Fall Fun: Felt Pinecone Present Topper

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

Materials

• 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.

• 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!

• 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.

• 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.

• 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!