Pinecone Sparkles

Pinecone Sparkles

This weeks post will be a quick pinecone craft that will add a sparkle to your fall decor. 

You will need:

-Pinecones

-Elmer's glue

-Plastic zip bags 

-Glitter

-Disposable tray

-Old paint brush

-Mod Podge clear acrylic sealer (optional)

-Hot glue gun and glue sticks (optional)

-Ribbon (optional)

Step one: 

Before you can start decorating your pinecones it is important to bake the bugs out. Place your pinecones on a foil lined cookie sheet and bake in a 200 degree oven for 20-30 minutes. Make sure to keep a close eye on them because they can burn. When your cook time is up set you pinecones aside until they are completely cool. 

Step two: 

Pick out the glitter colors you want to use for the project and sprinkle some of each color in its own plastic zip bag. Keep the tops sealed so you don't have glitter all over the table later. 

Step three:

Now that your glitter is ready it's time to add glue to your pinecones. Take your disposable tray and place the pinecone inside. Drizzle the pinecone with glue and then let your child "paint" on the glue with an old paint brush. Repeat this step until all your pinecones are covered generously in glue. 

Step four:

Shake it up! Take a pinecone and put it in a bag of glitter, seal the bag and let your little ones go to work shaking it up! Make sure the pinecone is covered all the way around with glitter before removing it from the bag. Set it aside and repeat this step until all your pinecones are covered in glitter. 

After all your glittery pinecones are complete let them sit overnight to dry. The next day your pinecones will be ready to go in a glass jar or bowl to add to your holiday decor. 

Tip: If you're like me and detest the sight of glitter on everything you can take a can of Mod Podge clear acrylic sealer and spray your pinecones down, once they dry the glitter is sealed in place. 

Want to mix it up? Take your finished pinecones and hot-glue ribbon to the bottom and then tie them together at the top to create a hanging bundle. Since my son picked out our glitter I stayed with a neutral ribbon color for ours but you can mix and match any way you want. Your bundle can also go bigger if you like. No matter what you decide it will be perfect and if you're having fun with your children you're doing it right.