We create unique autumn crafts made of acorns with our own hands. Original ideas and photos.
So the summer is over, golden autumn has arrived- the favorite season of many poets. Autumn, like no other season, is rich in natural materials for children's crafts: acorns, chestnuts, pine cones, nuts, autumn leaves - a lot of everything! In addition, in the fall we spend more time at home than in the summer, and this circumstance also encourages us to make autumn crafts from natural materials. In this article, we will tell you about crafts from acorns. In the future, we will also teach you how to make crafts from pine cones, crafts from chestnuts and nut shells. Acorns themselves are very beautiful. They can simply be poured into a glass and thus used for autumn home decoration.
Acorns hanging on branches look original. They can be painted with acrylic paints or covered with nail polish.
If you decide to make colored acorns, remove the caps before painting. Paint the acorns with acrylic paint or varnish, then glue the caps back.
Craftswomen who are interested in wool felting can make beautiful colored acorns from felted wool.
Now let's move on directly to the crafts fromacorns. The most common crafts made from this natural material are all sorts of little people and deer. Arms, legs, horns can be made from toothpicks, matches, thin twigs. It is convenient to pierce holes in acorns with an awl or toothpicks (if the acorns are still young). Naturally, this should be done by an adult, not a child. It is very convenient to use a glue gun when making crafts from natural materials. But if you do not have one, Super Moment glue will do. It has a very small hole from which the glue comes out, which is very convenient. In some cases, you can use plasticine instead of glue.
The heads of the little people can be made from a wooden bead of the appropriate size. Look at what a simple and at the same time cute autumn craft from acorns we got.
Another interesting children's craft made from acorns - forest gnomes. To make them, you will need acorn caps and tree branches of suitable thickness.
The little people will need a small bowl, also made from acorns.
Here is another version of acorn dishes. This craft from natural material is made from plasticine and acorn caps.
And if you use a little imagination, you can do it toomore unusual crafts from acorns. For example, little owls. Eyes, beaks and wings for the little ones can be made from felt or colored paper. By the way, don't forget to make a mother for them! You can learn how to make a mother owl from other articles on our site.
From acorn caps, plasticine and a fewsticks are very easy to make small toadstools or honey mushrooms, whichever you prefer. Instead of plasticine, you can glue the twigs to the caps with a glue gun.
Another autumn craft made from acorns - a woodpecker on a tree
or just sister birds.
Look at the photo below.These blue eggs are made from acorns, and the nest is made from yarn. The craft is very simple to make, and yet the result is stunning. You just need to paint the acorns with acrylic paint: first blue, and then make brown spots on top with a toothbrush.
And if you paint acorns dark purple and green, you can make bunches of grapes or an olive branch out of them.
Using a glue gun, it is very easy to make flowers like these from acorns and their caps.
In addition, acorn caps can be used to decorate a picture frame or mirror.
Or make an autumn panel from acorns and a tree cut.
You can also decorate a photo frame with whole acorns.
Wooden boxes decorated with acorns look beautiful.
Here is an example of another autumn panel.The picture is made on canvas, glued to thick cardboard for rigidity. The oak leaf is cut out of a viscose kitchen napkin, the acorn and the stick are real.
You can also make an original New Year's decoration from acorn caps. To do this, you need to glue a foam ball with acorn caps.
The game "Memory" is great for developingmemory. To make this educational craft from natural materials, you will need acorn caps, paints or plasticine. You need to paint the inside of the acorn cap. A pair of each color. Instead of paint, you can stick plasticine inside. And then turn all the caps over and, according to the rules of "memory", look for identical ones among them.
Finishing our article on acorn crafts,We would like to suggest that you try growing a small oak tree in a pot with your child. It is better to collect acorns for this immediately after the leaves have fallen. But to check which of them can give life to a future tree, place them in water. Acorns that float cannot be used, and it is better to plant several at once.
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