Easy craft for kids

How to make a pinecone owl

Turn a pinecone from a walk into a little owl. It uses things most homes already have, like paper, crayons and glue.

Picture guide for making a pinecone owl — Part of the picture guide. The full guide opens in the Kids Zone.

Craft 5 steps With a grown up

What you need

A dry pinecone
Felt or card in brown, white and orange
Glue
Safe scissors
A black marker

A grown up helps with: Helping the glue stick to the pinecone.

The first 3 steps

Find a dry pinecone on a nature walk.
Cut two white circles for eyes.
Draw black dots in the eyes and glue them on.

2 more steps finish the craft.

Open in the Kids Zone

With a free account, kids follow every step with the full picture guide, Read it to me buttons, an I made it! cheer and a page to print.

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The Free plan needs no card, and every new account gets Premium free for the first month. Only parents and guardians sign up; kids never need their own account.

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For grown ups

Use safe scissors and washable glue or paint. A grown up does any cutting through card and any hole punching. Crafts like this build fine motor skills, following directions and pride in making something.