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Baba Yaga is one of the brightest fairy tale characters. All the children love her very much and are not afraid at all, despite her harsh appearance. In all the fairy tales in which this terrible old woman is present, she has never really harmed anyone. The smallest children can deceive her and run away. And she, having a flying magic broom, cannot catch up with anyone.

The favorite heroine of fairy tales is often drawn and depicted in their crafts by children of both senior preschool and junior school age. In our article we will tell you how to make Baba Yaga from pine cones, what you need to prepare for this, what additional details will be needed to complete the image, and how to fasten the elements together.

Craft materials

In order to create the image of a fairytale old lady, you need to find a large fir cone. It is long and suitable as a torso. You can choose sticks of the same size for your hands. These can be whole branches, then the arms will not bend. But you can make them bent at the elbows. Then you will need four short sticks and plasticine to fasten them together.

The head of the “Baba Yaga made from cones” craft can be made from any natural material O round shape. It could be a chestnut, a walnut, a small pine cone. Spruce trees, even small ones, have an elongated and pointed shape, while pine cones have a rounded shape. On the back side, all the scales are adjacent to each other, resulting in a dense round part on which all other parts of the face can be perfectly placed.

Small parts

Baba Yaga should also have a face and hair made from cones, you can even prepare a scarf for her. After all, Russian women used to wear headscarves, and our old lady is a resident of the Russian forest, so she should also be the owner of such a headdress. If the head is made of chestnut or walnut, then it will be enough to make eyes from plasticine or appliqué. To do this, you need to take two small balls of white plasticine and attach them to the top of the chestnut; two more black or brown balls, only smaller ones, cling to them on top.

If you decide to make Baba Yaga’s eyes from pine cones using the appliqué method, then you need to cut out two white circles and draw dots on them with a black marker. Then glue it at eye level onto the chestnut or nut with PVA glue.

If the head is made of a small pine cone, then you can cover the entire “face” with yellow or beige plasticine, and place the eyes and nose on top of the leveled surface. Then the role of eyes can be played by acacia seeds or buckwheat.

The nose can be created from a piece of plasticine, as well as other materials. A small acorn, a piece of a branch, or a hook-shaped pasta will do.

Hair and headdress

Hair for Baba Yaga from pine cones is made from natural hemp ropes, threads from a skein of yarn suitable color, straw. The easiest way is to make a tassel from threads or ropes. To do this, you need to wrap several layers of yarn on a cardboard template. The more threads there are, the more magnificent the old lady’s hair will be. Then, on one side, all the threads are gathered with a simple cotton thread into a knot, a couple of turns are made around the top of the tassel to keep all the parts together. On the opposite side, sharp scissors are used to trim the edges evenly so that the threads are all the same length. Then the hair is attached to the top of the head using PVA glue.

A scarf for Baba Yaga made from pine cones is made from a piece cotton fabric. Draw a template on cardboard triangular shape. It should be an isosceles triangle, where the base is made long, so that later the scarf can be easily tied around the head. Using the template, outlines are drawn onto the fabric and cut out with scissors. All that remains is to tie it on your head. If the threads on the fabric split after cutting, you can burn the edges with a candle or lighter.

Assembling the Parts Together

To make a figurine of Baba Yaga from pine cones, you need to fasten all the parts prepared in advance together. To do this, you need to take a large piece of plasticine and roll it into a round ball. They glue it to the top of the fir cone, and put the head on top, which we have already made separately. If your arms are bent at the elbows, then you need to connect two small sticks or twigs at an angle with plasticine. Then balls of plasticine are attached to the neck area on one side and the other. Hand sticks are inserted into them. You can also decorate the lower part with plasticine. There will be a palm into which you can insert a broom.

How to make a broom for a fairytale forest old lady? It is not difficult. You need to take one long branch, slightly larger in size than the character figurine. To create the broom itself, you need to collect thin branches of the same length from the bushes. A bunch of thin ones are folded around a large branch and tied tightly with a simple cotton thread. You need to wind several tight turns so that small branches do not fall apart. The finished broom is placed in a mortar or in the hand of Yaga.

Stupa materials

It is impossible to imagine a forest dweller without her main flying attribute. Of course, next we will talk about the stupa. What is she? This is a large round container that resembles a bucket. It is made of wood. Yaga, when she needs to go in pursuit of someone, gets into it and flies away. Baba Yaga from pine cones in a mortar will not work if you miss this detail in her fairy-tale image. The stupa is made from a paper or plastic cup, which serves as a basis for further application of natural material.

It can be covered either with bark from a tree, planting it in a circle on glue, or with twigs. You can also wrap the glass in burlap and tie it in a circle with twine. It will also turn out original. Now let's take a closer look at making Baba Yaga from pine cones in a mortar. The photo below shows how to do this.

How to make a stupa from twigs?

A disposable paper cup should be covered around the circumference with brown plasticine, covering the entire surface. This is necessary so that the branches do not fall out of the mortar. Then thin branches of the same size are attached one by one, pressing into the plasticine mass with light hand pressure.

All that remains is to tie the branches from below and above with twine. You can take a simple rope, or you can take a contrasting bright yarn, for example, red. When the flying object is made, Baba Yaga is carefully placed in the mortar. That's it, the craft is ready.

Many people like to go mushroom picking. Do you like to go shopping for cones? Why is this necessary? Because you can make a lot of interesting and beautiful things from pine cones. These crafts will cheer you up when the autumn weather brings you down.

"DRAGON"

performed by Tanichev Kirill. MDOU TsRR No. 10 Alekseevka, Belgorod region.

The cone is ideal in its shape. One has only to look at her longer and think about what she looks like, and thoughts about the three-headed Serpent Gorynych appear. To create it you will need about 10 cones and 10 minutes of time. And also a little glue, colored paper, plasticine and dry leaves for the wings. Just remember that each head has its own character. Let them be different in size and each look in a different direction.

“Once upon a time there was a goblin,” performed by Moiseeva Liza, 5 years old.

senior group of MDOU “Kindergarten No. 4 “Solnyshko” ZATO Svetly, Saratov region.

As soon as you have time to attach eyes to the pine cone, it will immediately look like an old man - a woodsman. The acorn cap will save him from the cold. Be sure to make him arms and legs so that he can build himself a home from dry leaves and branches. Give him your old shoelaces or a spool of thread to make his house durable. Be very careful when you help him cut logs of the required size with a knife.

It would be good if his house was near a lake. Then he can catch his own fish. His net can be a piece of an old washcloth.

“The Hut on Chicken Legs and Other Fairy-Tale Characters,” performed by Evelina Martynova, 5 years old.

MDOU “Kindergarten No. 4 “Solnyshko” ZATO Svetly, Saratov region

And the cones make the perfect Baba Yaga. It seems that she is about to come to life, order the hut on chicken legs to stand in front of the forest and soar into the sky in her mortar. The rowan beads make it very fun and not scary at all.
Our Baba Yaga is very friendly. She even has a pet - a dragon or Serpent Gorynych. He is still very small, but he can easily set fire to a hut, so she keeps him outside.

Do you know what's great about crafts? They are very exciting. As soon as you’ve made one, you’re already dreaming about the next one.
Often the material for them is literally lying around under your feet, so this hobby does not require significant material costs.

WITH ready-made crafts You can play no worse than with toys. Already in the process of creation, you can begin to come up with a fairy tale, the main characters of which you are now creating.
Many children do not like and do not cope well with tasks like “come up with a new ending for a fairy tale.” Perhaps they will easily do this if the fairy tale is before their eyes. Start with “Once upon a time there was Baba Yaga...”, and your son or daughter can continue. Tell each other one sentence at a time. This can be done both during the process of creating fairy-tale characters, and when they are already ready.

Crafts ideally develop fine motor skills. They can also be used, as written above, to develop a child’s speech.

Similar crafts:
- Eagle owl is an excellent hunter. It is very difficult to tame, but easy to make yourself.
- Cones are good if you want to make deer.

You can make a lot out of pine cones amazing crafts: from interior items to funny animals and fairy-tale characters. Children especially like the latter, because they can make them on their own or with the help of their parents. Such crafts will not only please the eyes of children, but can also be an excellent option for crafts for school or kindergarten for the autumn exhibition. The master classes we offer vary in complexity, but they are all animals and characters from fairy tales beloved by children. Detailed instructions will help you make any of these crafts.

Crows from cones

It’s so easy to make a funny crow from a pine cone that even small children can cope with their production.

Materials

To make a small funnel you will need:

cones;
newspapers;
black spray paint;
small straw hat;
eyes for crafts;
hot glue sticks;
heat gun;
pieces of felt in orange and black colors;
scissors.

Step 1. Before starting work, be sure to check the collected cones. In order for the craft to turn out as desired, the pine cone must be stable in an upright position. For a small crow, it is better to take open cones so that they resemble the plumage of a bird. Clean the collected cones from dirt and dust. To do this, you can rinse them in clean water and dry them, or simply brush off the dust with a brush.

Step 2. Now the cones need to be painted; use black spray paint for this. Work outdoors or in a well-ventilated area. Cover your work surface or area of ground with old newspapers to avoid getting them dirty. Place the pine cones on newspapers and color them evenly. If necessary, apply several layers of paint; in this case, be sure to wait until the previous layer dries so that the paint does not run. Leave the cones until the paint is completely dry.

Step 3. Cut out a small triangle from a piece of orange felt - this will be the crow's beak.

Step 4. Cut out the crow's wings from black felt. To make the wings the same, you can first draw them with a soap on the fabric and, if necessary, adjust them, or cut out one wing and, attaching it in a mirror image to the remaining felt, cut out the second one.

Step 5. Using hot glue sticks and a hot glue gun, glue the crow pieces to the pine cone. Attach feathers to the sides of the cone, and the beak and eyes in front. Please note that if your eyes have an adhesive backing, remove it before work. Place a straw hat on top of the crow's head. Glue it too.

Since working with hot glue can cause injury if used incorrectly, do this part yourself and do not trust children.

The crow is ready, it will delight you and your child with its appearance for many years.

Hedgehogs made of cones and polymer clay

Charming hedgehogs are made from cones if you use polymer clay instead of plasticine. As a result, the hedgehog turns out to be very realistic.

Materials

To make such a hedgehog you will need:

flesh-colored polymer clay;
black polymer clay;
cone;
two black beads for eyes, 4 mm;
loose blush;
cosmetic brushes;
cocktail tube;
watercolor brush;
toothpicks;
board for working with clay;
glue.

This master class is for children preschool age They won’t be able to accurately repeat it completely, and therefore you will have to prepare the parts for the hedgehog from polymer clay yourself. Children themselves can attach them to the cone.

Step 1. To make a hedgehog, take cones that are well opened so that they look like hedgehog needles. Before work, be sure to prepare the cone and clean it of dust.

Step 2. First you need to make a hedgehog's head. To do this, form a ball from polymer clay, then make a cone out of it. Use the flat side to press it firmly against the pine cone. Using your finger, carefully straighten the base of the cone and stretch it towards the edges of the cone. Gently lift the upper part of the cone upward, giving it the shape of a hedgehog's nose.

Step 3. Roll out four identical cylinders from polymer clay, press them to the side of the cone - these will be the hedgehog’s legs. Bend the bottom of the cylinders slightly and, using a toothpick, give the legs a characteristic shape.

Step 4. Form small balls from clay. This will be the basis for the ears. Place them in the appropriate place of the already formed muzzle. Using the back of a paint brush, press the ears inward, giving them a characteristic indentation. WITH reverse side smooth out all the joints with your finger.

Step 5. Use a toothpick to press down the tip of the nose to place a small ball of black polymer clay into it. So, you will finish making the hedgehog's nose.

Step 6. Press the clay into the eye area with the back of the brush. Insert black beads in place of the resulting indentations. Insert so that the bead holes are not visible. These will be the hedgehog's eyes.

Step 7. Take a cocktail tube and use scissors to cut a small strip. Cut it so that at the end of the tube you get a base in the shape of the letter U. Place the cut side of the tube in the area of the hedgehog’s mouth and press it a little. This way you will get a smile on the animal's face.

Step 8. Apply loose blush to the cheek area and the inside of the ears with a cosmetic brush. Use pink blush to make it look more natural. Brush off excess blush with a clean brush.

Step 9. Place the hedgehog cone into the oven. Bake the craft according to the clay manufacturer's instructions.

When baking items from polymer clay, make sure that the room in which you are working is well ventilated.

Please note that during baking, the cone may expand a little more, and pieces of clay may break off. If this happens, simply glue the fallen pieces back into place after the craft has completely cooled. Do not use superglue for gluing. It will leave noticeable marks.

The hedgehog is ready!

Fairytale gnomes made of cones

Such amazing characters as gnomes can also be made from pine cones. They can become not just a craft for an exhibition or a toy, but quite a beautiful gift souvenir.

Materials

To make little gnomes from pine cones you will need:

Pine cones;
large wooden beads;
a sheet of paper or newspaper;
compass;
pencil;
pieces of felt fabric;
threads;
needle;
black acrylic paint;
thin brush;
small brushes for washing nipples;
wire cutters;
round nose pliers;
hot glue sticks;
heat gun.

Step 1. At the very first stage of making gnomes, you need to select cones. Take pine cones and slightly open ones. Be sure to check that the cones are intact, this way the gnome will look much more aesthetically pleasing. Be sure to clean the cones from dust and check that they stand firmly on vertical surfaces.

Step 2. Make a blank for a gnome's hat from newspaper. Using a compass, draw a small circle, cut it out and bend it in half. Wrap the resulting figure into a cone. Trying the cone on an existing wooden bead and adjust its shape. Use the resulting sample as a finished pattern.

Step 3. Attach the paper pattern to a piece of felt fabric, trace it with soap or chalk and cut out the base for the hat.

Step 4. Sew the resulting base for the gnome's cap with thread. Sew carefully so that the seam is not obvious. Turn the cap inside out. A felt hat with the seams facing out looks interesting. To do this, you need to sew it manually with an overlock stitch and leave it in this form, without turning it inside out. If you want to make the tip of the cone more interesting, adjust its shape using the newspaper pattern.

Step 5. Glue the beads to the pine cone using hot glue.

Step 6. Put a cap on the bead; to be secure, you can secure it using the same hot glue.

Step 7. To make gnome handles you need to take two small brushes. This is usually how baby bottle nipples are washed. You need to bite off their handle, and bend the wires with bristles using pliers in the shape of the bent arms of a gnome. Most often they are sold white, and therefore you can paint them with spray paint to match the felt pieces. The paint must be applied in one layer.

Step 8. Cut out mittens for the gnome from felt. Glue them to the already prepared brush base.

The gnome's handles can also be made simply from felt. In this case, the mittens need to be cut with a long base. The base should be bent into the shape of a tube and sewn with a hidden seam, leaving the mittens themselves straight.

Please note that the felt handles do not need to be long; they will be positioned straight. To bend them and make them more neat, like brush handles, you can insert a piece of wire into them or bend the felt base at an angle and secure it in this position with a thread loop.

Step 9. Lubricate the finished handles at the end with glue and insert them into the side of the bump. Hold them a little so that the glue sets well.

Step 10. Cut out legs from pieces of felt and glue them to the base of the pine cone. This will help make the gnome more stable. In addition, the felt base will protect the surface where the gnome will stand from scratches.

Step 11. The final touch in making a gnome is the face. It's very easy to make. For this you will need acrylic paints black and a thin brush. Draw the gnome's half-closed eyelids and a smile. If you wish, you can depict the gnome’s face the way you like by drawing him open eyes, cheeks, etc.

The fairytale pine cone gnome is ready.

You can make many amazing crafts from cones: from interior items to funny animals and fairy-tale characters. Children especially like the latter, because they can make them on their own or with the help of their parents. Such crafts will not only please the eyes of children, but can also be an excellent option for crafts for school or kindergarten for the autumn exhibition. The master classes we offer vary in complexity, but they are all animals and characters from fairy tales beloved by children. Detailed instructions will help you make any of these crafts.