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Thanksgiving Pinecone Turkey Tutorial


For this tutorial I used hot glue, however if you are working with young children, you may also use Elmer’s Glue. My three year old daughter crafted along with me with Elmer’s glue, however the drying time is significantly longer with Elmer’s glue. Here is how to make your own DIY Pinecone Turkey:

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time required: 1 hour plus paint drying time.
Age range: 10+ (3+ if using kid safe glue)

Things you’ll need:
Pinecones
Googly Eyes
Orange Felt Sheets
Orange Feathers
Dark Brown Feathers

Things to do:
1. The googly eyes already have a sticky back, so you may stick them directly to the front of the pinecone. For extra security, I highly recommend placing some glue on the back of the eyes.

2. Cut a small triangle from the Orange Stiffened Felt Sheets. Place a small amount of glue to the back of the felt, then stick the orange felt piece to the front of the pinecone.

3. Place a small amount of glue on the back of the pinecone, then place a few Orange Natural Loose Turkey Feathers into the glue.

4. Continue placing on the back of the pinecone, then adding more feathers until desired amount of feathers has been reached.

5. For additional security, add a big drop of glue covering all the feathers ends. Then allow the glue to dry.

7. Place a small amount of glue on the bottom of the Dark Brown Natural Loose Goose Satinette Feathers. Then, slide the brown feathers behind the pinecone, sandwiching the brown feathers between the pinecone and the feathers.

Here is my 3 year old’s version with Elmer’s glue. We left it out to dry overnight. She decided upon more colorful feathers.

Voila! You now have your own DIY Pinecone Turkey.

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How to Make a Galaxy Pumpkin


Difficulty level: Intermediate
Time required: 30 minutes, plus 5 hours for drying paint
Age range: 8 and up

Things you’ll need:
Painter’s tape
White pumpkin
Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Flat Black Spray Paint
Paint brush (stiff bristles work best)
Acrylic paints in blue, purple, pink, and white
Natural Sea Silk Sponge
Old toothbrush

Things to do:
1. Using the painter’s tape, tape the stem of the pumpkin until it is completely covered.

2. Using the black spray paint, paint the pumpkin, holding the spray paint about 6-8″ from the pumpkin. Allow the spray paint to dry for 1 hour.

3. When the paint is dry, spread a small amount of blue acrylic paint onto a palette. Dip the stiff paintbrush into the paint, then brush the paintbrush back and forth to remove some of the paint.

4. Using the paintbrush, paint large blue circles onto the pumpkin. For a galaxy-like look, try not to paint circles that are too solid in color; the stiff, dry brush will help with that.

5. Allow the paint to dry for 1 hour.

6. Repeat step 4, this time with purple paint, adding the purple paint on top of the blue paint in a few places. Do not cover the blue paint completely. Allow to dry for 1 hour.

7. Using the sponge, apply pink paint, adding the pink paint on top of the purple paint. You can also add pink paint on solid black parts of the pumpkin. This should look random, so use your creative judgement. Allow to dry for 1 hour.

8. Using an old toothbrush, tap gently onto the white paint. Hold the toothbrush near the pumpkin, then rub your finger across the bristles, sending tiny dots of paint onto the pumpkin.

9. Apply the white paint all over the pumpkin for a real outer space look. Allow the white paint to dry for 1 hour.

10. Remove the painter’s tape from the pumpkin stem.

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