A tisket a tasket a RECYCLED little basket

The gallery tour today travels through the Living and Working Gallery, an exhibit that depicts the working and recreational lives of Simcoe County residents. Inspired by the Minesing Basket Company artifacts on display, today’s activity shows how to make a basket like the ones made for more than 57 years in Minesing.    

Of course, you can always make baskets using other materials.  There are great online instructions and tutorials for making a plastic basket, if you would like to find a use all the extra plastic bags collecting around the house.