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Basketweaving projects and products for young people

Teachers: have your students weave baskets for their parents!
Great for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Christmas!

classroompackbasket.jpg (9802 bytes)Camp Kit   

A class of fourth or fifth-graders can weave this basket in two 45 minute sessions. (Usually less!) Enough to weave 20 baskets.        
Includes twenty 4"pre-drilled bases, beads, easy-to-follow pattern & enough round reed to weave 20 baskets. (Same pattern as Kids Kit)  4" wide x 6" tall. Mega-easy!    $ 29.95   
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Please place your Camp Kit order in plenty of time to allow on-time delivery for your basket weaving event. If we need to ship via Air, it usually costs about triple the UPS Ground charges.

Click on photos to see close-ups of these wonderful weavers!

classroompackbasket.jpg (9802 bytes) The Classroom Kit  

Includes thirty 4" pre-drilled bases, beads, easy-to-follow pattern & enough round reed to weave 30 baskets. (Same pattern as Kids and Camp Kit)  4" wide x 6" tall. Mega-easy!  $39.95   

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KIDS Kit
Pattern, 4" round plywood base, beads & #3 round reed to weave one basket.
"Sweet" vacation fun! 
(Translation: cool, dynamite, awesome!)
4" x 6"
Mega-easy!  $ 5.95
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classroompackbasket.jpg (9802 bytes)Kids Sampler Set
Kids pattern + 4 bases, beads  &  #3 round reed. Base sizes: 4" and 5" round, 5" square, 5x8" oval. Weaves baskets like the above Kids Kit, but with more base sizes to have fun with size and shape. $ 11.95     Makes 4 different baskets. Bases shown below.

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ovalsquarebases.jpg (108568 bytes) Plywood Bases 
Economy grade plywood, 4" round bases, pre-drilled for #3 round reed. Order a pound of #3 round reed ($6.95) and use these with the Kid's Kit or Camp Kit pattern.   $ .60 each
 5" round                 $.75 each
 5x8" ovals           $ 1.10 each
 5x5" square with rounded corners  $ .85 each
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Merit Badge Projects
We highly recommend the following to fulfill your Merit Badge requirements: Beginner's Basketweaving Kit and the New England Footstool Kit. Fun and easy!Beginner Basket

 

Original Beginner's Basket  Shaker-style round bottom w/oak handle, flat reed, cane. Great first basket. 6"diam.x  8" tall . Very easy.  $ 7.95    

DISCOUNT Scout Pack  $32.89
SCOUT PACK includes one Cape Cod Blueberry Kit, one Original Beginner Kit, One New England Footstool Kit and one Kids Kit. A $38.88 value. $32.89
Buy the Scout Pack on the Specials page of our Shopping Cart.

Who wove these super footstools?
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High school Scouts?? No. scoutstool3.jpg (55298 bytes)
Fifth grade Boy Scouts?
Yes! 
Click on the photos to see 
close-ups of these weavers in action. 
This footstool was constructed 
and
woven from 
start to finish in one 2 hour 
session after school. 
Great job, guys! 

New England Footstool Kit 
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Even children can weave this sturdy & attractive footstool with simple instructions. Comes with chestnut dye for the frame and 5/8" smoked reed for the weaving. 12.5" long, 9.5" wide, 9.2" tall. Unassembled frame. $ 16.99

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