Picking up Pine Cones

Our family was at a soon-to-be-closed Borders store this weekend, selecting a number of art and craft magazines for ourselves. While mom (Jantje) and I paid for our purchases, Jannique and her dad headed out to the parking lot - fed up with the busy atmosphere inside the building.

After paying for our finds, mom and I wandered over to the vehicle, only to find it empty. My daughter and husband hadn't make it as far as the truck and had instead found a unique way to occupy themselves.

After laying on her back, next to her dad, watching the clouds float by, Jannique got right to work. She collected every pine cone she could find at the bottom of a small hill, and carried them (one-by-one) to the top of the hill where she laid them all in a small pile. It was such a sweet sight...

It got me thinking about a terrific pine cone craft that Amanda Formaro recently shared with us. This summer camp idea requires a bit of glue, some acorn tops and some feathers. Paint is optional and, if you can't find acorn tops, googly eyes would work just as well :)

Cute, aren't they?

You can find all the instructions on our website at: http://kinderart.com/camp/pineconeowls.shtml

Have fun and keep creating!
~Andrea