Instructions

1. Make a large batch of Rice Krispie Treat mixture.  We used 6 tablespoons of butter, 6 cups of mini marshmallows, and 6 cups of Rice Krispie Cereal.  Melt the butter in a medium saucepan on medium heat. When the butter is melted, add the mini marshmallows. Stir until the marshmallows are completely melted. Now add the Rice Krispie Cereal and fold the cereal in with the melted marshmallows.  Let the mixture sit for approximately 5 minutes.  You need it to still be warm and pliable but not so hot that it will burn your fingers.
2. You will need a medium-sized bowl that is not too tall.  We bought this one at Ikea a few months ago. It was a perfect size.  This will be the mold for the Rice Krispie Treat Easter Basket.
3. Handful by handful, mold the Rice Krispie Treat mixture around the outside of the bowl until it is completely covered. I did not grease the bowl, there is plenty of butter in the Rice Krispie Treat mixture and it did not stick to the bowl when it was dried.
4. Mold the mixture to the bowl as tightly as you can.  Allow the Rice Krispie Treat mixture to dry uncovered for 24 hours. The next day I added a second layer of Rice Krispie Treat mixture. First I made another 6 cup batch and then repeated the same process - covering the bowl with a second layer of the mixture.  Without this second layer, the bowl was too flimsy to hold its shape. 
5. To make the handle, I molded the Rice Krispie Treat mixture around a piece of a cardboard box, and shaped it into a handle I let the handle dry uncovered for two days. I attached the Easter Basket handle with two toothpicks on each side of the handle.  Super easy!
6. We filled our Easter Basket with yummy, Easter-colored Rice Krispie Easter Eggs.  You can find all the directions you'll need to make this yummy Easter dessert here.