One of our friend’s birthday is in the Fall and we wanted to make something special together to top her cookbook present.

Materials

Fall Fun: Felt Pinecone Present Topper from make-it-your-own.com (Art, crafts & activities for kids)

  • Cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Felt (we chose a more stiff, wool-based type for this project)
  • Fabric scissors
  • Glue gun (to be used by an adult) or fabric glue
  • Feathers
  • Ribbon
  • Artificial leaves (optional, we used millinery leaves which are used for making hats.)

Directions

  • Cut out a rectangle from cardstock.  Roll it, making one end slightly tighter/smaller (a slight funnel-like shape).  Glue it together and trip off any excess paper.

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  • We then took a scale (where the seed is contained) out of a real pinecone to see how it looked.  We cut out something similar from the felt many times!

Fall Fun: Felt Pinecone Present Topper from make-it-your-own.com (Art, crafts & activities for kids)

  • After we had a pile of these we used a glue glue to attach them to the cardstock. We started at the top, layering them a bit over each other, creating a circular row.
  • We then created another row underneath that overlapped the first about half way.  The kids passed me the felt pieces and I glued them on as they are younger in age.  However, you could use fabric glue instead.

Fall Fun: Felt Pinecone Present Topper from make-it-your-own.com (Art, crafts & activities for kids) Fall Fun: Felt Pinecone Present Topper from make-it-your-own.com (Art, crafts & activities for kids) Fall Fun: Felt Pinecone Present Topper from make-it-your-own.com (Art, crafts & activities for kids)) Fall Fun: Felt Pinecone Present Topper from make-it-your-own.com (Art, crafts & activities for kids)

  • When our pinecone was complete, we then tied it to the top of our present with a few feathers, some millinery leaves and a bit of ribbon.

Fall Fun: Felt Pinecone Present Topper from make-it-your-own.com (Art, crafts & activities for kids) Fall Fun: Felt Pinecone Present Topper from make-it-your-own.com (Art, crafts & activities for kids)

  • This would be quite fun for Christmas too!

Purpose

  • Hand/eye coordination (cutting different materials).
  • Making a likeness of something.

Safety Notes

  • An adult should use a glue gun.
  • Be sure to wear a smock to protect your clothes.
  • Exercise care when using fabric scissors as they can be quite sharp!
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