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Start your Christmas crafts now. Take a walk on a local trail with the kids, everyone armed with a box or bag. Collect pine cones of all different shapes and sizes. Reward the child who collects the most in the time allotted. Store the cones in a dry place until you are ready to use. Some examples are peanut butter and birdseed coated cones as mini birdfeeders, wreaths, and firestarters.