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title: "Nursery - Art - Pinecone Painting"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-13-nursery-art-pinecone-painting"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# Nursery - Art - Pinecone Painting

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/b8bbf2fe-f350-4da7-ba64-41adb581b145.jpg)   13 October 2025

![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/b8bbf2fe-f350-4da7-ba64-41adb581b145.jpg)The children explored a new and exciting technique involving pinecones and paint to create abstract autumnal artwork. They began by adding blobs of autumnal colours—brown, red, and yellow—into a flat tray. Next, they placed several pinecones into the paint. Using their gross motor skills, the children were encouraged to wiggle, tip, and shake the trays, which made the pinecones roll through the paint. As the pinecones moved, they left interesting trails and marks on the paper, creating unique patterns. A fantastic extension to this activity was the discovery of a new colour! Some children noticed the red and yellow paints mixing together to create orange.

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