What can be made from pine cones
It is unlikely that there are people in the world who do not know what cones are. But how many people know that you can create original crafts from pine cones from such a unique natural material? It’s enough to find a little time, a little desire and, of course, big shots. By putting your imagination to work, your home will be decorated with unique decorations.
Before you start creating, you need to know some secrets:
- - the cones change their shape in the heat, they open up. In order to fix the shape of the cone, before starting work, you need to dip it in a warm solution of wood glue. Approximately 30 seconds and then dry. In this way, deformation of the finished product can be avoided.
- - to change the shape of the cone, it is soaked in water. After which the cone is tied with a rope, giving the desired shape, and dried.
- Knowing these simple rules, you will always create neat and beautiful crafts.
Children's crafts from pine cones
Pine cones are a great material for crafts you could make with your kids. It is enough to go to the forest once, and you will have enough pine cones for crafts for the whole winter. All that remains is to figure out what you can make from these pine cones with your children. And here are some simple ideas:
Pine cone fairy
Squirrel from cones
small trees
Bear cubs
Children skiers
pine cone tree
Bunny made of pine cones
Penguins made from pine cones
Dragon
Squirrel made from cones
hedgehogs from a cone
Other crafts from autumn gifts of nature:
— Crafts from chestnuts, spikelets and other gifts of nature
— Crafts from autumn leaves
— Crafts from acorns
— Pumpkin crafts
— Crafts from twigs and twigs
— Crafts from dried flowers
New Year's decorations from pine cones
Often they make decorations for the New Year from pine cones, hanging pine garlands and impromptu Christmas trees in pots around the house. Pine cones allow you to create almost the entire New Year's decor from them. The easiest way to make gold cones and decorate your house with them:
We dilute the glue
Sprinkle with glitter
Leave to dry
Decorating the house with gold cones
Cones have many advantages:
- - it is a pure natural material,
- - give a pleasant pine aroma,
- — working with cones is an opportunity to relax together with children,
- - saving money on expensive toys for the holiday.
Pendants made of pine cones
The simplest New Year's decoration is a pendant, which is easily made from a single pine cone and a satin ribbon.
Cones on the windows
Door pendant
Wall pendant
Lumps on the chair
Christmas tree decorations made from pine cones
A great idea for crafts made from pine cones with children is Christmas tree decorations. First, you make some crafts together with your child, and then decorate the New Year tree, chandelier or other interior elements of your home with them. Here are some ideas for Christmas tree decorations made from pine cones:
Animals made from pine cones
Decorating the Christmas tree with pine cones
Santa Claus made from pine cones
Silver cones
New Year's wreath of pine cones
Another great idea is to make a New Year's wreath from pine and fir cones, which you can use to decorate the doors or walls of your home. You can also add dried flowers, ribbons and other elements to this wreath to create your own piece of art.
New Year's decor of a chandelier made of pine cones
You can decorate a chandelier with cones for the New Year. Here are some photos:
Chandelier decor with pine cones
New Year's decor from pine cones
Cones on the chandelier
But the New Year holidays come and go, but the desire to create remains. Don’t get hung up on New Year’s decor; pine cones allow our imagination to run wild and create unique decorative items.
Wreath of pine cones
Wreath of pine cones and lantern
Painting with a wreath
Silver wreath
Making a ball of pine cones
If you have enough patience, you can use pine cones to make a large, beautiful ball for New Year’s and regular home decor. The ball can either be placed on a vase or hung on a ribbon from the ceiling.
Crafts from pine cones: making a candlestick
You will need:
- ripe big pine cone
- thick cardboard
- a small glass for a candle
- scissors
- hot glue.
The cone must be disassembled into plates, this must be done carefully, trying not to damage them. Cut a circle out of cardboard; it will serve as the base for the candlestick. If you make the circle too large, one cone may not be enough. The circle should be twice the diameter of the candle cup. Glue the plates onto the finished circle, in a checkerboard pattern, along the edge. This will be the first layer. Then glue the second layer of plates into the gaps formed between the plates of the first layer. Continue gluing layers until you reach the required height of the candlestick. Allow the product to dry. Insert a glass of candles into the middle. This candlestick can brighten up any evening. You can make other crafts from pine cones in the same way.
Candle decor made from pine cones
If you like the idea of a pine cone candle holder, but don't want to split the pine cone into parts, here are some simple ideas for decorating candles and glass candle holders using spruce and pine cones.
Candles and pine cones
Decor with fir cones
Candlestick made of pine cones
Decorating candles with pine cones
Teddy bear made of pine cones
You will need:
- fir cone
- four half-opened pine cones
- an open large pine cone with a rounded crown
- peppercorns
- acorn caps
- alder cones
- light birch bark
- cutting down wood for the base.
- awl
- knife
- sandpaper
- scissors
- glue
- varnish.
The longest fir cone will serve as the bear's body. It is to this that the remaining parts will be attached. The parts of the product must be connected using the “scale under scale” method. That is, when connecting, move the cones so that the scales of one cone fall under the scales of the other. You should first apply glue to them, then they will stick to each other. You can make a Christmas tree and other things in the same way.
The pine cones will serve as paws. The cones for the hind legs should be slightly larger than the front ones.
The head is an open pine cone. The acorn caps will have ears and a nose on it, which should be glued to the highest point of the cone, so the bear’s face will visually stretch forward a little.
Black peppercorns will become the eyes and the tip of the nose. To make the eyes more visible, you need to place pieces of white birch bark under them. Glue the finished bear figurine with glue to a base of cut wood.
Basket of pine cones
You will need:
- pine cones, at least 60 pieces
- thick wire
- thin wire
- hot glue.
First you need to connect 10 or 12 cones in a circle using thin wire. It is better to select the color of the wire closer to the color of the cones, so that it is not noticeable in the future. We fix the wire on the first cone, and then simply wrap the next cone with wire. The bottoms of the pine cones should form the outer edge of the circle.
Then we make another ring, smaller in diameter than the first. For it you will need to take 8 or 10 cones. The basket consists of 2 rings; if necessary, the basket can be made deeper by adding an additional ring.
Fasten the finished rings to each other using hot glue. For the handle, use 8 or 10 cones, connecting them together like rings. Then the handle made of cones is attached to a frame made of thick wire so that it does not lose its shape. The bottom of the basket is a circle made of thick cardboard. Glue 2-3 cones to the bottom, with their lower part facing out.
Photo gallery: DIY crafts from pine cones
Now let’s look at examples of exactly what crafts from pine cones you can make with your children for kindergarten or school, as well as for autumn or winter home decor or as a gift. Why not make an owl, a fox, a spider, a bird, a flower pot or a bouquet?
Autumn crafts from pine cones
Autumn is an excellent time for crafts from various natural materials, although you can make something from pine cones at any time of the year, the main thing is to stock up on them in sufficient quantities, having visited a pine or spruce forest at least once. But if you’re going to make autumn crafts from pine cones, then do something on the same theme - using maple leaves, acorns and chestnuts. For example, you can make a beautiful wreath from leaves and cones, and more ideas are in the photo below.
Winter crafts from pine cones
In winter, from pine cones you can make various crafts for New Year's home decor - Christmas trees and snowmen, Christmas tree decorations, various animals, decorations for windows and the holiday table, wreaths on the door, garlands on the wall and fireplace and other little things that can be used to decorate the house for the New Year and Christmas or use as a homemade gift.
Crafts from pine cones for children 3-4 years old
With small children under 3-4 years old, it is better to make something simple out of pine cones that they can handle. For example, you can make various animals from cones and plasticine - an owl, a fox, a swan, a bear (from several cones - we already wrote above how to make one), a hare, a fish, a crocodile, a dinosaur and any other animals - that's what you can make together with your child.
Crafts from pine cones for grades 1, 2 and 3
With older children, those who study in grades 1-3, it is already possible to make some more complex crafts, using not only pine, spruce and cedar cones, but also other natural materials. This could be a snowman on skis, skiers in multi-colored jackets, a large craft Christmas tree or a bear made from several cones, as well as Santa Claus, elk, deer bird and other Christmas tree decorations.
Crafts from pine cones for the New Year
With New Year's crafts from pine cones, it's even easier - make what you can decorate your house with - a Christmas tree and a snowman, a team of Santa Claus's reindeer, decorations for the Christmas tree, windows, fireplace and walls for Christmas, things for decorating the holiday table and homemade gifts - this just a small part of what you can make.
You will find more ideas for New Year's crafts from pine cones in this article.
Crafts from cedar cones
If you managed to get large cedar cones, they can also be used for various crafts. Owls, squirrels, candlesticks and Christmas trees are just a small part of what might come to mind. By the way, you can use not whole cones, but their individual parts, for example, you can make a turtle from scales, or make a tree or a charming topiary from pine nuts.
Craft from 3 cones
Let's now see what can be made from 3 cones. Any triple craft - three snowmen, owls or Christmas trees of different sizes look more attractive than one. You can also make a fox - body, head and tail - here you have three cones.
Craft from 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 cones
Complex crafts made from several cones are suitable for children from primary school. For example, you can make a Cheburashka from 6 cones, two deer or owls from 4 cones, a turkey from 5, a bear from 8 or 7, and a complex composition from several animals or other acting characters from as many as needed.
Crafts from pine cones and branches
You don’t have to limit yourself to pine cones; you can easily combine various natural materials in your crafts. For example, you can make birds on branches, a tree or a bouquet in a vase (you can decorate your house with it), a round or five-pointed wreath made of twigs, decorated with pine cones, and other crafts that you can come up with.
Crafts from cones and leaves
By adding maple and other leaves to the cones, you will get more original crafts, more voluminous and large-scale. For example, you can make a body out of cones, and wings for a swan, owl or any other bird out of leaves. Leaves can also be used on the roof of the house, bouquet decoration and other things.
Crafts from cones and chestnuts
You can also combine pine cones and chestnuts - here are a bunch of ideas for you to start with on what can be made from chestnuts.
And if combined with pine cones, you get various funny animals - hares and moose, wreaths and men, houses with figurines and much more.
Read more ideas about crafts made from chestnuts and acorns in this article.
Crafts from cones and acorns
Acorns can also be used for combined fall crafts with children. Skiers, men and women, various little people, houses with a vegetable garden, nests with birds and other ideas are just a small part of what can be made, and for inspiration, here are a few more photos of crafts from pine cones and acorns.
Christmas tree craft made from pine cones
Now let's look at the most popular crafts from pine cones and how you can make them. Let's start with the Christmas tree. There are two options here. The first one is simple - we take a cone and insert it into a pot made of a thimble or some other small vessel - here you have a miniature Christmas tree. Balls for it can be made from beads, beads or plates, glued between the scales. And for greater similarity, you can paint it green and decorate it with tinsel.
Crafts from deer cones
You can also make a deer from pine cones. It is best to make the body from a large spruce cone, and the head from a small pine tree or an elongated acorn. For the tail and legs, use twigs or wire, and you can fasten it all with glue.
Craft from swan cones
Swan from cones is also made quite often in kindergarten, as it is a very simple craft. A pine or fir cone will become the body, we make the neck and head from white plasticine, and the wings from the same, from cotton wool, paper, cardboard or dried leaves.
Craft from bear cones
It is best to make a bear from several cones. Above in the article there is a step-by-step master class, and here we have collected a few more ideas, from simple to more complex crafts. The most popular idea is 6 cones: a head, a torso and 4 legs. You can also simply take one cone as a base, and mold the head and paws from plasticine.
Bird craft made from pine cones
You can make a wide variety of birds from pine cones. A mysterious owl, an elegant swan, a cute titmouse, a funny crow, a naturalistic snowman, and of course - a chicken and a rooster made of pine cones as a symbol of 2019 - are just a small part of the ideas that you can implement together with your child.
Craft from owl cones
And if we talk about birds, we can’t help but remember the owl, since it is best made from such natural materials as pine and fir cones. The main thing is to make large round convex eyes out of paper or something else - just glue them to the bump on the side of the tail, add wings from feathers, paper or plasticine - and the craft is ready.
In the same way, you can make from pine, spruce and cedar cones and any other animals. It could be a fox or a hare, penguins and bullfinches, a hedgehog and a pig, a dog or cat, a horse or a sheep. In general, it all depends only on your imagination and how natural materials you have at hand.
Cones are one of the most common natural materials used in handicrafts at school and kindergarten. Original crafts from pine cones Even small children can do it under the guidance of adults. Schemes and photos are an opportunity to find creative ideas and show creativity. Making products from pine cones has a positive effect on children's development and improves fine motor skills. Use your imagination and your crafts will be no worse than in the photo.
Simple crafts from pine cones for kindergarten
Scheme of crafts from pine cones
Use not only pine cones, but also fir cones for needlework, then your crafts will be more diverse.
What can be made from pine cones
Don’t think that crafts can only be made from pine cones. If you disassemble the cone into scales, ample opportunities for creativity open up. Take a pair of wire cutters and separate one pine cone into small pieces. Now it's easy to make an applique or a photo frame.
Photo frame made of scales
Photo frame made of pine cones
Candlestick made of pine cones
Start gluing your scales. The candle will need to be inserted into a glass, so the cardboard base should be twice the diameter of the glass.
The plates are glued in a checkerboard pattern until they exceed the height of the cup. When the product is dry, you can insert the candle and enjoy the atmosphere of romance.
Cone flowers
Don’t think that only winter crafts can be made from pine cones. If you cut a pine cone correctly and then paint the blanks in different colors, then it will be easy to assemble a flower bouquet.
Flower buds can be glued to stem sticks or secured to wire. You can try making a 3D applique from flower cones.
DIY basket of pine cones
If earlier baskets were woven exclusively from wicker, today many other materials have appeared. Modern needlewomen widely use it for weaving boxes, baskets and other products. Do you want to make an original basket with minimal time? Then take the cones and connect them in the required sequence.
Basket of pine cones
Make a second layer for the basket and connect the two rings together in a checkerboard pattern. The handle of the basket is made in a similar way, but instead of thin wire, thick wire is used. Don't forget to make the bottom out of pine cones or thick cardboard.
So let's see any ideas I collected some crafts from pine cones for you today.
Craft idea
from shelled cones.
(7 new ideas)
If you disassemble the cone into scales (pull them out with pincers), then you can use these scales to lay out any picture (a fluffy dog, a natural landscape, or such a formidable owl.
Can be done paper cone... and using a glue gun(sold at a hardware store for $5) cover the entire cone with pine cone scales, overlapping each other (like a skull). You will get a Christmas tree. You need to start covering the cone with scales from the bottom of the cone... and gradually move row by row to the top of the cone.
Using the same principle, you can lay out plasticine turtle shell, or a hat mushrooms
Or a very good idea that just begs to be covered with cone scales – these are HEDGEHOGS. We sculpt the body from plasticine. We poke the back with sharp scales. And we form the muzzle from a bunch of panicles. The question is, what to make this bun out of? So I think I can try cut thin twigs from a regular broom...Or take corn cake and cut it with scissors into thin straight chips– gather them into a bun, bend the bun in half (the bend will be the tip of the nose). Next, we fluff this bent bundle... so that it spreads like a whisk on the sides - and with this spread we glue it into the nose part of the plasticine craft.
By the way, I was thinking - probably the muzzle can be made not from the natural material of corn leather... and cut from paper(small narrow strips) ... or take just threads (make a bun, bend it in half, wrap the fold line of the bun into a belly button nose). Perhaps the threads will need to be starched later so that they keep their rigid shape.
This children's craft is made using the same principle - SQUIRREL from pine cones and plasticine.
First the body is molded... then on the body with a pencil the boundaries of the zones are outlined. We will cover one zone with cone scales, and another zone with a small panicle made of paper (or natural materials).
When the body is ready, we separately sculpt a tail from plasticine... and its upper part is covered with cone scales. And we cover the lower part of the tail with white thin cut paper pile.
You can make an EAGLE from plasticine... or another bird - make plumage from the scales of a pine cone.
You can use these scales to lay out a HOUSE FOR FAIRIES. Making such a house is very simple. For this we need an elongated zucchini (you should not buy a fresh zucchini with thin skin, which can be easily pierced with a knife... but a garden zucchini that is already yellowed or dark green, the skin of which not only cannot be pressed through with a fingernail, but also not the first time with a knife. So hard garden zucchini is sold by grandmothers at the market. Walk along the market row, poke it quietly with your fingernail and choose. If your zucchini is not PEAR-LIKE in shape as in the photo of the house below - do not worry… your house roof will just have a slightly different shape (not so elongated, but more rounded). This will not diminish the beauty of your pine cone craft. And most importantly try to choose one that can be placed on your butt - and so that it does not fall... But if it falls, then it’s okay - you can just put some plasticine under its base.
You can leave the zucchini whole (do not remove the middle) - but be prepared for the fact that the zucchini may rot from the inside over time... Or you can cut off the lower butt part. Scoop out its contents with a spoon... and dry it in the sun so that its crust hardens on the inside (this way your house will last forever and will not rot).
We paint the zucchini brown (if you paint with gouache, then after painting, thoroughly spray the entire damaged zucchini with HAIR SPRAY, so the paint will stop staining your hands)
Details of doors, windows and rosettes above the doorway WE MAKE WITH HANDS. It's best to sculpt made of polymer clay (plastics), which hardens in the oven.
BUT IF you don’t have plastic surgery, then salt dough will do(water + salt + PVA glue + flour + paper napkin). I add pva glue and a finely torn paper napkin to the salt dough so that the dough does not crack when it dries, but is smooth and holds its solid shape well.
OR you can mold all the details crafts from plasticine... and so that it does not float in the sun, it needs to be hardened. A suitable hardener would be canned varnish (from a hardware store)… or hairspray… or nail polish. The only side effect is that the figurine will have a shine from the varnish. But it's not scary. The main thing is that after the plasticine has hardened, do not try to PUMP it (the varnish crust may crack). Therefore, we will varnish the finished doors and windows attached to the zucchini.
CRAFTS FROM THE TOPS OF CONES.
(take the top part of the cone)
And if you start peeling the cones from the tip - and leave the tops of the cones with scales. Then to such scaly caps You can glue round pads or pompoms. You put a ball of cotton wool (or padding polyester) into a square of canvas fabric, gather the edges of the square into a bundle and tie a string (you get a round knot (like a hedgehog in the fog from a cartoon). You cover this round knot on top (where the tie is) with a pine cone cap - with glue.
And you will get an acorn craft. Such cone-shaped acorns can be hung as decoration on a wreath made of willow twigs.
Instead of canvas bags, you can use half a foam egg... it must first be painted (for example, gold paint).
Or such a cone top can serve as a shell for a plasticine turtle.
Now let's move on to crafts made from WHOLE pine cones. We'll start with the birds... then we'll take the animals... and then the little people.
Birds made of pine cones
(pine and spruce)
PENGUINS.
This beautiful idea of penguins made from fir cones requires plasticine and white paint. We sculpt a head and wings from plasticine and cover the belly with paint. Or you can make wings from corn cob cake.
OWLS AND CHICKENS.
Here in the photo below you can see that auxiliary material can be pieces of felt, cardboard, feathers and acorn caps(they can be used as the bulging eyes of birds - turn the caps back, paint them white and draw the pupils with a black marker.
If you put the cones on top of each other, you can make owl crafts like this. The wings and eyebrows are made from pieces of bark, the eyes and nose are made from paper. The paper circle for the owl's eye can be cut in a circle with scissors and threaded through these cuts - this way we will get expressive rays on the eyes of the owls from the cones.
And if you roll a pine cone in cotton wool pinched into the fibers, it will get this fluffy white color. From such fluffy cones you can make snowy owls, chicks, snowmen, or try making a fluffy dog.
PEACOWS AND TURKEYS.
Possibly from a cone make a peacock. For this craft you need thick paper for the head, and soft crepe paper for the tail feathers.
And here is another option from the same type of crafts. Here the principle is the same, but the bird is no longer a peacock, and a turkey.
SPARROWS from pine cones
Here is another version of a bird made from a pine cone. The sparrow's wings are made from pieces of bark, and the head is a ball sewn from terry cloth (if you have piece of terry cloth, you can donate to the creation of this bird - fur fabric will also work). It’s better when the napkin is white...then you can paint the frontal part of the chick’s head with black paint. Plus, this is a bunch of fabric that was pulled back with a pinch, this pulled pinch was wrapped with thread at the base (so that it would be fixed) - and painted black. Beads were sewn or glued to the head.
Or the head can be made from a pompom. Take regular white threads and wind them into two holey circles... as you usually do with your own hands (Google it, you will find such a tutorial).
Or you can make a head for a bird from a regular foam ball. They are sold in craft stores, or you can order them from online stores (they are very cheap). And if you order from China on the AliExpress website... it will be generally cheap.
The plasticine head will turn out to be VERY HEAVY, and the bird will fall...
But there is still something you can do ping pong ball heads.
And also the head can be felted from wool(sold wool for felting) ... also quite inexpensive. You need to put it in a bowl with warm soapy water - and roll it into a ball right in the water... as you roll the ball becomes denser and denser... (you need to roll it for 2-5 minutes, it’s a long time). And then we take it out and dry it. And we get a ball as dense as felt boots. It is light and holds well on the pine cone without weighing or overloading the craft.
Bird legs can be made from wire... wire can be obtained from large PUSHER CLIPS. Wings made of paper are attached to plasticine inside the scales.
HERONS, SWANS AND OSTRICHES made from pine cones.
Here are examples of TALL BIRDS made from long cones. The tail for the left bird in the photo below is made from strips of paper, which are covered with scales pulled from the cone.
If you have feathers (pulled out of a pillow, for example), then you can make beautiful swans from the pine cones. Necks can be rolled out of plasticine and wire.
Here are more examples of crafts with feathers - ostriches made from pine cones. The neck and head are molded from plasticine. The secret to the stability of such thin and long necks is in the wire, which is hidden inside these necks (rolled in plasticine) like a metal frame... the end of the wire sticks out and it is this that sticks into the bump.
Thanks to the flexibility of the wire neck, it can be bent in any direction and give any bend to our pine cone craft (as in the bottom photo). By the way, note that one of the birds is made in the form of a FLAMINGO... and in the background we see a pink one sheep made of cones.
HEDGEHOGS and MICE
FROM PINE CONE.
Hedgehogs from cones are made in two ways. Or we sculpt a muzzle from plasticine and attach it to the pine cone. Or we cut out this muzzle from felt (cardboard). Glue the button eyes and glue the felt to the pine cone.
Here are ideas for creating bears from pine cones. Coarse postal thread (for wax sealing of parcels) - suitable for wrapping the muzzle and belly of the bear. We first stick plasticine onto the cone's face so that the thread sticks.
But the squirrel - the head is made from a pompom (sold in craft stores) and the arms and ears are made from wire brushes (also sold there).
But below we see mice whose heads are simple cones made of gray felt (or fleece).
If you buy pieces of fur, you can make these crafts from pine cones for the New Year tree. I will post even more New Year’s crafts made from natural materials in a separate article and then a link to it will appear here.
PEOPLE are like crafts made from pine cones.
(several ways).
Remember, a little higher, I explained How to roll a felt hard ball from a piece of felt wool - in soapy warm water. You can make little people out of these balls and cones.
Or you can replace the felt balls with ping pong or wooden balls.
Here is an example of a MOTHER AND BABY craft made from pine cones and felt...mom's hair is made from orange felt wool. The handles are also made of wool, rolled into a flagellum in warm soapy water.
And here is a family of cone gnomes. Craft from a felt head and pieces of felt or fleece fabric + bells on hats.
Another similar craft. Pine cone gnomes - on the head of each gnome is a cap (a cell from a paper egg cassette). The legs are leaves glued to cardboard, the beard is made from a piece of cotton pad glued to a cardboard muzzle.
And in addition to the family of gnomes, you can make another company from the pine cones - the forest inhabitants of the magical forest - FAIRIES. Roll the face out of plasticine - glue a bunch of cut threads to the top of the head - and put an acorn cap on top. And glue bright wings made of cardboard or felt to the back.
And from the cones you can make beautiful skiers in bright scarves. Hair is a bunch of threads. Scarves - a piece of Christmas tree garland.
Caps for such skiers can be crocheted or knitted. Cut scarves from fleece or soft crepe paper (you can just crumple a white sheet of paper... and cut a scarf out of it - it will be soft and easily wrap around the bump. Skis are made of cardboard (or ice cream sticks)... toothpicks serve as ski poles.
Good luck with your creative ideas.
Olga Klishevskaya, especially for the site
The most unusual crafts can be made from such natural material as pine cones. Such crafts made from pine cones can become stylish interior decor or funny toys, and if you save them until the New Year holidays, they will turn into cute Christmas tree decorations.
Before making crafts from cones, it is important for children to know one subtlety: when dry, the cones tend to open, and in this case the shape of the finished craft may be disrupted. Crafts made from fir cones are especially susceptible to severe deformation. To avoid this, it is necessary to immerse the cones in warm wood glue. When the cone stays in such a glue bath, it will certainly keep its given shape, and their scales will not open. Then they definitely need to be dried and you can start making fun crafts from pine cones.
First of all, children's crafts from pine cones are animal figurines, which are excellent crafts for the autumn holidays or for any other holidays held in kindergartens or schools.
Children's crafts made from pine cones are fall-winter crafts for kindergarten, which have a beneficial effect on the child's mental development, wonderfully developing the motor skills of children's fingers. That is why this type of craft is widespread in kindergartens and elementary schools.
When making crafts from pine cones and plasticine, it is important to know that completely dried whole cones should be used in the work. Also, the cones of different trees can have different shapes and sizes, which allows the child to use his imagination to create crafts from cones of various shapes. Small craft elements can be made from plasticine or other available material. In addition to plasticine, you can also use glue to secure parts. Ready-made crafts from cones and plasticine can be decorated with acrylic paint of any color, varnish with glitter, or decorated with beads, threads, cotton wool, for example, when creating a Christmas tree or a snowman, etc.
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We decided to collect the best children's crafts from pine cones and tell you how to make interesting works quickly and beautifully. Welcome to 100 Crafts!
When working with cones, get ready to use your imagination to the maximum. But first, prepare materials and tools that may be useful to you while working on crafts:
- spruce and pine cones
- acorn caps and maple seeds
- felt, foamiran, colored cardboard
- pompoms, beads, buttons, sequins
- felting wool, chenille
- ready-made eyes for toys
- salt dough or plasticine
- ribbons, feathers, threads
- decorative cords
- glue gun
- acrylic paints or gouache
One of the easiest ways to make a craft is to assemble a snake from pine cones. Paint the pine cones in different shades and connect them together with thread once the paint has dried. Glue a pair of eyes to the first cone. For a snake sting, you can paint one scale red or glue a thin strip of felt.
Using flat buttons without stems, you can make huge round eyes for the owl. A beak, wings made of felt and you will already have a funny owl made from a pine cone.
Try experimenting with different materials to make your own unique owl.
You will get another feathered creature if you glue a large wooden bead and wings with a tail made of bluenetpon to the pine cone. The beak can be made from a piece of cardboard or felt, and the eyes can be drawn with a marker or felt-tip pen.
If you glue a yellow pom pom to the pine cone, you will get a nice chicken. Bird legs can be twisted from chenille.
If you want to make a turkey, then glue a head cut out of cardboard to a pine cone, and use feathers or wax pencils as a tail.
A beautiful tail can also be made from paper strips. Simply cut cardboard or construction paper into strips or cut out elements in the shape of autumn leaves.
A penguin can be made from either a spruce cone or a pine cone. But in any case, the cone needs to be painted white and a wooden bead glued to it. Cut out the wings, beak, upper and lower legs from felt, draw the eyes with a felt-tip pen.
Warm the penguin with a scarf made of thread or chenille and fur earmuffs made of pompoms.
If you show a little imagination, you can even make a crab out of a pine cone for Valentine's Day. Chenille claws, eyes, a pair of antennas with hearts and a crab can be given to your chosen one.
Try making a bee out of a pine cone, this is also a fairly simple and interesting craft. Paint the pine cone in black and yellow tiers and glue on a large yellow pom pom and plastic eyes. Twist the horns and wings from chenille and attach with a drop of hot glue.
The butterfly made from a cone turns out simply excellent. The cone will serve as the body, cut the wings out of cardboard or foamiran, make the antennae out of chenille.
The pine cones can make beautiful Christmas tree decorations, and they don’t even need to be particularly decorated for this purpose. Simply make a loop from ribbon or jute rope and glue on a satin bow.
Or take a large foam ball, attach a loop of tape to it, and fill the entire surface with pine cones.
You can try turning a pine cone into Santa Claus. You will need a thick white thread for knitting, a small red pompom, plastic eyes and a miniature hat that can be made from felt.
A large lump may well become the head of a Christmas reindeer. Horns made of real twigs, ears made of felt, a nose made of a bell or pompom, a pair of eyes and a deer can also be hung on the New Year tree.
Speaking of Christmas trees. Pine cones make perfect miniature Christmas trees. You can paint New Year's trees in any color, from green to silver. Decorate your Christmas tree with a foil star, buttons, beads, pompoms and anything else you can think of. To make the Christmas tree stable, glue it to a piece of wine cork.
Be sure to place a funny Christmas gnome next to the tree. Place the pine cone on a piece of cork or a base cut from thick felt. Glue a piece of faux fur or padding polyester and put a cap made of felt and decorated with a small pom-pom on the pine cone.
And the gnome can be accompanied by friendly Christmas angels. Glue a wooden bead to the pine cone and draw eyes with a smile.
The hair can be made from thread, yarn or sisal, the halo and wings are made from metallic chenille.
