What a fun and easy Christmas craft for kids! Today we’ll learn how to make a mini pine cone Christmas trees. These can be placed on tables or desks. Or give one to your mom or teacher for their desk 😉
Pine Cone Christmas Tree DIY
Pine cones can be found all over the ground in the late fall. Be sure to grab a bunch because there are many crafts we can make with them – big and small!
Remember to bake them so they are ready for crafts. Here’s how to do it: spread them out on a foil lined baking sheet and place them in the oven, preheated at 200 degrees. This will help the pinecones to open up, the sap to dry out and it will also kill any bugs that might be hiding inside.
If you don’t have any pine cones at the moment and you’d like to make some of these adorable mini Christmas trees, Amazon has lots of them.
This tiny Christmas tree is very portable so you can have Christmas with you all the time, though we are not sure if it works for Santa – just a decoration!
It is never too early too start making these, although I probably wouldn’t gift them as early as November. If you do not want to start Christmas crafts early you should check out my 30 November crafts for kids.
If you love tree crafts you need to make my yarn Christmas tree decoration and do my paper Christmas tree craft
Find out how to make a pine cone Christmas tree.
What an easy and cute craft for little ones! Transform a plain pine cone into a miniature Christmas tree you can take with you everywhere. Step #1: Paint your entire pinecone with the green paint. Allow it to dry. While it dries you can start to decorate the real Christmas tree, or start your letter to Santa. Step #2: Once the green paint has dried, apply white paint to the tip of each leaf of the pine cone. This gives a look of snow on the ends of the branches. Again, let it dry. While it is doing that why not make some of our pipe cleaner Christmas ornaments. Step #3: With a pipe cleaner (which ever color you prefer) create a star shape for the top of your tree. Step #4: Once your white paint has dried, place the star on the top of your tree. Twist the pipe cleaner around a top branch to secure it in place. Step #5: Using the glitter, create little balls all over the branches. Allow this to dry.
How To Make Pine Cone Christmas Trees
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What else would you like to add to your Mini Christmas Tree Craft
Maybe you would like some more color? You can always add small rainbow colored pom poms to represent tree decorations!
As opposed to having tinsel on top you may wish to add a gold star?! Quite often this is our topper!
If you like this you need to try some of my other Easy Christmas Tree Crafts for kids
Maybe you might want to learn how to draw a Christmas tree step by step
Can you think of any more pine cone Christmas crafts? Would you try and make a reindeer from pine cones? How about Santa or an elf?
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Keep an eye out for all the new crafts our Critters are creating – they are constantly thinking up new ideas. My easy craft directions cover ideas for every season of the year!
We will be sure to create some more pine cone crafts for kids and easy Christmas crafts for kids!
Happy Crafting!
Will you be making a mini pine cone Christmas tree this year?
Hi there, I’m Laura an avid kids crafter with two little ones of my own to keep entertained! I have been doing kids crafts since 2018! Here at Easy Crafts for Kids you can find seasonal crafts for all age groups, as well as drawing tutorials, coloring pages and some other fun printables!