Make a May Day Basket!
ByI ALWAYS seem to forget May Day…until someone brings a cute May Basket to our door. Then the kids get all excited and ask if we can make some. And at that point I feel like it’s too late to start thinking of a plan.
This year…I remembered!!
We started working on our baskets three days early!
We started by tracing this pattern onto yellow cardstock:
The yellow cardstock pattern fits around a paper cup. The boys picked their favorite pictures from this sheet of cut-outs and glued them on.
(You’ll find the downloads to these here!)
These were simple to make….and ALL of the boys had fun with them! I think they turned out ADORABLE!
We’ll be filling the baskets with Tiny Cookie Bites. These cute little cookies are fun to make and yummy to pop into your mouth!
Tiny Cookie Bites
1 stick butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 t. sea salt
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. vanilla
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
Mix together melted butter and brown sugar. Stir in egg, salt, baking soda and vanilla. Add flour and mix thoroughly. Place tiny bits of dough on a baking sheet and bake for 7-8 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
Find all the instructions and download the patterns and picture cut-outs in the Clever Creations section of the HeavenlyHomemakers site here. They are free for you to use! Have Fun!!
(As an aside…my boys can’t wait to go ring someone’s doorbell…drop off the May Basket and make a run for it! Ah…the joys of being sneaky!)
Visit Tammy’s Recipes for more fun kitchen tips!
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How fun! I may have to do this for my co-workers! Those cookies do look good!!! :-)
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Ok, I’m going to have to do all of this with my boys! They love crafts and my 4 yr. old is at the stage where he can pretty much do anything with instruction!! The 23 month old, well…… he’s more in the destruct it as you go phase! And I have everything needed for those cookies on hand!! We’ll have to think of someone special to give them to. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Thank you for the great idea. My kids will love it! I would have forgotten… by the way, did you know that Saturday was “National Pretzel Day” or something like that? Saw it on the morning news and was wondering if you had a batch of pretzels baking that day. :-)
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I LOVE May Day! I always made baskets as a child and my mother would drive me to our neighbors’ houses (we lived in the country and gas wasn’t $3.50/gal). What fun! I continue the tradition with my family – most years. So thanks for the reminder.
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Will Winslow Reply:
April 30th, 2010 at 11:52 am
My sisters always made May baskets out of different color tissue paper, filled with candy, I think, and left them on boys door handles that they wanted to chase them. The tissue was laid one on top of the other so that after they were folded and cut, all the different colors would show through. they looked like a tube with multiple holes. Beautiful. We lived on a potato farm in Northern Maine and spring was a glorious time after the long winter. Only trouble is, I’ve forgotten how they made them. Can you give me any hints? Thanks.
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cindynoell Reply:
October 31st, 2010 at 3:43 pm
I would like to know how theyt are made. Could you let me know if do find out.
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allalw Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 6:21 am
did you ever find out how to make these? I was taught how from a
from a friend also from northern Maine…but.. have forgotten…tried
yesterday…but can not remember!
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Oh how fun with another great recipe for me to try!!
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PS: I’ve never heard of May Day before.
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Those cookies look fun and the baskets too! We just might do this! thanks
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Thank you! Thanks you!
Just the pattern I needed to entertain
and teach 2 grandchildren.
How blessed I am to have come across your site.
I love it! I will be back!
(P.S. We’re making the cookies, too!)
God bless your ministry!
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We loved these cookies!
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What are you guys doing for May Day this year?
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Laura Reply:
April 29th, 2010 at 9:33 am
I’m not sure what we’re doing this year! Guess it’s time to figure that out, huh?! My boys were asking again about them just this morning.
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I would like the pattern for these May baskets. Thank you.
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The May Baskets I am familiar with are made from tissue paper ,folded and cut so as to make a basket which can be hung on a door knob with a string or a piece of ribbon. As a young children we made them to be hung on favorite people’s door and as we left we would call out” May Basket for whoever it was for”. They were supposed to run after us and once they caught us they gave us a kiss. Sometimes for especially favorite people we would put a cookie or a doughnut in the bottom of the basket.This also helped to make the basket hang well. They are very delicate and make pretty decorations for the month of May. I double sheets of tissue with corresponding colors. If anyone is interested in directions please contact me and I will do my best to explain the process.
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Sherry Wilson Reply:
May 1st, 2012 at 12:49 pm
My mother used to fold colored tissue paper and cut it some way
so as to make a long lacy May basket. I have no idea how she
did it. Perhaps you can help me.
Thank you.
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Sandi Simons Reply:
May 19th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Would you please tell me the instructions to make may baskets out of tissue paper? y mom used to make them and I forgot how. Thank you very much!
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