Since turkey is the traditional main course, it’s no wonder that so many Thanksgiving decorations are designed around a turkey theme. This pine cone turkey makes a lovely centerpiece. And if you’re so inclined, you could even make one for each guest and use them as place card holders!

What You Need for your crafts using pine cones, making pine cone turkeys:

• Large, plump, dry pine cone
• Acorn
• Craft feathers in various colors
• Red and yellow craft foam
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Glue
• Hot glue
• Googly eyes
• Clay

Instructions

1. Place a small amount of clay on the side of the pine cone that will sit on the table. This will prevent the turkey, you are making from the pine cones, from rolling around.
2. Remove feathers from bag. You will probably have to fluff them before using. To do this, gently run your fingers down the length from end to tip.
3. Dip ends of feathers in glue. Arrange them in a fan pattern on the top of the wide side of the pine cone to form the turkey’s tail.
4. Use hot glue to attach the acorn to the top of the narrow side of the pine cone. This will be the turkey’s head. Let glue set.
5. Glue googly eyes onto the acorn.
6. Draw a triangle on the yellow craft foam, and a teardrop shape on the red craft foam. Cut both out. Glue the yellow piece onto the acorn for the beak, and the red piece for the wattle.
7. Draw feet on the yellow craft foam. Glue them onto the turkey in front of the clay. Let glue and clay dry.

Tips

• To use as a place card holder, glue the end of a craft stick into the center of the back. Write the guest’s name on a blank address label, and stick it to the front of the stick. Stick another address label to the back of the first one to keep it from sticking to anything else.
• If you don’t have any craft feathers handy, there are a few things you could substitute. You could cut feather shapes out of different colors of construction paper or craft foam. Or you could bend colorful chenille stems into feather shapes.
• If you want to make a miniature version of this craft, just use a smaller pine cone, cut small feathers out of construction paper, and substitute a brown circle of construction paper for the acorn.
• You may need to place a piece of card stock on the bottom of the clay to keep it from staining your tablecloth. Or better yet, glue it on when the clay dries so that guests can take their turkey home and display it with no worries.
• This is a prime example of Crafts Using Pine Cones, one of the pine cone Turkeys Crafts.

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