Easter Hunt Clue 4

Since the beginning of time, farmers needed containers to carry and store farm products, and women required containers to organize their homes. The skills required for weaving containers from plant materials have been around a very long time. Most colonial families had a basic knowledge of basket making and could make simple baskets to use in the fields and in their homes. ​​A basketmaker needed to learn what kind of tree to use, what characteristics made a good basket tree, and where to find these trees. Continue on the path and learn how the early Easter baskets were made. After that find your next Easter Egg!