DIY Pinecone Christmas Tree
This Pinecone Christmas Tree Craft is a festive holiday DIY your kids will enjoy! Make adorable Christmas trees with pinecones, paint and colorful pom poms!
Ingredients
- pinecones we use 4-5 inch tall
- wood slices we use 2-3 inch
- mini pom poms
- Green craft paint
- Cotton Balls
- Gold Glitter Foam or Paper
- Glue
Instructions
- Use green paint to paint the pinecone as well as you can. They are bumpy and can be a bit tricky. It doesn’t have to be perfect. I have found that it works to just shove the brush into all the little spots. Don’t worry about missing little areas, they will just look like the brown branches you see in a real tree.
- Let the pinecones dry completely.
- Trim off any of the little “sticks” on the bottom of the pinecone. This is important so you’ll be able to glue it down flat.
- Hot glue (adults only) your pinecone to a wood slice. Be sure to use hot glue as it will give you the best hold. Other glues will not hold.
- Take a few cotton balls and carefully stretch them out or pull little pieces away. Then glue it around the base of the pinecone tree so it looks like snow. If the tree needs help standing upright, you can use some of the cotton in specific areas that will help it stand as upright as possible.
- After the pinecone has dried, start gluing the little pom poms all around the tree
- Cut out a gold glitter star from the foam or paper. Then, glue it to the top of the tree