How to Make Crafts With Pinecones

Colder temperatures cause leaves to turn color and fall from the trees. Pinecones also start to fall to the ground around the same time. Walking through the forest, you can find pinecones of all sizes ready to be picked up and transformed into crafts.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Small ball of clay
• Construction Paper
• Pinecone
• 2 wiggly eyes
• Acorn

Make a Miniature Christmas Tree

1. Paint a pinecone green.

2. Set pine cone on its end so that it looks like a tree.

3. Paint the edges of the pinecone white to resemble snow.

4. Decorate the tree with small beads, rickrack, sequins, ribbons and buttons to resemble ornaments.

Attract Birds with a Pinecone Birdfeeder

5. Choose a pinecone that has opened fully.

6. Use a knife to slather the pinecone with peanut butter.

7. Roll the pinecone in birdseed until the cone is entirely covered.

8. Tie yarn around the top of the pinecone.

9. Hang the cone in the backyard for the birds to enjoy.

Create a Turkey.

10. Press a ball of clay into the side of a pinecone to create a flat base.

11. Cut feathers out of red, orange, brown and yellow construction paper.

12. Glue the feathers to the larger end of the pinecone, making sure to flare the feathers out to look like a turkey tail.

13. Glue an acorn to the smaller end of the pinecone for a head.

14. Glue a wiggly eye on each side of the acorn.

15. Attach a red construction paper wattle on the front of the acorn where the beak would be.

Tips & Warnings

• If the pinecone is still tightly shut, it may contain seeds or sap. To avoid a sticky mess, let the pinecones dry in a well-ventilated area. Pinecones can also be dried in the oven for an hour on a setting of 200 degrees.