How to Decorations: Cattail Stacks for Thanksgiving

Cattails are indigenous to New England, and they grow freely all across the continent. Technically they are spring bloomers, but the fuzzy blooms we all know and love can still be found intact in the fall.

Materials for one stack: 12 cattails, raffia or supple dried grass, 12” basket as shown

Tip: To hinder your cattails from bursting, just shoot them with a little hairspray.

Tip: Baskets like this can be found at dollar stores, or thrift shops for cheap

Using dried grass or raffia, which is available in craft stores during the fall season, tie a bundle of cattails of differing lengths together around the middle. Tie snug with a knot. Set your stem ends down and spread out into the basket. Adjust for balance and beauty, then attach a pre-made raffia bow to the front (or tie a bow on).

These cattail stacks are beautiful, easy, fun, and very inexpensive to make. More cattail ideas can be found in our historical Thanksgiving guide, and watch for more cattail projects in the future here at IdeasThanksgiving.com.

Caution: Certain types of snakes are known to frequent cattail patches. When you go to collect the cattails be sure to purposely make a lot of noise. This will scare away any snakes and spare you an unnecessary heart attack! And don’t forget to take clippers with you