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469841571.webp)
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Once you have enough flowers, glue them across the front of the lid and place the ears on the back of the lid. Finish off the look by gluing a cotton-ball tail to the back of the jar.
![These candy wrappers have been folded and rolled to look like flowers and then glued to the top of a jar full of candy that has been painted to look like a bunny.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Bunny-5_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469837844.webp)
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![Ears cut out of printer paper are glued to the back of a glass jar decorated to look like a bunny and filled with candy.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Bunny-6_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469835275.webp)
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![A cotton ball is being glued to the back of a glass jar decorated to look like a bunny and filled with pink candy.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Bunny-7_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469827005.webp)
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Magical Jellybean Meadow
![A Magical Meadow Easter Candy Jar A Glass Jar of Candy Made to Look Like A Magical Meadow](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Meadow-beauty_V.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.822.85.suffix/1584469840774.webp)
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Materials Needed
- jar
- green felt
- crafting moss
- scissors
- assorted faux flora and fauna
- parchment
- twine
- hot glue gun + sticks
- green jellybeans
- popsicle stick
Making a magical meadow jar may seem complicated, but it is much easier than it looks. First, fill your jar with 2 inches of jelly beans. Next, stack a piece of green felt and a piece of crafting moss together and use the lid of the jar as a guide to cut the materials into a circle. If your jar is slightly larger than the lid, adjust the size of your circle accordingly when cutting. Once cut, use hot glue to accessorize the crafting moss with a variety of faux flora and fauna. Place the felt and moss into the jar using the felt to create a barrier between the crafting moss and the candy. If you’re having trouble getting them in place, use a popsicle stick to manipulate the pieces.
![Felt and craft moss are cut around a jar lid to ensure proper sizing to be placed into the jar.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Meadow-1_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469868109.webp)
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![Craft moss makes a perfect base for a fairy garden or magical meadow.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Meadow-2_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469818216.webp)
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![A popsicle stick is used to manipulate items inside of a glass jar full of candy.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Meadow-4_V.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.822.85.suffix/1584469879989.webp)
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Polish off the look by wrapping a piece of parchment around the lid and tying off with twine. Now just glue a few mini flowers and branches to the twine, attach the lid, and you're all set.
![Faux flowers are glued to a piece of twine tied around a glass jar lid for decoration.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Meadow-6_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469841654.webp)
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![This glass jar has been decorated and filled to look like a magical meadow fairy garden.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Meadow-7_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469816047.webp)
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Freshly Hatched Fun
![A Group of Yellow Easter Chick Candy Jars Candy Jars Made to Look Like Hatching Chicks](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Chick-beauty_V.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.822.85.suffix/1584469819467.webp)
Kimberly Davis
Materials Needed
- rounded jar
- paint brush
- white acrylic paint
- yellow pompom
- googly eyes
- orange felt
- hot glue gun + sticks
- popsicle stick
- yellow feather
- yellow jellybeans
For this Easter chick, choose a rounded glass jar. Use white acrylic paint to create a cracked egg border around the jar. Next, attach two googly eyes to a yellow pompom. Make a beak by folding a small square of orange felt over itself in a triangle shape and hot gluing in place. Glue the long side of the felt beak to the pompom.
![This glass jar is being painted with acrylic paint to look like a hatched egg.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Chick-1_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469825202.webp)
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![Googly eyes are glued to a yellow pompom to make it look like a chick.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Chick-2_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469823380.webp)
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![Hot glue can be used to secure molded felt and create objects for crafting.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Chick-3_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469822167.webp)
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Before putting the glue gun away, glue a popsicle stick to the bottom of the pompom and a yellow feather to the top. Once dry, fill the jar with yellow jelly beans and place the popsicle stick down inside the beans. Just like that, you have a freshly hatched chick just in time for Easter.
![A yellow pompom is turned into a chick with the addition of googly eyes, a felt beak and a popsicle stick.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Chick-4_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469820877.webp)
Kimberly Davis
![A yellow feather is the final piece glued to a yellow pompom that has been crafted to look like a chick.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Chick-5_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469824027.webp)
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![This jar has been painted and decorated to look like a chick hatching from an egg and then filled with yellow candy. The chick is made from a pompom and placed in the candy using a popsicle stick.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/3/17/0/Original_Kimberly-Davis_Easter-Jars-Chick-6_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1584469819565.webp)
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