Pine Cone Turkey craft

This turkey is colorful and easy for youngsters to make. When complete, it makes a cute table decoration at each place setting for Thanksgiving dinner or for your holiday parties.

Plump pine cones (spherical shaped about
    1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter)
Bumpy chenille wires (1 red, 1 orange, 5 other colors)
Glue (craft, wood, or all-purpose that dries clear)
Wire cutter

Make sure each pine cone is dried thoroughly. Cut the bumps apart in each chenille wire. Using wire cutters, cut in the center of each place where the wire narrows down as you want the bumps whole and fluffy.

Shape one red bump into an “S." Glue this to the rounded end of the cone with the bump protruding somewhat above the cone for the head of the turkey.

Shape one orange bump into a “V." Glue this under the bottom of the round part of the cone for the legs and feet. The feet can be shaped later. Toes can even be added.

Take five to seven other bumps and carefully bend them so the narrow ends can be twisted together leaving the puffy end somewhat rounded. Glue as many of these as nicely fits close to the flatter stemmed end of the pine cone remembering to use glue only on the twisted end of the chenille wire.

Let dry and then adjust shaped of chenille wires to make your turkey look more realistic.

NOTE: If you would like to use these as napkin rings, cut the orange chenille wires longer and make them into a circle and glue circle on bottom of turkeys.