Well we sure do and know your kids will too.  Be prepared that your kids will want to make a ton of these and then place them all on their dresser in their room. 

Trust me.

I speak from experience.

So grab these items so you can get started:

Pine cones, (you can buy pine cones at your local craft store.  If you choose to pick some natural ones, make sure they are free of any little critters inside!) Colorful buttons (choose some that are bigger than googley eyes), googley eyes, glue dots, feathers, and sparkly paper

With your glue dots, glue the googley eyes onto a button.

Glue your eyes onto the pine cone.  If the dots do not work, a little tacky glue might help.

Cut a small triangle out of the sparkly paper for the beak.

Glue the beak on.

Place some glue dots on the pine cone where you want some feathers.

Press your feathers into the glue dots. 

Hoot!  Hoot!  Now you are done! 

This Pine Cone Owl Craft would make a great activity for the kids to stay busy while your Thanksgiving dinner is cooking.  Or any dinner for that matter! 

More Bird Craft Fun!

Clothes Pin Bird Craft

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This FREE printable is the perfect way to kick off your holiday decorating spree, since it’s a phrase from just the right song to put you in the Christmas spirit:  “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”.

I love incorporating natural elements into my holiday decor, so it was fun to add this printable to the mix.  Pine cones are plentiful in my neighborhood.  Snow is not…..so I had to add a few snowflakes with fabric and ceramics!

Pine cones of different varieties can be found all over North America.  It’s pretty unusual to live in a city that doesn’t have at least one spot where you can gather them.  If you are able to gather a few of your own, there are some really fun ways you can use them to create inexpensive decor or gifts.  I spotted these three ideas on Pinterest:

DIY Cinnamon Scented Pine Cones      |     Pine Cone Wreath      |      Pine Cone Ornaments

Here’s an easy gift idea:  use the pins above to create your own scented pine cone ornaments.  Offer them as gifts along with this 8 x 10 printable.  How cute would that be?

Click the button below to print your FREE holiday printable.

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We’ve made a FREE printable for you that is perfect for adding to your holiday decor this year.  Simply download the PDF file below and print it out on your computer or send it off to your local copy store and let them print it for you.  It’s perfectly sized to fit into an 8×10 frame.  Or, if you print it on card stock (like I did), it’s sturdy enough to put onto an easel.

Click on the image below to download and save the file for this pine cone and holly berry holiday printable.

Pine Cones & Holly Berries

Click on the highlighted words or image right above this to download or print the PDF files for your own use.  I had a lot of fun getting my porch ready for Christmas with mine.

Like I said earlier, this printable was fun for me to add to my decor, because I love the natural beauty of pine cones and holly berries–and so many other organic elements.  I love bringing nature indoors with my Christmas decorations.  Tracy does, too.  She made a gorgeous garland for her mantle a couple of years ago that had–guess what?–pine cones and holly berries in it!

Isn’t that beautiful?  Make sure you click over to view her full tutorial for this evergreen garland with pine cones and berries.  And click back over here if you want to see a couple more ideas for decorating with pine cones this Christmas.

Just in case you missed it up above, you can click on the highlighted text below to download the PDF files for this printable right here:

Pine Cones & Holly Berries

Not quite ready to drag out the boxes of Christmas decorations?  Print out this Thanksgiving graphic and frame it.  You can use it to decorate your own home or take it along with you as a kind thank you gift for your hosts.  

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