We have recently been completing A LOT of yard work. As we happen upon pine cones, my little guy collects them and now has a bin full of the cones. Pine cones are fantastic. They can be used by themselves or with other fall items to create a centerpiece or decoration for the home. In addition, they make great craft components.
Today we made turkeys out of pine cones. I was able to find lots of ideas online for how to create our turkeys. Some people had created their pine cone turkeys using a pom pom for the head (a styrofoam ball or wooden ball would also work). I found feathers, tissue paper, and pipe cleaners used for feathers. You could also use felt or construction paper, colored leaves if you are fortunate enough to live in an area with fabulous fall foliage, or painted cardboard from a left over box or paper plate (the plates with the slight accordion style edge work well). I was most inspired by the turkey from AmazingMoms.comToday we chose to use feathers for one turkey and pipe cleaners for the other turkey. We made the head and neck out of felt, used plastic googly eyes, and construction craft paper for the bill and wattle (that's the red, dangly thing). We first constructed the face. Then we attached our feathers by sticking them in the pine cone. We didn't have to use glue, but depending on the cone it may be necessary. We then glued the head to the bottom of the pine cone to complete our turkey! This is what we accomplished.
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