9 Simple May Day Baskets

I remember filling simple May Day Baskets growing up. We would run around the neighborhood dropping them off at neighbors and friends houses.

We would fill boxes with our little cups and mom would drive us around to friends and family outside of the neighborhood. I can still hear us giggling as we would drive from house to house.

Do your kids deliver baskets for May Day? We love delivering May Day Baskets as sneakily as we can! If you do too, and need new ideas, check out these Simple May Day Baskets below!

Simple May Day Baskets to Make

Plastic Cups

Fill plastic cups with things like popcorn, candy, small toys like erasers, bouncy balls, and stickers. Plastic Cups with Lids make them easier to transport and quickly deliver without spilling. You can also punch holes in the rim of the cup and use pipe cleaner to make a little handle. That is what we did every year.

Paper Sacks

Decorate the outside of lunch size paper sacks with crayons and stickers. Then ,fill them with your May Day Basket fillers, fold over the top and you are good to go!

Tin Cans

If you’ve been saving empty tin cans, May Day Baskets are a great way to use them up! Remove the label and give it a wash. After it is dry, wrap paper around them, tape it down, and get to decorating and filling! These would be perfect for wildflowers for the neighbors.

Sand Pails

If you are making May Day Baskets for kids, sand pails make great baskets! Fill it with sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and candy for an afternoon of fun. Keep an eye on clearance at the end of the season to save yourself some money.

Flowers

Not only are flowers great May Day Basket Fillers they can also be the basket themselves! Deliver mini flowers pots or 4-packs to bring smiles all summer long. If you grow your own flowers that is even better!

S’mores Kits

If you are delivering May Day Baskets to a small number of people, S’mores Kits are a fun ideas! Fill a sack or basket with items for s’mores including different chocolates bars, graham crackers, and marshmallows! (Keep in mind this only works for families with firepits at home.)

Adults Only May Day Basket

Spreading the May Day Basket love to your adult friends? Fill a decorated bag or basket with alcohol shooters, red Solo cups, deck of cards or ping pong balls, or other fun items for a night of letting loose!

Isolation May Day Basket for Kids

If you are delivering May Day Baskets this year and want things that are safe, stick with wrapped food items and simple outdoor items. Think licorice sticks, suckers, mini candy bars, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, window markers,

Isolation May Day Basket for Adults

Have some adult friend who could use a pick me up right now? Deliver an Isolation May Day Basket for Adults with items you know they will love. Not sure what to put in it? Include a gift card for takeout at a local restaurant, puzzle, candle, and some candy.

Ideas for May Day Basket Fillers

• Popcorn
• Suckers
• Individually Wrapped Candy
• Gum
• Clementines
• Licorice
• Flowers/Flower Seeds
• Bouncy Balls
• Stress Balls
• Things from the Party Goody Bag Aisle – they come in quantities which is super helpul!
• Pencils
• Erasers
• Crayons
• Stickers
• Bubbles
• Chalk

You see, it doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming to make May Day baskets. Are you delivering May Day Baskets this year? What will you be using and filling? I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments below!