Pine-cone creatures

Today Maggie and I spent a lovely (quiet) time making creatures out of pine-cones and random bits found outside. This is a project we do every once in a while, and first read about in Nature's Art Box, a wonderful book Tomas and I found on Amazon a several years back. I wish we'd taken pictures of our past creations, as there have been some wonderful ones -- birds, crocodiles, hedge-hogs, and reindeer.

All you need is a dinner/craft table strewn with bits and pieces dropped from trees, and some glue -- we opt for the hot glue guns, though they do require a bit more adult supervision than our typical projects.

This has got to be one of the most satisfying art projects out there.

Comments

[Michelle at Scribbit]

It's really pretty--I wish we had pinecones like that here. You'd think they'd be bigger around here or something . . .

And by the way, I've been enjoying your blog lately.