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Video: Easy Tutorials To Make A Super Cute Hedgehog
2023 Author: Lynn Laird | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-21 21:10
Have you ever checked out our fall squirrel-making ideas? If your answer is yes, you undoubtedly had a lot of fun times with your kids. And in this context, Deavita.fr returns with an article rich in original tutorials to show you how to make an easy and super cute hedgehog. In pine cones, fabric or paper… this DIY project offers a wide variety of materials, which will certainly be appreciated by children. So stay home and make the most of the rainy fall days by DIYing a creative decoration for your home.
How to make a hedgehog with a pine cone decorated with a piece of felt?
Did you know that pine cones are one of the most popular materials when it comes to fall and winter DIY projects? So these little scale cones are the perfect base for making a gorgeous hedgehog that could even adorn your festive tree. For best results, we recommend using a high quality felt, such as wool, the softness of which makes crafts even more adorable!
Decorating tip: collect pine cones of different sizes to make a whole family of hedgehogs.
And, now, let's go to DIY! To make a hedgehog that will become the star of your fall decor, you will need the following materials:
- Cones
- Gray felt sheet
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
- Needle and thread
- Small decorative beads in black for eyes and nose
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Start by cutting a semicircle from the felt sheet as well as small pieces for the legs and ears, following the instructions above. Their sizes depend on those of your pine cones. Next, shape a cone and secure with hot glue. Lightly pinch the edges of the ears and glue. Sew the beads onto the felt so as to recreate the eyes and nose and reinforce with glue. Finally, it only remains to assemble your hedgehog using the hot glue gun.
How to make a hedgehog using pine cones and paper?
Making a hedgehog with a pine cone is a super easy DIY project that kids will love! This time, we encourage you to incorporate paper to make it more fun. So, get the following materials:
- Cones
- Brown and Green Cardstock
- Eye stickers
- Black felt tip pen Sharpie type
- Stapler
- Glue
- Scissors
- Start by creating a "house" for your hedgehog, which should mimic the wreath. To do this, take the green paper and draw a large enough circle on it that can accommodate the small animal. Then, draw an outer circle about 2.50 cm larger and cut out.
- DIY the head from another circle (the same size as the inner green circle) cut from the brown paper.
- Then create the grass effect by cutting out the outer green circle just like the example above shows.
- Fold the cut strips upwards to create a sort of nest.
- To shape the head of your hedgehog, make a cut in the brown circle starting from the outside towards the center.
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- Then form a cone and secure with the stapler. If desired, use glue.
- Give your hedgehog a cute face by sticking on the stickers and drawing ears, nose and mouth.
- Finally, stick the head on the pine cone and drop your hedgehog in its new "home"!
Can you make a hedgehog with a cardboard plate? Check out our super easy tutorial
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Always practical and versatile, cardboard plates can be found in many DIY projects including those demonstrating how to make a hedgehog. Provide yourself with the following materials:
- 1 cardboard plate
- Autumn leaves
- Light brown paint
- Brush
- Movable eyes stickers
- Black felt pen
- Scissors
- Glue
As a bonus, paint the cardboard plate light brown and let it dry completely. Then cut in half. Glue the two halves (as shown above) together. This will allow the hedgehog to stand up. Define the area where your hedgehog's head will be to keep it clean. Then apply a generous coat of glue and start laying the fall leaves on it. Once everything is dry, glue the eyes and draw the nose and mouth! No, making a hedgehog is not at all complicated.
Make a hedgehog with a cardboard plate: another funny idea
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And here's another DIY project showing how to make a hedgehog using a paper plate. The first two steps are the same as the tutorial above: cut the plate in half (glue the 2 halves or use only one of them) and color the body of the animal brown. Then apply light pink paint to the head and let it dry well. Cut small triangles out of construction paper to recreate the quills and glue them on the brown paint. Use different shades for an even more playful result. Finally, draw the mouth and fix the wiggly eyes!
Making a fabric hedgehog is child's play
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Succumb to the charm of our next idea and find out how to make a brooch-style felt hedgehog. What's more, you will only need a few materials: white and gray felt, thread and needle, and a brooch holder. Start by cutting out the head (white felt) and the body (gray felt) as well as two legs. Then, recreate the quills using the thread and the needle, as shown in the tutorial above. Sew the backing and secure the different parts of your hedgehog together. Still using the thread and needle, create the nose and eye. Here is a cute brooch ready to adorn your kid's sweater in the fall and not only!
Felt and polystyrene hedgehog
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Just like paper plates, polystyrene also finds wide application in DIY projects. In the following tutorial, we will tell you how to make a felt and polystyrene hedgehog. You will need the following materials:
- Large polystyrene egg
- Brown felt sheet
- Brown spray paint
- Skewer
- Toothpick
- Black felt pen
- Needle and thread
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Small black pearls
- A little stuffing
Stages of realization:
- Place the polystyrene egg on the skewer, spray liberally with paint and let dry well.
- Lightly flatten the bottom of the egg to create a base for the hedgehog. Then, start to place the toothpicks there which will play the role of the quills.
- Once the body of the hedgehog is done, take care of its head. To achieve this, cut a semicircle in the felt and create rounded edges.
- Also cut off the legs and ears.
- Shape a cone from the semicircle and secure with glue. Then glue the ears to them and sew / glue the decorative beads to create the nose and eyes.
- Use the black felt to color the inside of the ears and put some stuffing in the cone.
- Finally, glue the head and the legs on the body and voila!
Super easy idea to make a glossy hedgehog
Making a paper hedgehog is one of the easiest fall craft ideas to make. Start by cutting long strips from light brown glossy paper. Then, glue their ends and fix them on a piece of cardboard so as to create the quills. Cut the head and the small legs out of paper and glue them as shown above. Finally, add adhesive eyes, draw the mouth and nose and that's it!
Making a fimo hedgehog: an ideal autumn craft for children
Easy to handle and used for the creation of small decorative objects, Fimo polymer clay is an ideal material for making an ultra cute hedgehog. Start your DIY by modulating your hedgehog's legs and head (cone-shaped). Then fix them firmly on a pine cone. Drop small balls of dough on the head and use a brush to shape ears. Opt for a black Fimo to make the nose and place small decorative beads for the eyes. Give your hedgehog the finishing touches by creating the mouth and applying blush to the "cheekbones" and inside the ears. Cook according to package directions.