Looking for a nature-inspired craft that’s both adorable and easy to make? Look no further than this adorable Pine Cone Owl Craft! Here, we’re taking you on a creative journey to make charming owl craft using pine cones and felt. Get ready to bring a touch of the forest into your home with these delightful and feathered friends.
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Supplies You’ll Need:
- Pine cones (assorted sizes for variety)
- Craft felt in various colors (for eyes and wings)
- Scissors
- Craft glue or hot glue gun
- Small craft feathers (optional, for extra flair)
- Brown pipe cleaners
- Protective work surface (newspaper or tablecloth)
Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Pine Cone Owl Craft:
1. Gather Pine Cones: Venture outdoors and collect pine cones of varying sizes. These will serve as the body of your pine cone owls. You can find pine cones in your yard, at a park, or even during a nature hike.
2. Prepare Felt: Choose felt colors for the eyes and wings of your owls. Brown, gray, and white are classic choices, but feel free to get creative with vibrant hues! We used blue and purple!
3. Cut Owl Eyes: Cut out two round circles from the coloured felt to serve as the owl’s eyes. They can be slightly larger or smaller depending on your preferred design. Then two large white circles and two slightly smaller black circles and then two very very small white circles (as pictured). Glue them together using the craft glue.
4. Create the Eye Brows and Beak: Cut out eye brows from the same coloured felt. Glue them to the top of the eye brows. Also cut out a small beak from yellow or orange felt.
5. Create Wings: Cut out wing shapes from the felt. These can be curved or pointed, depending on the style you prefer. If you want to add texture, glue small craft feathers to the wings. Or cut out small dots from the the felt and glue them to the wings.
6. Attach Eyes and Wings: Use craft glue or a hot glue gun to attach the felt eyes and wings to the pine cone owl’s body. Experiment with positioning to achieve the perfect look.
7. Add the Feet: Fold brown pipe cleaner in half and then half again. Use scissors to cut along the folds. Twist three pipe cleaners together to create a foot for the owl. Repeat for the second foot. Glue the pipe cleaner feet to the bottom of the owls. If you like you can also add a felt belly to your owl by cutting out an oval and glue it tithe fron of the owl. Add some small cut out felt dots for flair!
Once the glue has dried, your pine cone owls are ready for their debut! You can display them on a shelf, windowsill, or use them as charming table centerpieces.
Tips for Success:
- Pine Cone Selection: Choose pine cones that are relatively clean and free from debris. If needed, give them a gentle shake or tap to remove any loose materials.
- Felt Quality: Opt for high-quality craft felt to ensure the owl’s features stay securely in place.
- Supervision: If using a hot glue gun, make sure an adult handles it to prevent any accidents.
- Personalization: Encourage your creativity by experimenting with different felt colors and patterns. Each owl can have its own unique personality.
- Feathers: Adding small craft feathers to the wings can give your pine cone owls an extra touch of realism and texture.
- Display: These adorable pine cone owls can be displayed indoors or outdoors, adding a touch of rustic charm to any space.
Creating pine cone owls with felt features is a delightful way to bring the beauty of nature into your crafting endeavors. This simple and engaging activity is perfect for kids and adults alike. Whether you’re looking for a fun afternoon project or a way to infuse your home with woodland-inspired decor, these pine cone owls are sure to be a hoot of creativity!
Age Suitability
This activity is good for toddlers aged children 3 years old and up with adult assistance.
Mess Level
The mess level for this activity is low.
Difficulty to Create
Medium.
Skills Developed
Language development, shape recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.
Toddler and Preschooler Curriculums, Books & TV Show!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 airs in the summer of 2023! We were also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
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