You will need pines cones from around your home or you can purchase a bag at a craft store, glue, small paintbrush, glitter, bag of stem wire, 12 to 18 inch foam cone (can also be purchased at craft store) and some newspaper to cover your workspace. Brush some glue on the edges of the pine cone and sprinkle with glitter. Next, brush the surface of the foam cone with glue and sprinkle with glue. Allow the glue to dry. Take your stem wire and wrap it around the base of one of the pine cones, leaving an inch of wire to gently press into the foam cone to secure it in place. Continue wrapping and pressing pine cones into the foam cone until it is covered. If you want, choose a decorative plate to display your pine cone tree on. During the holiday season you can choose to glue miniature Christmas ornaments which you can make by rolling up pieces of colored construction paper.
For this craft project you will need scissors, construction paper, and glue. Fold your piece of construction paper in half. Cut slashes on the folded side of the paper up to about 1 1/2 inches from the open side of the paper. Next, roll the paper into a long tube shape so the slashes run up an down the length of the tube. Glue the long edges of the paper together. Allow to dry. Using another piece of construction paper, cut a strip of paper about 3 inches in length and 1 inch wide. Glue both ends of the strip to the the end of your tube to create a lantern handle. Your decorative lantern is finished.
This particular bird house project is easy to do. You will need some Popsicle sticks, glue, kids' craft paint, paint brushes, scissors and cardboard. First, cut two triangles of the same size out of cardboard for the front and back of the house. Cut a hole in the center of one of the triangles for the bird house opening. Now cut another piece of cardboard for your bird house floor. Make sure the floor length does not exceed the length of you Popsicle sticks. Glue the triangles on either side of the flat edge of your cardboard floor. Allow to dry. Next, glue the Popsicle sticks from one triangle to the other making the roof of your bird house. Allow to try. You can now paint your bird house any color(s) you want. Place stickers on as well to further customize it.
You will need a few old/used cd's, paper, markers or crayons, plastic bottle caps, marbles and glue. First, cut a circle of paper the same circumference as the compact disc. Color the paper in any pattern and colors you desire. Spiral patterns have the best visual effect when spinning. Glue the paper onto the cd. Now glue the marble into the hole in the center of the cd on the opposite side of the one with your paper design. Allow to dry. Glue your plastic bottle cap in the center of the side with the paper design and allow to dry. Allow to dry. Now your cd spinning disc is ready to go.