How to make a bear from cones?

A huge variety of handicrafts can be made from natural materials. For example, cones make very interesting and cute animals. In today's article, we will learn how you can make a bear from these natural materials.

Children love to create various homemade products from natural materials. From the same cones, it is possible to make almost any characters and animals. Forest dwellers - bears - are especially funny and original.

Before making such animals, you need to find out all the features of the preparation of natural materials.

• Absolutely all natural materials must be collected exclusively in dry weather. After harvesting, the buds should be left indoors so that they lie down a little and dry completely. If the spruce cone is wet, then after a while it will turn from thin to large and open. This must be taken into account if work is planned with natural materials.
• If the shape of the cone, on the contrary, needs to be preserved in its original state, then you should turn to the treatment with an aqueous solution of wood glue. After a few days, you can start modeling directly.
• In the cone itself, there should not be any unnecessary inclusions. It is very important to clean natural material from absolutely all traces of dirt and dust. This issue should be considered carefully, since the child should not work with dirty parts. Materials must be perfectly clean and dry.
• Any items found in nature should not have any damage or defect. Care should be taken to ensure that the buds are not damaged by dents, mold or rot. Attractive crafts can only be obtained from high-quality and "fresh" materials without flaws.
• All collected cones, acorns and other components are recommended to immediately be carefully sorted out and sorted. Smooth and neat components should be used in their full form, and those elements in which there are not enough scales or hats can be disassembled into parts, so that they can then be used separately from each other. If it is planned to make an adorable bear out of the cones, then acorn hats or scales can be used to create the ears of the animal.

A bear made of cones and twine can turn out to be very original and attractive. A similar craft can be taken to a kindergarten or to some school exhibition. It is done quite simply, but it turns out to be very interesting.

To make a creative bear, you will need the following components:

• fir cones;
• twine;
• adhesive composition;
• beads;
• plasticine bars.

Let's analyze a detailed master class on making a bear from the listed elements and materials.

• First, you will need to properly prepare natural materials for all further manipulations. One of the harvested spruce cones will need to be wrapped with twine. We are talking about that natural material that will play the role of a bear's head.
• The nose and other components for the bear's face should be fashioned from the plasticine mass of the corresponding colors.
• Next, you need to take another large cone. It should also be wrapped with twine. The harvested component will be used further as the body of the forest dweller.
• At the next stage, you will need to take cones that are of modest size. Small natural materials should be glued to the body of the bear. These will be his paws. You will also need to stick your eyes to the bear's face.

The ears of such an interesting bear can be made from twine loops, plasticine cakes or cone scales.

Cool crafts are obtained if natural materials are combined with plasticine mass of different colors.

Wonderful forest bears come out of cones and plastic material. Consider detailed instructions on how they can be made from the indicated components.

• First you need to prepare all the necessary materials. To create a bear figurine, you need to take a couple of fir cones.
• A bump that is small in size can act as a bear's head.
• It is necessary to knead the plasticine mass. It will be needed to make the ears, muzzle, nose and eyes of the animal out of it. Black plasticine balls will be used as eyes, and a yellow ball can be used to form the neck of a forest dweller.
• All the prepared parts made of plasticine mass will need to be fixed on the bear's cone-head.
• Next, you need to take a spruce cone that is larger in size. This component will act as the bear's torso.
• You need to roll 4 balls of brown plasticine. These balls must be of different sizes.The smaller parts should be used to create the front legs, and the larger parts should be used for the hind legs, which will be glued to the bottom of the spruce body. You also need to roll 2 elongated plasticine ovals.
• You will need to stick ready-made plasticine legs to the body of a large spruce cone. It is necessary to form slots on them using a stack. This will create an imitation of fingers.
• You can decorate such an interesting and cute craft with autumn foliage. Cedar leaves are ideal.

There are many more interesting ideas for making a bear from natural spruce or pine cones. Young craftsmen of all ages can create a beautiful and funny craft. Let's take a closer look at a few instructions for making attractive bears from natural materials.

A charming sitting bear in kindergarten can be made very easily and simply from spruce or pine cones. The craft turns out to be very cute and neat, does not require any special skills from the child.

Let's consider step by step instructions for making a simple sitting bear with our own hands.

• First, you need to sort the cones collected for making. The largest of them will serve as the body of a sitting bear. To such a base, you will need to attach smaller bumps that act as paws.
• The hind legs must be fixed in the lower part of the body in such a way that it feels like the bear is in a sitting position.
• In the next step, you will need to take another small cone. It should be smaller than the body of the bear. This component will need to be firmly fixed in place of the animal's head.
• Next, you will need to make the ears of the animal. To do this, literally a couple of scales should be pinched off from one of the cones.
• All the prepared parts must be stitched together into a single sculpture. To make the finished craft look more attractive and elegant, it can be supplemented with a beautiful shiny ribbon or other decoration that the child chooses.

From the natural materials under consideration, you can make not only small and cute, but also large bears. For larger crafts, you need to collect more buds. They, as in all other cases, will need to be properly prepared in advance for further manipulations.

If you plan to make such a spectacular and beautiful figure of an animal from natural materials, then you should proceed step by step.

• All the cones collected to create the figurine must first be prepared. Then they will need to be neatly but firmly connected to each other. A hot gun is recommended for good fastening. It is recommended to work with it under the strict supervision of adults.
• A wide variety of materials can be used to complement a spectacular craft with a charming face. For these purposes, plasticine mass of different colors is best suited. From it you can make a nose, and eyes, and a mouth of a forest dweller.
• If you don't want to use plasticine, you can turn to chestnuts, mountain ash, plastic components instead. At the end of the work, the finished animal can be interestingly decorated. A beautiful ribbon tied in a bow or other similar components is perfect for this. The choice of jewelry depends on the preferences of the young master!

It is possible to make a very beautiful fashionable forest animal from cones. You will get an amazing souvenir that will not be ashamed to give as a gift to friends or relatives. This charming forest dweller, made of natural materials, can be complemented in an original way with various bright outfits. The wardrobe items of a homemade bear can be knitted or crocheted. Many craftsmen sew things for crafts with their own hands. It is much easier and more convenient for someone to dress up such souvenir figures in clothes that are produced specifically for dolls.

Ideas for decorating trendy bears are varied. Bears made of cones, carefully dressed up in New Year's things, look very interesting and cute. For example, it can be a bright costume of Santa Claus or Snow Maiden. A bear cub in such fashionable clothes will become a chic and original present for the New Year.

There is no need to dress up the spruce bear completely from head to toe. When decorating such products, it is very important not to overdo it, so as not to hide or violate the natural aesthetics of the natural material. You can get by with a single Santa Claus hat. The single crown of the Snow Maiden is also suitable. These components will be enough to make a very beautiful and fashionable bear from cones.

Often fashionable animals from natural materials are made in order to later present to loved ones as a creative gift. If the bear is made precisely for this purpose, then it can be interesting to decorate with such a piece of clothing that is characteristic of the person being done. You can complement the craft with a stylish scarf, hat or bow.

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