Find a pine cone in your backyard and make a Pine Cone Squirrel with pipe cleaners and pom-poms. You can even make a nut from a wooden bead for your squirrel to hold.
Materials
pine cone
1-inch pom-pom and 5mm pom-pom
bumpy pipe cleaner and regular pipe cleaner
wooden bead
glue (craft glue, hot glue gun, or glue stick would all work)