Hello dear readers. Continuing the theme of crafts for the autumn holiday in kindergarten, I want to offer beautiful crafts made from acorns and chestnuts. There is plenty of this goodness under your feet. Just don’t be lazy, collect, and create beauty. This is a colorful time of year, very rich in harvest. We have a lot of chestnuts in the park, near the house. Acorns can be found in the forest, park, and square. Agree, this is the most common material that lies under your feet. You can make various and beautiful works from natural materials.
Let's start with chestnuts. As I like to say, there are crafts different levels difficulties. From simple to complex. You can do them with children, helping and actively participating, or entrust them to the child.
On the blog we have already looked at how to make one for school, kindergarten, or just to keep a child busy. We looked at how to make autumn and very beautiful masterpieces. Now it’s the turn of acorns and chestnuts, let’s get started.
Crafts from chestnuts for kindergarten - autumn ideas
Every year, parents are faced with the task of making a beautiful craft for kindergarten. Many parents try very hard to ensure that their child brings original work.
Let's start with a simple craft from one chestnut, decorative eyes and toothpicks.
Or, well, whatever you like, an ant. Original and very very simple. You just need to work with toothpicks carefully, especially for children.
Using an awl, for example, make holes and place toothpick legs.
And if you use plasticine in your work, you will get not only original, but also beautiful works.
Crafts made from chestnuts and plasticine - very original
There is plasticine in every home, and if not, you can buy it at any stationery store. For example, we make a snail’s body from plasticine and place a chestnut.
But that's not all, look what beauty can be made using natural materials and showing your imagination.
You can also make wonderful owls. In this way, make a lot of birds and animals and place them on a shoebox or on thick cardboard, which will serve as the basis. Or place an owl on a branch.
But that's not all. If you have inspiration, then you can’t stop there, you can create for a long time, create masterpieces and surprise.
In a forest, garden or park, you can collect rowan, rose hips, hawthorn, seeds, flowers, and other natural materials. You can take chestnut shells.
Looking at the work, you will agree that it is simple. We always set aside half a day off for collecting raw materials, and half a day for craftsmanship and creativity. They did it with a child.
If there walnuts, shells will also come in handy.
Craft caterpillar from chestnuts - how to make it yourself
You need to make a caterpillar by collecting high-quality chestnuts, not spoiled, with smooth surface. We pierce each chestnut with an awl in the center, and then connect them using toothpicks or thick thread. We draw a thick thread into a gypsy needle.
We need to fasten the chestnuts together, this will be the body of the caterpillar.
You can place mugs of multi-colored plasticine between the chestnuts, it will turn out very beautiful. Then you don't need toothpicks or a needle and thread to connect the chestnuts. Any child can cope with this task.
You can decorate the caterpillar with toothpicks or matches and plasticine. Why not crafts made from leaves and chestnuts?
Here, in the creation of this “miracle”, you can fantasize as much as you like. There are many different options, from simple to more complex.
You can add acorns to chestnuts, but don’t limit yourself to chestnuts alone. Acorns and chestnuts make more interesting crafts.
DIY crafts from acorns and chestnuts. Ideas on the theme of autumn for kindergarten
In kindergarten, every year parents and their children prepare works or compositions. One day, one girl in the group shouted louder than anyone else that her dad was a jack of all trades, that they would make a beautiful craft from natural materials. And we knew their parents.
If you combine these two natural materials - acorns and chestnuts, you get masterpieces.
You can place the owl on a branch and attach it with plasticine. Make the beak from felt or plasticine. Draw the eyes with a black marker or black plasticine.
But what a funny beauty. An original craft made from chestnuts and acorns, isn’t it? When my son saw it, he laughed, even though he was already an adult.
Look, everything is very simple, all you need are chestnuts, matches, acorns, autumn leaves, an awl, threads and a great desire to create.
You can come up with a wide variety of crafts made from acorns and chestnuts on the theme of autumn. You can make it easier for kindergarten if you don’t have the desire or time.
Look how wonderful this tea set is. You will need plasticine, chestnuts and acorn caps.
And how children love to dream and immerse themselves in a fairy-tale world. From acorns and chestnuts you can make a Gorynych snake with three heads.
To work you will need natural materials, plasticine and toothpicks. This goodness is enough in every home, especially if there are children. I'm talking about plasticine. And you will have to collect natural materials and buy toothpicks. By the way, they are replaced with matches.
Crafts from acorns on the theme of autumn for kindergarten - a lot of interesting ideas
We once went out into the forest for a walk. It’s very wonderful in the forest in autumn, we found an oak tree. The acorns are very large; we collected them, but unfortunately, we didn’t have to use them for crafts; no one needs them anymore.
It’s very funny, but when I walk through the forest, I can find beautiful, large acorns, twigs, and seeds that will be useful for work.
By the way, leaves can also be used. You need to work with dry and fragile ones carefully.
If you have time, desire and patience, and also glue and felt, you can create such wonderful birds.
I remember, as a child, my dad and I made crafts, or rather, he did it, and I watched. Very beautiful and interesting. Then they were taken to kindergarten. Dad always used what was at hand, matches, acorns. He could sit for hours and beauty was born.
I wanted to write if you don’t have time at all, you can paint acorns with paint, but I remembered that this work also takes time. I remembered how I... But anyway, such acorns serve excellent decor in the house. Even if you don’t go to school, you can leave it at home.
But why don't you feast? And all this is made from natural material and plasticine. A fun and easy acorn craft.
I wanted to talk about simple work, knowing the busyness of modern parents. But there are more difficult ones, but here, it happens that you have to sit for more than one day. How does it work out?
For example, make a house from twigs.
Today I have provided you with about 20 work ideas of varying complexity. So create with pleasure, yourself or with your children. Enjoy your work. You will succeed.
Autumn time is generous with gifts. An ordinary family walk in a park or forest can end with a gathering beautiful leaves, cones, nuts and others. Using imagination and skillful hands, from these reserves you can create amazing crafts. Crafts made from cones can be seen. The author of these master classes is Anastasia Batina.
Try making a brown bear with your children from chestnuts, acorns and plasticine. Detailed description with a photo will help to realize this original idea in life.
For children's creativity you will need:
- 2 chestnuts;
- 3 acorns;
- small bump;
- colored plasticine;
- modeling board, stacks;
- hairpin (toothpick);
- wet wipes.
Create a figurine of a brown bear from natural materials and multi-colored plasticine.
Select two large chestnuts and wipe with a damp cloth if necessary.
Knead the plasticine thoroughly Brown, roll four rollers. Give each limb a “clubfoot” shape. Use a hairpin to make indentations, separating the fingers (claws).
Connect the paws to the animal's body. Stick a small brown ponytail behind.
Take three acorns: two large and one medium. Carefully remove the caps from them.
Fill the inner cavity of the hats with brown plasticine and connect the parts to the head. You will get two ears and a muzzle, as in the picture.
Roll out a small oval from black plasticine. Using a pin or a stack, highlight the nostrils and make a longitudinal notch. Connect the nose to the muzzle.
Use white, brown and black plasticine to make eyes as in the picture. Stick them over the animal's nose.
Make a mouth by pressing red plasticine onto the brown “drop-shaped” base. Connect the mouth to the muzzle.
Make a beautiful red bow, highlight the folds with a toothpick or stack. Stick the head to the body using a small piece of brown plasticine. Press the bow against the animal's body.
Give the bear a small pine (fir) cone.
A brown bear made from plasticine and natural materials is ready!
What a wonderful figurine of a forest dweller we got - a real clumsy bear! As a gift, he brought the most beautiful pine cone that he found in the forest. The bear loves honey and raspberries, so you can invite your new friend to a tea party with these sweets.
Master class “Funny pig” made from acorn and plasticine
Children really like to create from - this convenient material allows you to create interesting crafts, paintings, panels and compositions. Most often, young dreamers sculpt animal figures from plastic mass. Invite them to make a funny one (symbol of 2019) from an acorn and plasticine - little craftsmen will definitely like this idea.
To implement the idea you will need the following materials and tools:
- whole acorn;
- colored plasticine;
- toothpick;
- hairpin;
- stacks;
- plastic board;
- wet wipes.
Let's model a funny pig from an acorn and plasticine, step by step.
Take a large acorn, remove debris and dust with a damp cloth.
Roll out a small round patch from yellow plasticine. Stick it in the center of the acorn cap. Using a pin, highlight the nostrils as in the picture.
Make a small oval mouth, attach pink plasticine to the center and make an indentation with a pin. Stick the mouth on one side of the snout.
Decorate the eyes: make white flat circles, stick a light blue iris and black pupils on top. Add small white highlights to the corners of your eyes.
Roll out a roll of yellow plasticine and cut into four parts. Make a leg with a claw from each piece, separating the bottom with a toothpick. Connect the limbs to the body. Roll out a small piece of yellow plasticine into a thin rope. Twist it into a spiral and stick the tail to the body.
Make ears triangular shape, smooth the corners. Highlight the inside with a charcoal stack. Stick the ears to the animal's head.
Make an elongated cap from pink plasticine. Place a purple elastic band around the edge and stick a round pompom on the tip. Put a headdress on the pig.
A funny pig made from acorns and plasticine is ready! 
What a nice pig in a funny cap we have! This figurine can be used for various exhibitions in kindergartens and schools, added to a composition, or presented as a souvenir for relatives for the New Year!
Other crafts made from chestnuts, nuts and acorns
What other crafts you can make with your own hands from acorns, nuts and chestnuts, look at the exhibitions of competitive works:
Chestnut caterpillar from the Shevtsov family:
Caterpillar Kudryavtseva Sveta:
Segizekov Ilnar Sanzharovich. "Gifts of Autumn" Basket of chestnuts, .
Maria Naumova.
Ilyin Artem. A man and a dog made of acorns.
"Magic autumn landscape." Nadezhda Viktorovna Topolnikova.
The work measures 25x17 cm. The base is a candy box. The background is made of plasticine red, orange and brown colors. tree - made from branches and acorn caps. The mushrooms are also made from acorn caps and sculpted from plasticine by my son.
Mikhalkovsky Leon, 4 years old, leader: Kochekova Irina Vasilievna.
“Miracle Tree” is a topiary made of cones and acorns.
Garkushin Nikita “Bouquet of cones and walnuts.”
Kukushkina Arina, 3 years old, teacher Kamynina Irina Viktorovna
Applique “Owl” of cedar cones, sunflower seeds and pumpkin.
Crafts from acorns are an activity not only for children, but also for adults. Our selection of master classes should convince you of this. Here you will find step by step instructions on working with this natural material, as well as several very interesting ideas. You will be surprised how many unusual things you can make from acorns with your own hands.
To repeat any of the proposed lessons, you will not need to look for any unusual Additional materials. We tried to select those master classes that everyone can repeat. Some ideas are designed for children. If you need to make a craft for school at autumn theme, then you can safely go for acorns and repeat any of these lessons. And some ideas will appeal even to experienced crafters.
Note that for crafts it is best to choose formed acorns. If they are still green, wait a little - soon the shell will harden and you will be able to work with them. Collect a lot at once - they will never be superfluous. Dry them thoroughly at home, but do it naturally: in the oven or in a frying pan you will damage the shells.
It is best to separate the caps from the acorns either with your hands or with a thin knife. When doing this, always try not to damage the caps, since most often we will be gluing them back on. By the way, it is also possible to use chestnuts instead of acorns, but working with them is still not so convenient.
Decorations
Women's jewelry made from acorns (earrings, pendants, pendants) look original and very beautiful. Try to do something similar with your own hands - you will definitely receive a lot of compliments.
First you need to remove the cap from the acorn and free it from the insides. Dry everything thoroughly. To attach it back, and at the same time make holes in the cap for a ring for fittings, you need to make two holes. It is best to use an awl. You can insert regular thread or wire, as well as a nail (then you will need one hole) or a loop.
The best way to paint acorns acrylic paints. Put it on a pencil or something and get started. If you have thin brushes, you can make a real masterpiece out of an acorn with your own hands.
No acrylic? Use nail polish. What if you need to paint right away? a large number of material, it is best to take an aerosol can.
Once everything is dry, apply a bead of glue to the inside of the acorn lid and screw it back together.
By the way, in the absence of any paints, you can completely replace the shell with beautiful bead. This will also look impressive.
All you have to do is collect all the acorns on a chain, hooks or thread - your unique decoration is ready!
And if you don’t want to bother at all, then simply free the acorns from the caps, and then pierce each one through. Gather them on a thread, alternating with beads, or simply press them tightly together. This way you will get an excellent homemade bracelet that you don’t even need to paint.
Dinnerware set
If you have children, be sure to repeat this master class on making crafts from acorns with them. Any little girl who loves to play with dolls will love this set of dishes. Yes, and for boys before school age It will be interesting to “give tea” to your toys.
Let's make a teapot, a vase and two cups. For this we only need four acorns. Of course, you can put together a whole set. We also need to take superglue and a small piece of branch.
We remove the cap from the first acorn and attach a twig to it, pointed at both ends - this is how we will make a nose. We bend the second part of the branch into the letter “C” and glue it with superglue to the body of the acorn on the other side. We won’t glue the lid back on - we need to “pour water” into our toy teapot.
To make cups from acorns, we only need to take their tops. We cut out the stands from the branch by sawing off a thin flat “washer” from them. We will glue birch bark handles - just like on the teapot.
In this case, part of a straightened dry cone is used to make a stand for a toy vase. The vase itself is made from the cap of an acorn. We connect them with glue.
That's all - all that remains is to collect everything in one place and arrange a puppet tea ceremony!
Frame
Using acorn caps, you can create unique frames with your own hands. It's very simple, but keep in mind that you will need quite a lot of material.
You can make a frame for photos, paintings, mirrors or anything else. The most important thing is to have a base (plastic, wood, fabric or any other).
Separate the caps and try them on the base. If you want to lay out a pattern, you need to paint them in advance. If, as planned, your craft should be monochromatic, then paint after placing the caps on the base. However, you can leave them in their original state, as they look beautiful.
It will be more convenient to pour glue onto a flat surface, and take each acorn by the tail with your hands or tweezers, dip it, and then press it firmly to the surface. If you do not plan to paint the entire product, then immediately clean off excess glue with a cloth.
The most beautiful looking frames are those that are completely filled with acorn caps, without gaps. If you don’t have a lot of material, then lay them out in a snake pattern, in the shape of a flower, in a checkerboard pattern or something else. The main thing is that the pattern is clearly visible.
Toys for children
You and your children can use acorns to make a fun mini-zoo or other toys with your own hands. All the materials here are very simple, and you will only spend 10-15 minutes on it. Take a look at the suggested craft ideas. Perhaps you can immediately repeat them or come up with something of your own.
Some of the acorns need to be disassembled and cut. To make the head of a small person or animal, as well as small parts of the body, we cut them crosswise. To make “boots,” a false belly, or a body for an insect, cut the acorns lengthwise.
If necessary, make holes with an awl. You can fasten the parts together with matches or toothpicks. It is also convenient to take small twigs if you can sharpen them at both ends.
There are two mounting options for such crafts. If you are making them with a school-age child (especially if it is a craft for school), it is best to hold the acorns together with glue. Do you make these little animals and people for kindergarten? Then fasten the materials with plasticine.
Don't forget to use acorn caps - you can use them to create a lot of interesting details!
If you need to make faces, use plasticine, ready-made plastic eyes, beads or matches. All this can also be put on glue or plasticine.
By the way, you can safely add pine cones to children’s crafts made from acorns.
Feel free to combine ideas and create something unusual. Add leaves, berries or any other natural materials to your crafts - it will turn out very beautiful.
For the little ones, applications with leaves and acorns are suitable.
Take thick cardboard and glue one or two acorns onto it. Then select colorful leaves to make wings for the butterfly and seeds for the eyes.
In the same way, you can collect other animals, and then arrange them in a postcard or picture.
Compositions for the home
Acorns are a unique natural material, crafts from which do not require special costs, including temporary ones. All you have to do is go out to the park and collect several dozen of these “squirrel nuts” under a tree and then decorate your house with something unusual.
Acorns themselves are very cute, so you can even just place them in a large glass vase- it will already be beautiful.
A good option is to make a simple one yourself autumn composition using acorns, nuts and a candle.
Take a wide dish. Place nuts and chestnuts on it in random order. Glue acorn caps and a few pieces of felt onto the chestnuts, cones or hazelnuts. Add toy eyes and you'll get funny little owls. Just remember that for such a composition you can only use those candles that are in the glass. In other cases it is unsafe.
Another popular craft made from acorns is topiary.
If you use a special soft blank for the base or foam ball, then first make holes in the acorns and insert wire or matches. The material can also be simply glued using superglue or even carefully placed on plasticine.
By the way, topiary blanks in combination with acorn caps can be used to make very beautiful toys for the New Year.
Cover ready-made craft glitter from a balloon, tie on top satin ribbon. Also, the lids can be pre-coated with beautiful metallic acrylic paints or regular varnish for nails with glitter. They can be attached with wire or glue.
If you have a lot of acorns, you can even make a large basket out of them yourself.
You can use an old plastic basket or even an ordinary five-liter plastic bottle as a basis. Glue the acorns with superglue. Inner part Fill the baskets with padding polyester or dry grass. Place pine cones, berries or artificial fruit on top.
We hope these ideas have inspired and got you creative. If you have already gone for acorns, then remember that you may need “nuts” different sizes. If you have children, be sure to take them with you to collect suitable natural materials. Along the way, collect cones, beautiful leaves and twigs - they can also be useful for autumn crafts and creating interesting compositions.
Probably, many children love to collect natural materials while walking outside in the fall. The children collect absolutely everything into their piggy bank. These can be varied: cones, chestnuts, twigs and acorns. If we talk about acorns, they are available on almost every corner. And today we will offer you interesting crafts from acorns for children that you can make with your own hands.
Simple DIY acorn crafts
A dog made of plasticine and acorns.
It is very useful for preschool children to make various crafts. And to create such crafts, they choose absolutely different materials. But in this article we decided to offer the simplest and most interesting crafts from acorns, which are usually made in the fall.
In order for you to get such a cute dog, you should prepare a couple of acorns and plasticine. First, connect the acorns together using plasticine. Then mold the remaining parts from black and brown plasticine.
You and your child can also make a wide variety of animals from plasticine and acorns.
Ships made of acorns.
If you don’t know how to make crafts from acorns, then this publication will help you see fresh ideas crafts that you will definitely love. In order to make a fleet of acorns, you need to wash and dry the oak fruits. And in addition to the acorns themselves, you will have to prepare:
- needle, thread, scissors;
- dry oak leaves, toothpicks;
- birch bark in small pieces, glue gun.
Progress:
- First you must install the mast. To do this, take a large acorn and prick it on the side with a needle. You should insert a toothpick into the hole that appears. A sharp toothpick should be pushed deep into the acorn. These steps will help you make a mast.
- Now find some oak lids in your collection. Take: a whole cap, half a cap and one cap with a stalk.
- You should attach half of the lid to the wide part of the acorn. This will be the stern of the ship. We attach the lid with the stalk to the narrow part of the oak acorn. And the lid that you have left will be the stand. And it should be attached to the side of the acorn.
- We place the ship on a horizontal surface and take an oak leaf. It should be pierced and put on the mast of the boat. Your sail is ready. But the top of the mast, if it is long, should be shortened.
- In order to attach the mast, you need to take a thread that needs to be attached to the stern. Then we wrap it around the mast and tie it to the bow of the boat. Then we attach the flag to the very top of the mast.
You can also experiment and make a few more boat options.
A few more animals made from acorns.
If you don't know what oak acorn crafts you can make at home, then take a look at a few more ideas. For example, you can make a cute pig or lamb. You can also make a funny little man out of acorns.
People made from unripe acorns.
Unripe acorns are also suitable for creating interesting crafts. For example, you can make funny little people out of them. Use toothpicks and glue to create these creatures. Also select acorns with caps that will retain a branch.
Snowmen made from green acorns.
Do it with your child interesting snowmen. To do this, use green acorns large sizes and ripened small acorns. Glue hats to small acorns, and then draw eyes on them - this will be the head of a snowman. Head to green body using plasticine. For decoration, use small strips of warm material, which will be scarves.
Cool toys.
If you have collected a large number of acorns in the forest or in the park, then try to make cute toys out of them. Just paint the acorns and be surprised at the results you can get.
A sheep's face made from an acorn.
In order to make a sheep's face, first cut out white material ears. Remove the cap from the acorn and glue the ears to it. After that, attach these parts to the acorn itself. Finally, draw the eyes of a cute sheep on the acorn.
Tea set made from acorn caps.
In order to create such unusual teapot and cups, you only need to take acorn caps. It is also worth using plasticine from which you can mold additional parts.
conclusions
In general, from autumn material you can make a lot of things like acorns various crafts. In this article we have presented only some options for crafts made from this material. We hope that you will definitely like our ideas and that you will be happy to make similar crafts at home
Crafts from acorns are an activity not only for children, but also for adults. Our selection of master classes should convince you of this. Here you will find step-by-step instructions for working with this natural material, as well as some very interesting ideas. You will be surprised how many unusual things you can make from acorns with your own hands.
To repeat any of the proposed lessons, you do not need to look for any unusual additional materials. We tried to select those master classes that everyone can repeat. Some ideas are designed for children. If you need to make a craft for school on an autumn theme, then you can safely go for acorns and repeat one of these lessons. And some ideas will appeal even to experienced crafters.
Note that for crafts it is best to choose formed acorns. If they are still green, wait a little - soon the shell will harden and you will be able to work with them. Collect a lot at once - they will never be superfluous. Dry them thoroughly at home, but do it naturally: in the oven or in a frying pan you will damage the shells.
It is best to separate the caps from the acorns either with your hands or with a thin knife. When doing this, always try not to damage the caps, since most often we will be gluing them back on. By the way, it is also possible to use chestnuts instead of acorns, but working with them is still not so convenient.
Decorations
Women's jewelry made from acorns (earrings, pendants, pendants) look original and very beautiful. Try to do something similar with your own hands - you will definitely receive a lot of compliments.
First you need to remove the cap from the acorn and free it from the insides. Dry everything thoroughly. To attach it back, and at the same time make holes in the cap for a ring for fittings, you need to make two holes. It is best to use an awl. You can insert regular thread or wire, as well as a nail (then you will need one hole) or a loop.
It is best to paint acorns with acrylic paints. Put it on a pencil or something and get started. If you have thin brushes, you can make a real masterpiece out of an acorn with your own hands.
No acrylic? Use nail polish. And if you need to paint a large amount of material at once, it is best to take an aerosol can.
Once everything is dry, apply a bead of glue to the inside of the acorn lid and screw it back together.
By the way, in the absence of any paints, you can completely replace the shell with a beautiful bead. This will also look impressive.
All you have to do is collect all the acorns on a chain, hooks or thread - your unique decoration is ready!
And if you don’t want to bother at all, then simply free the acorns from the caps, and then pierce each one through. Gather them on a thread, alternating with beads, or simply press them tightly together. This way you will get an excellent homemade bracelet that you don’t even need to paint.
Dinnerware set
If you have children, be sure to repeat this master class on making crafts from acorns with them. Any little girl who loves to play with dolls will love this set of dishes. And it will be interesting for preschool-age boys to “give tea” to their toys.
Let's make a teapot, a vase and two cups. For this we only need four acorns. Of course, you can put together a whole set. We also need to take superglue and a small piece of branch.
We remove the cap from the first acorn and attach a twig to it, pointed at both ends - this is how we will make a nose. We bend the second part of the branch into the letter “C” and glue it with superglue to the body of the acorn on the other side. We won’t glue the lid back on – we need to “pour water” into our toy teapot.
To make cups from acorns, we only need to take their tops. We cut out the stands from the branch by sawing off a thin flat “washer” from them. We will glue birch bark handles - just like on the teapot.
In this case, part of a straightened dry cone is used to make a stand for a toy vase. The vase itself is made from the cap of an acorn. We connect them with glue.
That's all - all that remains is to collect everything in one place and arrange a puppet tea ceremony!
Frame
Using acorn caps, you can create unique frames with your own hands. It's very simple, but keep in mind that you will need quite a lot of material.
You can make a frame for photos, paintings, mirrors or anything else. The most important thing is to have a base (plastic, wood, fabric or any other).
Separate the caps and try them on the base. If you want to lay out a pattern, you need to paint them in advance. If, as planned, your craft should be monochromatic, then paint after placing the caps on the base. However, you can leave them in their original state, as they look beautiful.
It will be more convenient to pour glue onto a flat surface, and take each acorn by the tail with your hands or tweezers, dip it, and then press it firmly to the surface. If you do not plan to paint the entire product, then immediately clean off excess glue with a cloth.
The most beautiful looking frames are those that are completely filled with acorn caps, without gaps. If you don’t have a lot of material, then lay them out in a snake pattern, in the shape of a flower, in a checkerboard pattern or something else. The main thing is that the pattern is clearly visible.
Toys for children
You and your children can use acorns to make a fun mini-zoo or other toys with your own hands. All the materials here are very simple, and you will only spend 10-15 minutes on it. Take a look at the suggested craft ideas. Perhaps you can immediately repeat them or come up with something of your own.
Some of the acorns need to be disassembled and cut. To make the head of a small person or animal, as well as small parts of the body, we cut them crosswise. To make “boots,” a false belly, or a body for an insect, cut the acorns lengthwise.
If necessary, make holes with an awl. You can fasten the parts together with matches or toothpicks. It is also convenient to take small twigs if you can sharpen them at both ends.
There are two mounting options for such crafts. If you are making them with a school-age child (especially if it is a craft for school), it is best to hold the acorns together with glue. Do you make these little animals and people for kindergarten? Then fasten the materials with plasticine.
Don't forget to use acorn caps - you can use them to create a lot of interesting details!
If you need to make faces, use plasticine, ready-made plastic eyes, beads or matches. All this can also be put on glue or plasticine.
By the way, you can safely add pine cones to children’s crafts made from acorns. Previously, we told you how many interesting things you can do with your own hands - we advise you to look at them for inspiration.
Feel free to combine ideas and create something unusual. Add leaves, berries or any other natural materials to your crafts - it will turn out very beautiful.
For the little ones, applications with leaves and acorns are suitable.
Take thick cardboard and glue one or two acorns onto it. Then select colorful leaves to make wings for the butterfly and seeds for the eyes.
In the same way, you can collect other animals, and then arrange them in a postcard or picture.
Compositions for the home
Acorns are a unique natural material, crafts from which do not require any special expenses, including time. All you have to do is go out to the park and collect several dozen of these “squirrel nuts” under a tree and then decorate your house with something unusual.
Previously, we told you how to do it yourself. There was also an option using acorns. However, this is not all where you can use them. Acorns themselves are very pretty, so you can even just place them in a large glass vase - it will be beautiful.
A good option is to make a simple autumn composition with your own hands using acorns, nuts and a candle.
Take a wide dish. Place nuts and chestnuts on it in random order. Glue acorn caps and a few pieces of felt onto the chestnuts, cones or hazelnuts. Add toy eyes and you'll get funny little owls. Just remember that for such a composition you can only use those candles that are in the glass. In other cases it is unsafe.
Another popular craft made from acorns is topiary. We have already shown how to do it. Add acorn caps to any of them or use them whole.
If you use a special soft blank or a foam ball for the base, then first make holes in the acorns and insert wire or matches. The material can also be simply glued using superglue or even carefully placed on plasticine.
By the way, topiary blanks in combination with acorn caps can be used to make very beautiful toys for the New Year.
Cover the finished craft with glitter from a balloon and tie a satin ribbon on top. You can also pre-coat the caps with beautiful metallic acrylic paints or regular glitter nail polish. They can be attached with wire or glue.
If you have a lot of acorns, you can even make a large basket out of them yourself.
You can use an old plastic basket or even an ordinary five-liter plastic bottle as a basis. Glue the acorns with superglue. Fill the inside of the basket with padding polyester or dry grass. Place pine cones, berries or artificial fruit on top.
We hope these ideas have inspired and got you creative. If you have already gone for acorns, then remember that you may need “nuts” of different sizes. If you have children, be sure to take them with you to collect suitable natural materials. Along the way, collect cones, beautiful leaves and twigs - they can also be useful for autumn crafts and creating interesting compositions.
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