How to make a pine cone hedgehog

This is a great, easy hedgehog craft for the kids! It only requires a few crafty items and these can easily be substituted for things you do have!

Pine cone (you could use teasel or if you can't find any pine cones)
Piece of felt or other fabric (you could even try paper or card if you don't have any fabric)
Googly eyes (easily substituted for buttons, beads or you could draw on eyes with a pen)
Glue
Scissors (ask an adult to supervise)

Step 1:

Choose your hog! You could see if you can find any on your daily exercise!

Step 2:

Cut out a piece of felt in the shape of a diamond for the hedgehog's face.

Step 3:

Cut out a small triangle in a different colour felt for the hedgehog's nose. Don't worry if you don't have different colours!

Step 4:

Assemble the hedgehog's face! Add googly eyes, and glue nose to complete your hog's face. This is easier done before attaching the face to the pine cone.

Step 5:

Glue the back of the felt and attach to the pine cone. You can either stick on to the side of the pine cone or the end- which ever you think suits best! Why not try different colours?

Ta da! We would love to see your creations! Please share your crafty hedgehogs with us on our social media pages (Twitter and Instagram: Hogfriendly_UoB)

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