Crafts from cedar cones

Cedar cones are a wonderful natural material from which many beautiful handicrafts can be made. Attractive and original products can be made for both kindergarten and school. In today's article, we will figure out how you can make various crafts from cedar cones.

As mentioned above, you can make a huge number of charming crafts for children of different age groups from cedar cones. There are many workshops aimed at creative processes for kindergarten.

Let's take a closer look at some of them.

A child aged 4 to 5 years old can make a very cute bunny out of a cedar cone and high-quality plasticine. It is enough to find natural material of almost any shape and size.

The bump will act as the torso of the bunny. To make the head, you can use another natural material: an acorn, chestnut, or a plasticine ball. Beautiful ears of the animal, fixed on the head, can be made from leaves, salt dough or the same plasticine.

A child can make an adorable wise owl from cedar cones. To do this, you need to take one large cone, on which ready-made plastic eyes and a beak are then glued using the "Moment" glue. The latter can be molded from plasticine or made from another similar material.

If you don't want to use glue, then it makes sense to make all the necessary components from plasticine mass. It will turn out to be a simple, but very beautiful bird, for which wings can be made from autumn foliage, and the lower legs - from small spruce cones.

For a kindergarten, a child can assemble an adorable fish from cedar cones with his own hands. This craft can be modeled very easily and simply, but it turns out to be very elegant and original. It is enough to find a beautiful and neat cedar cone, and then stick to it the fins, tail and eyes made of multi-colored plasticine. The ponytail can still be made from leaves, paper, and even New Year's tinsel.

A handsome peacock made from a cedar cone will become a very bright and attractive craft for a kindergarten. In the manufacture of such a character will be more difficult, so the young master will need the help of adults.

For the craft, it is necessary to prepare pine cones, neat twigs, from which the general structure and peacock legs, colored paper and acorns will be assembled. The head of the bird will be formed from the latter.

A cedar cone can serve as the body of a peacock. An elegant tail of this beautiful bird can be made up of bright multi-colored feathers, pieces of colored paper or cardboard. The head can be made from plasticine, cardboard or red berries.

From cedar cones, there is the possibility of making a large number of cute crafts for school. From the specified natural material, it will turn out to make different figurines not only on the theme of "Autumn", but also on any other interesting topics.

Let's get acquainted with some fascinating workshops designed for children in grade 1-2.

You will need a lot of cedar cones for this craft. Their number should reach 40-50 pieces. Often, a decorative basket is collected from pine and spruce cones. In addition to natural material, the child will need to prepare wire, adhesive and cardboard.

Materials of natural origin will need to be fastened together with wire. The fastened parts must form a ring-shaped structure. Gradually, you will need to build the shape of the basket. As a rule, such baskets consist of 2-3 tiers of cones. At the bottom of the finished product, you can lay a sheet of cardboard or moss. Above you need to attach a handle.

If you want to make an unusual and attractive thing from a cedar cone, then you can turn to making a funny spider. It is done quickly and easily. You need to pass a black wire through the bump, and then stick plasticine eyes on the muzzle. The result is a cute, completely not scary insect that will entertain schoolchildren after school.

A schoolboy can make a forestry from an elongated cedar cone. Shoes for this character can be molded from plasticine balls, handles are made from thin twigs. The eyes and nose are also better made with plasticine. A long thick beard, fixed under the forester's mouth, will be made of colored paper cut along the edges. Such a craft can be decorated in a variety of ways, for example, with fallen leaves, a hat made of natural materials.

Not only various children's crafts, but also very attractive decorative components can be made from cedar cones. Such decorations can effectively complement the interior, highlight the bright individuality of the owners. Many decorative elements made from cedar cones are very simple to make, but they look gorgeous.

You can make a very elegant Christmas wreath from cedar cones. To make it with your own hands, it is enough to cut a circle out of thick cardboard. This detail will serve as a base to which you should attach cones, spruce branches and other decorative components in a Christmas theme.

Cedar cones are a natural material from which chic decorative balls are made. The base for these crafts is usually formed from foam, but it will be difficult to paste over it with additional elements, since the material may shrink.

A small piece of wire is inserted into the very base of the cedar cone. The joint is glued for additional reliability. The rest of the wire is twisted into a spiral. Then it is screwed into the workpiece and similar actions are continued until the foam part is completely hidden. The ball can be painted both before the start of all work, and after, already in the finished version.

Decorative candlesticks made of cedar cones will become a cozy decoration of the interior. Such a craft is extremely simple to manufacture. With its help, you can create the atmosphere of a real Christmas miracle in your home. To make such decorations, you will need a wooden saw cut, lace details, paint or artificial snow, glue, spruce branches for decoration.

Cones must be glued with hot glue to the edge of the wooden base. Natural materials are painted or covered with artificial snow, sparkles. The workpiece is tied with lace. Additionally, the holiday craft can be decorated with mountain ash or spruce branches.

If you plan to make a variety of handicrafts from natural cedar cones, then it makes sense to familiarize yourself with a number of useful tips and tricks.

• Only clean materials should be used for modeling figurines and decorations. The buds should be free of dust or dirt, mold or rot.

• If a product from cones and plasticine will be made by a small child, it is necessary to use only high-quality and soft plastic materials.

• Even if a child makes the simplest craft of cedar cones, it is still better for parents to be around, to follow all the actions of the young master. This will not only save you from possible troubles, but also bring the child closer to loved ones.

• If a child makes various animals from cones, then eyes for them can not only be sculpted from plasticine. Crafts are very interesting and bright, the muzzles of which are supplemented with plastic eyes. These things are sold in art stores.

• When working with natural materials, one should not rush. Excessive haste will negatively affect the aesthetics and accuracy of the finished craft.

• Many cone crafts are supplemented with plasticine components. If a plastic material is used, it is recommended to roll it out by hand or on a special board. On an open table without a tablecloth or newspaper, this should not be done, since greasy stains then remain on the furniture.

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