Nothing says Christmas like a cute pine cone craft, and this Pine Cone Reindeer is no exception! This nature inspired Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer craft is easy enough for kids to make, and fun for the grown ups to. But the best part is that you only need a few supplies. Grab a pine cone, some paint, felt, and pipe cleaners and get to crafting your Pine Cone Reindeer!
Just when I thought there were no more Pine Cone Crafts to be made, I realized I didn’t have a Christmas Collection! So to pass the time until the Big Day, we’re doing a Pine Cone Countdown to Christmas!
If you missed the first 2 characters in the countdown make sure to go back and check out our Pine-Guin, and Frosty the Snowcone. Trust me, you won’t want to miss them. But today, I bring you…..Rudolph the Red-Nosed Pine Cone!
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Pine Cones are SO much fun to craft with, especially around the Holidays (although we use them year round ’round here!). Just remember, if you’re crafting with pine cones you collected yourself from outdoors, make sure to thoroughly clean and prepare them first. That is, unless you’d like to host a sleepover for a family of Daddy Long Legs!
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Supplies Needed to Make a Pine Cone Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
- Pine cone – Cleaned and prepared or store bought
- Brown paint (optional- I mean the pine cone IS brown!)
- Googly eyes
- Gold pipe cleaners
- Red glitter craft pom pom
- Tan/brown cardstock and/or felt
- Red ribbon (we used velour)
- Gold or silver bell
How to Turn a Pine Cone into Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Follow the below easy steps to Make Rudolph the Red Nosed Pine Cone!
Clean and prepare the pine cones for crafting.
If you have store bought pine cones rather than ones you collected from nature, you may skip this step. Other wise, you can read the full instructions on how I clean them and bake the bugs out.
Paint the Pine Cone Brown
This step is entirely optional since the pine cone is already brown. I painted it just to give it a bit of a more finished look.
Make the Pine Cone Reindeers Face
Cut the figure 8 shaped head out of Tan cardstock. You could also use construction paper or felt, whatever you have on hand!
Next, cut an oval snout, and 2 oval ears that come to a point like the picture above.
Glue the ears behind the Reindeers head, and the snout to the front of his face. Finally glue on his googly eyes, and a red craft pom pom as Rudolph’s nose.
Make Rudolph’s Antlers
Take a pipe cleaner and cut it into thirds. The first 2 pieces will be the base of each antler, so cut the 3rd piece into several even smaller pieces. Glue each little piece to the longer ones to create an antler shape.
Make Rudolph’s Collar
Cut a piece of red ribbon long enough to wrap around the pine cone. Slide a jingle bell onto the ribbon in the center like the pic below.
Glue the Pine Cone Reindeer Together
Lay the pine cone on it’s side with the top facing you (the smaller part). Glue Rudolph’s head onto the front, and the antlers behind his head. Wrap the red ribbon collar around his “neck” and glue onto place in the back.
How adorable is this Pine Cone Reindeer!?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Pine Cone is just one of the characters in our Pine Cone Countdown to Christmas so if you missed the first few, make sure yo go back and check out Frosty the Snowcone, and our Pine Cone Penguin. And check back to see who will be next!
Until Next Time…
Stay Crafty San Diego!
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