Pinecone elves: I'm thinking of putting all the loose materials to make these into the advent stocking numbered for that day, and let the kiddos wonder and anticipate what we'll be making (they're still so little that they love surprises like that).
★ Les Tissus Colbert: Kelly's Corner: tutorial on making crocheted baskets. Blog in German but Google Translate helps--i think an intermediately skilled crocheter could suss out how to do this.