If you love owls as much as I do, this adorable little pine cone owl decor craft is going to be so much fun! This is super easy to make with the kids and is adorable alongside your winter decorations. With snow, snowmen, penguins, or other owls, this can be added to a mantle, tucked into a holiday tree, or even used as part of a centerpiece.

These, like our sock owl craft, are tons of fun to make and always cute to display on the mantle.

Pine Cone Owl Decor

Aren't these just adorable? I am always looking for cute ideas to make with the kids, and this owl decor idea is super easy and fun. It is easy enough for kids to make, but also cute enough to use as a decoration throughout the home.

If your kids are like mine, they love seeing their creations displayed, and this is one that you won't mind keeping out on the mantle throughout the winter.

I also love making things like the ones on this list of winter crafts to keep the kids busy. So many fun ways to keep them busy. I also love this list of pinecone decorations for winter.

My kids have so much fun making things to share with us and their grandparents. The cold winter days are great for these kinds of activities.

When crafting with the kids, make some of these yummy hot chocolate recipes for the kids to sip. Mine loves having a little crafting party complete with snacks.

How to Dry Out Pine Cones

One of the things you have to do when picking out pinecones to use in this craft is finding the ones that are dried out. That means you want the ones where the cone is opened up already and the seeds have fallen out.

You'll also want to make sure there are no bugs or insects in them. Of course, this really only applies to the ones you gather yourself out of the yard.

To dry out pine cones, you can place them on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet and bake at 200ºF for about 30-minutes. This will help them open up and makes it easy to shake out any seeds or debris inside. Let them cool completely before you start using for crafts.

You can add these cute little pine cone owls next to homemade sock snowmen on your mantle for an adorable winter look. It also looks adorable next to this winter snowman candle.

Supplies Needed

Pine cones
Orange felt
Blue felt
White felt
Googly eyes
Brown pipe cleaner
Glue
Scissors

How to Make Pine Cone Owl Decor

To begin making your pinecone owl, you will start by making the owl wings. Draw or trace a wing shape on the felt, then cut them out.

Now, you can use this as a template for the next one before gluing in place.

Next, cut three little circles of a different color of felt for each wing and attach it with glue.

Add the circles to the wings on both sides.

Now, you will cut out the large blue figure eight to glue the eyes onto.

Attach the eyes, and then a small orange triangle for the nose of the owl.

Glue this in place onto the pinecone to create the owl face.

Lastly, you will cut the pipe cleaner into pieces and assemble legs and feet to then glue in place on the bottom of the pinecone.

Now you can display on your mantle or as a centerpiece.

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Cute Pine Cone Owl Decor Winter Craft

Have fun with the kids making this pine cone owl decor winter craft! So cute, easy, and perfect winter addition to your home decor.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Estimated Cost $1

Materials

Pine cones
Orange felt
Blue felt
White felt
Googly eyes
Brown pipe cleaner

Tools

Glue
Scissors

Instructions

Begin by tracing and cutting 2 white wings out of felt;
Now, cut out three little circles of blue felt and glue in place onto the wings;
Attach the wings in place on our pine cone, one on each side;
Next, you will cut out a large figure-eight shape on the blue felt to add as a background for the eyes of your owl;
Attach the eyes along with a small triangle of orange felt for the beak/nose of the owl;
Glue this in place onto the pinecone to create the owl face;
Lastly, you will cut the pipe cleaner into pieces and assemble legs and feet to then glue in place on the bottom of the pinecone;
Now you can display on your mantle or as a centerpiece.