Taking a walk with the kids in the park, pick up Christmas tree and pine cones - these gifts of nature are good material for children's creativity. From them you can make figures of animals, people, trees, put down houses and labyrinths. So that you can help the children in this lesson, we have prepared for you: a selection of information from which you will learn which crafts to make from cones; photos of finished toys and souvenirs from this natural material; as well as guidance on how to do this. See and translate ideas into reality.
BirdsA bump, a few leaves and one wild rose (or acorn) is an almost finished bird figurine. How to make a crafts out of cones in the form of a dove or a duck? Prepare the named natural materials and follow the step by step instructions.
- On the round edge of the bump with plasticine, attach the rosehip berry.
- On each side, put one leaf from a tree. If the craft is intended for long-term storage, then the leaves must first be dried.
- Tail the bird also out of the leaves.
- Glue the eyes from black plasticine.
- Optionally, you can make a nest of dry grass, twisted into a ringlet.
Here's how to quickly make crafts from a cone with your own hands in the form of a bird.
Animals
The basis of the figures of animals are several cones, different in size. The bear made of this natural material looks especially interesting. To make it, you will need one large bump (body), one medium- sized (head) and four small (paws). Connect all parts with plasticine. Ears can be cut from dry leaves. Very well obtained ears from maple seeds - lionfish. Fashion nose and eyes from plasticine.
By the same principle, you can do other crafts from a bump with your own hands in the form of animals.
Fish
Marine inhabitants can also be made from cones. The fish figurine is made of one cone and leaves, which are fastened like fins. In just a few minutes, together with the baby, you make a whole pond with marine inhabitants. To make the fish brighter, you can make the fins out of colored paper or yarn. Doing such colorful crafts from a bump with your own hands will appeal to you and your child.
Little people
The figure of a person from a cone will become a favorite hero in the games of the baby. To make it, you will need a bump (trunk), an acorn (head), fragments of dry twigs (arms and legs), a pistachio shell or a cut acorn (foot). Fasten all parts together with plasticine. Run a hairstyle for a man of thread, grass or paper. You can make a skirt of leaves, if it is a female figure. This way you can make a whole family.
If you want to make crafts made from cones with your own hands for a long time, then fix them not on plasticine, but with a hot gun or glue for wooden products. But while doing creative work with children, be sure to observe safety precautions when working with these adhesive materials. You can also process products with acrylic varnish - this will give toys and souvenirs strength and brilliance.
Inspiration and pleasant creativity together with little fidgets!