Pinecone Pumpkin Craft
I had a grand idea and while the pinecone pumpkin craft didn’t turn out the way I envisioned, it was still fun to make with my son and I will share it here.
- Gather your materials. You will need pine cones, paint, a green pipe cleaner, and a hot glue gun.
- Start by mixing red and yellow together to make orange paint. This craft uses a lot of paint so we took this opportunity to have a color lesson and my son loves to mix paint.
- My plan was to use a paint brush but my son found that rolling the pine cones was faster and better than a brush. So roll!
- Let the pine cones dry.
- This is the parent part of the craft. I used a ton of hot glue! Lay out the first level and then glue together.
- Add another layer or two, filling in the gaps.
- When you are happy that it looks like a pumpkin, then twist the pipe cleaner to look like a stem and glue it in.
- Try not to hurt your husband when you ask him if he knows what it is and he replies “Cute Grapes!”.
Gabriele says
Awww I think it’s adorable!! We may just do that one too!! Thanks for the idea!! SO cute!
Jenn and Tyler says
That is awesome! I have a 3 year old little boy, and an 18mo little boy and I am constantly beating myself up for not having fun projects to keep us busy besides toys and the television. I found your blog link on a friends blog. I will be visiting frequently. Thanks for sharing your time and talents with others!
Jennifer says
You have the cutest ideas! Thanks again for sharing them!