25+ Pine Cone Crafts and Activities

Here’s a list of pine cone crafts and activities for kids from toddlers to teens!

It’s Friday–and this week, we’re in LOVE with pine cones, pine cone crafts, and pine cone activities for children of all ages! Scroll down to find several creative and fun ways to play and learn with pine cones at home or in the classroom.

25+ Pine Cone Crafts and Activities:

Pine cones can be used for arts and crafts, learning activities, or just for fun! Below, you will find a few creative ways pine cones can be used to make crafts of all kinds. Just look at the fantastic list of pine cone craft ideas below! (Pinecone activities for kids, including pine cone science ideas, are listed in the next section.)

14 Pine Cone Crafts (Pictured in the photo below):

1. Pinecone Bird Feeder | East Coast Mommy
2. Painting Pine Cones | Simple Fun for Kids
3. Pine Cone Autumn Fairy | The Magic Onions
4. How to Make Pine Cone Bats | Fireflies and Mudpies
5. DIY Pine Cone Spiders | Fireflies and Mudpies
6. Pine Cone Fireflies | Fireflies and Mudpies
7. Montessori Inspired Apple Unit–Pine Cone Apple | Mama’s Happy Hive
8. Pine Cone Reindeer Ornaments | Fireflies and Mudpies
9. Upcycled Pine Cone Ornament | Rain or Shine Mama
10. Pine Cone Ornament | Outdoors Mom (tutorial no longer available)
11. DIY Pine Cone Garland | The Magic Onions
12. Pine Cone and Felt Gnome Christmas Ornament | The Magic Onions
13. Felted Wool and Pine Cone Christmas Tree | The Magic Onions
14. Pine Cone Apple | Fireflies and Mudpies
15. Rhinestone Pinecones (not pictured) | Rhythms of Play
16. Rustic Rhinestone Pine Cone Ornaments Craft | Rhythms of Play

11 Pine Cone Activities (Pictured in the photo below):

1. Pine Cone Nature Sensory Bin | Rhythms of Play
2. Simple Pine Cone Drop for Babies | Simple Fun for Kids
3. Play with Pine Cones and Acorns in the Water Table | Simple Fun for Kids
4. Pine Cone’s and Pumpkins Gross Motor Activity | Simple Fun for Kids
5. Make Pinecone and Cinnamon Sensory Soup | And Next Comes L
6. Natural Materials for Pretend Play | Rhythms of Play (Includes pine cones)
7. Reggio Inspired Preschool Math Tray (Includes pine cones) | And Next Comes L
8. Create a Fall Nature Table (Includes pine cones) | Rhythms of Play
9. Montessori Inspired Botany Tree Exploration (Includes pine cone seed investigation) | Mama’s Happy Hive
10. Pine Cone Science Experiment for Kids–Why Do Pine Cones Open? | Lemon Lime Adventures
11. Name That Tree! Using Seeds & Leaves for Tree Identification (Includes pine cones) | Edventures with Kids

More Fall or Autumn-Themed Crafts and Activities for Kids:

Please look at the other themed collections from a few other fabulous bloggers we teamed up with. We first fell in love with “Apples” by Sunny Day Family. Next, we fell in love with “Owls” by Crafty Kids at Home. And finally, we fell in love with these creative “Fall Décor Ideas” by Our Good Life.

More Crafts and Activities for Kids:

• Fall Bucket List of Fun Autumn Activities
• Winter Bucket List of Activities
• Spring Bucket List of Fun Activities
• Summer Bucket List of Fun Activities