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Home » Holidays » Thanksgiving ideas » Pine Cone Turkey

Pine Cone Turkey

November 15, 2012 by Jenny 5 Comments

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This Pine Cone Turkey makes a great fall craft idea! With Thanksgiving round the corner you must be busy planning the Dinner Menu and decorating the home with fall crafts. This pine cone craft is a great way to keep kids busy crafting while you are busy cooking.

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What makes this Pine Cone Turkey a great Thanksgiving Craft idea?

Riley and I took full advantage of the 65 degree weather this past weekend and set out on a walk to find plump pine cones.  We found a ton, but fell in love with one that we thought would make a perfect pine cone turkey.  This craft was perfect Riley.  Plus, it came out super cute.  It would make a great craft to keep the kids busy on Thanksgiving.

How to make a Pine Cone Turkey?

Before we sat down to put the turkey together I cut out the pieces that we would need to make a hat, tail, feathers, beak and wattle out of foam.  I also cut out a foam piece that would work as a stand for the pine cone to pierce through so that it would sit upright.  Riley glued together the pieces for the hat and put the feathers on the tail.

small girl making fall crafts

I used my hot glue gun to attach the finished tail and hat as well as the googly eyes, beak and wattle.  

The final step was to strategically pierce the stand so that the turkey stayed upright once everything dried.  Riley and I loved the way it came out and it looks perfect as the centerpiece to our dining room table.  

If you're wondering about the leaf arrangements on either side of the turkey, they were put together using the sunflower hair clips from Riley's Bumble Bee Tutu Halloween costume.  I love a good upcycle!

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  1. JoAnn @ SweetPepperRose

    November 21, 2012 at 7:37 am

    Too cute Jenny, I can't wait til my little granddaughter is old enough to "help" out with crafts - she's still in that mode where everything goes into the mouth first. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  2. misssrobin

    November 17, 2012 at 10:00 am

    What a super cute and simple activity. How fun that would be on a Thanksgiving table. Thanks for sharing.

    Happy Sharefest. I hope you have a lovely weekend and holiday.

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  3. Jill Flory

    November 15, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    How cute - the little girl is the cutest!!!

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  4. laurie

    November 15, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    so cute! they would make great place cards for guests on thanksgiving:)

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