This week's fun activity... Painted Pinecone Turkey

If you love turkeys, this week’s activity is perfect!  Just in time for holiday celebrations, these painted turkeys are cute and full of natural charm. Pinecones are perfect for ruffled turkey feathers.  We’ll make a painted pinecone turkey for this week’s activity!

Materials: Pinecones Paint Paintbrush Small pompom Googly eyes Scrap fabric or felt pieces, or colored paper Glue

Step 1 - Gather Pinecones Head outside and find some large, open pinecones. If you cannot find any, you may find pinecones on sale at a store.  If you gather from outside, only pick pinecones that have already fallen.

Step 2 – Paint Using different colors and a small paintbrush, paint individual scales of your pinecone! If you want, leave some scales brown to create a natural contrast.

Step 3 - Turkey Head To create a turkey head, glue googly eyes to a small pompom. Then, cut out a triangle beak and a turkey waddle from felt or fabric scraps.  Glue both the beak and waddle below the eyes on your pompom.  Tip: You can also easily create a turkey head out of paper instead if you do not have pompoms or fabric scraps.  Just cut out a circle and draw the turkey face, or cut out eyes, a beak, and a waddle from another piece of paper and glue it together.

Step 4 – Attach To complete the turkey, glue the head to the feathered pinecone body!  Let it dry and it’s ready for display!

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