Crafts from cones with their hands, kinds of cones
Today we will tell you what interesting craftsYou can make it from pine cones with your own hands at home. Most of them are not complicated, so we recommend involving children in making them. You can use any cones, including those from spruce, larch, fir, cedar and even alder. But it is pine cones that are not fully opened that are best suited for making crafts, as they are durable and can be stored for a very long time. Plus, they are very easy to find, because pine trees grow everywhere in European countries and often even in city parks.
Children's crafts made of cones
Let's start our review of DIY crafts made from pine conesfrom the most obvious - children's toys, which are so often “forced” to be made in labor lessons (or whatever this subject is called now). There are so many manufacturing options that we decided to structure them a little. Birds Perhaps the easiest to make are owls. You just need to glue the eyes, beak, wings and paws to the pine cone. They can be made from felt, colored paper or other similar material.
Plasticine and natural materials are also suitable, for example, yellowed autumn leaves and acorn caps.
Other birds have already been made from pine conesmore difficult. You will already have to attach the legs and head. For the legs, thin branches from trees, or wire (paper clips) can be used. The head can be made from plasticine, polystyrene foam, or simply from a small cone or nut (a hazelnut is ideal).
You can make much cooler birds out of pine cones and twine or knitting thread, but this is already quite difficult.
But you can try, because the costthe required materials are minimal and even if it doesn’t work out, you don’t lose anything. Hedgehogs In DIY crafts made from pine cones, hedgehogs occupy almost a leading place. They are made quite often and this is not surprising, because children really like hedgehogs, plus they are easy to make. The most popular option involves a muzzle and legs made of plasticine.
If you want the hedgehog from the cone to standlonger and has become something of a souvenir, then the muzzle and legs will have to be made of another material (acorn, polystyrene foam, pistachio, polymer clay, etc.). You can also make a big beautiful hedgehog from cones. Below the view shows two master classes on making: the first of a plastic bottle and the second of polystyrene foam (special foam is used for needlework, it can be bought in specialized stores, it is inexpensive). Other little animals We can’t ignore the other little animals. Many of them are done very simply, and the result is quite interesting. To make them, one large cone is usually used, one medium one and four small ones for the body, head and paws, respectively. The muzzle is molded from plasticine. But there may, of course, be other options.
Christmas decorations
One of the types of DIY crafts made from pine conesare Christmas tree decorations and all kinds of New Year's decorative elements. See also other New Year's crafts that you can make with your own hands. Christmas decorations made from pine cones, in general, are made in the same way as children's crafts, only they are equipped with thread or fishing line so that they can be hung. They don't look very nice, but the kids will like them. By the way, it’s also better to do them together with your child; he will find it interesting and useful for the development of fine motor skills.
You can also simply paint the cones or decorate them with multi-colored elements (balls, sparkles, bows, etc.). It will turn out quite nice.
Christmas trees made from pine cones and moreThey make cool Christmas trees. They can be made in several ways - from one cone or from many. Miniature Christmas trees are made from one; you just need to decorate the cone and make a base for it.
You can even make some semblance of a forest out of several small Christmas trees.
Large Christmas trees are made a little differently. First, a wooden, paper, cardboard or other frame with a base is made and the cones are glued onto it.
You can lay the cones either with the thin end towards the bottom or towards the top. In both cases it turns out beautifully.
If you know any other interesting DIY crafts made from pine cones, post photos in the comments.
