This was one of those projects that I had grand plans for.   A fun DIY project that both Maya and I could work on together.  Well, it didn’t quite work out the way I had envisioned, but I kind of like it better!  And we both still had fun 🙂

Start off by gathering pine cones.  If you can find mini pine cones, that would work better.  Plus, they are so tiny and cute!  This was probably Maya’s favorite step 🙂Look for other fun branches along the way.  My first thought for this project was to spraypaint the pine cones, and then have Maya shake glitter on them.  Well, I thought I had glitter.  I searched all the various places in the house that said glitter might be hiding, wasted an hour, then finally decided to try cookie sprinkles.  That didn’t work, but by that time it was time for Maya’s nap 😦  Any sane person, would have just saved the hour, gone to the store, bought more glitter, and moved on.  I’m not that person (obviously) 🙂

She still had fun shaking the bag!  Which was the point of the project anyway, so-SUCCESS! 🙂A few days went by (ok, weeks).  I never made it to the store to get glitter.  Faced with Christmas less than a week away, I just dumped the pine cones in a few vases and called it good.  We both like it!SuperMom tip-

You don’t’ have to be a supermom 🙂  This was totally easy, got Maya involved, and I think looks pretty too.  Plus, it was A LOT less messy than my original plan.