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Pine Cone Christmas Trees Craft

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Confession: craft time probably doesn’t happen often enough in our home. But this time of year has a way of bringing out the “crafter” in me. So, as my son and I were admiring the large pine cones under a neighbor’s tree the other day, I thought pine cone Christmas trees! We could totally do that!

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Instead of taking my neighbor’s pine cones, I decided to purchase them from our local craft store. The bonus is that the pine cones at the store smell SO Christmas-y, making it a sensory craft as well.

 

For this pine cone craft, you’ll need:

  • pine cones {these are like the ones I bought}
  • glue {the kind you have to squeeze works best}
  • “ornaments” for the tree- we used small, sparkly pom-poms {or regular}, sequins, and/or glitter
  • wax paper – my kids decorating their “Christmas trees” on top of the wax paper for easy clean up
  • cookie sheet for containing glitter {as if containing glitter is really possible}

 

Pine Cone Christmas Trees: Step-by-Step

squeezing glue onto pine cones

1. The first thing the kids did was squeeze the glue onto the “branches” of the pine cone. Only a small amount of glue is needed. I know it seems quite simple, but the muscles used to squeeze the glue are the same fine motor ones needed for holding a pencil to write, which equals BONUS!

 

decorating the pine cone Christmas trees with pom-poms and sequins

2. Next, the kids “decorated” the pine cone Christmas trees by adding “ornaments” of pom-poms and sequins. This was also another great way to practice some fine motor control, as the space to add the pom-poms and sequins was small.

 

sprinkling glitter on pine cone Christmas trees

3. After the tree had it’s “ornaments”, we carefully moved their tree onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and they sprinkled glitter onto their pine cone to add a little more “bling.” I could only find our red and green glitter, but any color would work. I think silver would be pretty to make it look like snow.

 

pine cone Christmas tree craft by the tree

4. We let them dry and placed them out to enjoy {at a safe distance!} Not only do they look beautiful, they smell great as well!

 

 

Pine Cone Christmas Trees Craft - This Reading Mama

 

More Christmas Fun:

  • Torn Paper Christmas Trees
  • Christmas Pre-K/K Pack
  • Christmas Tree Cut it Out! Pack
  • Nativity Pattern Block Mats
  • Nativity Pre-K/K Pack

 

 

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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