Pinecone Birds Tutorial

Fall Nature Craft

Pinecone Birds

During one of our nature walks, my 3 year old son collected a little bag full of “treasures”. Among his finds there were sticks in various sizes (a thoughtful gift for his stick-loving older brother), leaves, various pinecones and rocks.

At home, it became evident that he had gathered the perfect materials for a quick and easy  fall nature craft.  We quickly decided to make pinecone birds.

Pinecone Birds Tutorial

I put together a quick visual guide to help you make your own.  But the fun part is in letting your kids, and their imaginations, take over.

1. take your kids for a walk  and let them gather the materials (pinecones in various shapes and sizes, leaves).  You will also need googly eyes, and glue.
2. pick at least 3 leaves in various sizes. Arrange them is ascending order and secure them in place with small dabs of glue.  This will be a “feathery tail”.
3. pick one of the big pinecones for the body of the bird.  Take the “feathery tail” and glue it to the back of the big pinecone.
4. pick one of the small pinecones. Preferably one that resembles a beak.  Glue it to the front of your big pinecone.
5. glue the googly eyes above the beak of the bird.  All done!!

We made two versions of the pinecone birds.  One for each kid.  Here they are, side by side:

 If you are looking for more nature crafts for kids click here to check out my Nature Crafts for Kids board for more ideas.

Your Turn

Have you made a similar kid friendly craft using pinecones, leaves and other materials found in nature? What other creatures did you come with? Did your children enjoy this craft?

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