13 Fun Acorn Crafts for Kids to Try This Fall
Incorporating nature into your projects is a great way to teach your kids about the seasons, their environments, and nature.
Acorn crafts for kids are a great way to get your children interested in their surroundings and have some fun while learning. We’ve found 13 easy crafts involving acorns that are perfect for kids of all ages to try out.
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Materials Needed for Making Acorn Crafts
Want to get started on one of these crafts ASAP? Here’s a list of some of the materials needed. It is not an all-inclusive list, but it does contain most of what’s needed to make your own unique acorn craft.
Gather your craft supplies, sign up for the templates for these acorn projects, and let’s get crafting.
1. Flower Pot Acorn Craft
Who doesn’t love making fun crafts out of flower pots that you can use for decor? This neat art project turns a basic terracotta flower pot into a cute acorn with an adorable painted-on face and googly eyes. You’ll also need twine, glue, paint, and small sticks.
2. Cute Paper Acorn Cards
Paper acorn projects are a perfect fall craft when time, supplies, and energy are limited. For this card craft, the hard work starts with printing off the template on cardstock. You’ll also need something to color your acorn, a marker to write a message inside the card, and googly eyes.
3. Fork Painted Acorn Craft
Fork painting is the perfect way for kids to paint projects without a mess to clean up. And it’s super easy for preschoolers to do without supervision. Once you provide the acorn template, you’ll also need pink and brown paper, a fork, and brown paint.
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4. Acorn Alphabet Project
We love this acorn craft for kids because it incorporates a trip into nature, giving your kids a physical and mental workout. Give your kids the goal of finding whole acorns. Then, use a marker to draw letters on the acorns until you have the full alphabet. Your kids will have a blast spelling out words with the different acorns.
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5. Printable Acorn Craft
This printable acorn craft is one of the most simple projects on our list. Once you print the acorn picture on regular paper, your kid can color the image with watercolors or washable paint. You’ll also need glitter, a clothespin, and a pom of any color.
6. Handprint Acorn Craft
Kids of all ages enjoy doing projects that involve their hands. They will have a blast creating these uber-cute acorn handprint crafts. And you will love having them for years to come, capturing your child’s age on paper forever. You’ll need colored paper, your kid’s hand, and a printed acorn template.
7. Egg Carton Acorn Ornament
How cute are these acorns made with plastic eggs wrapped in neutral, natural twine or yarn? Along with Easter eggs, you’ll also need fake leaves and some chalky white acrylic paint to give the eggs a realistic look. An adult may need to help with assembly using a hot glue gun.
8. Mosaic Acorn Craft
This easy mosaic acorn craft lets kids have fun and work fine motor skills. Best of all, it uses minimal materials. Once you print out the free acorn template, your kids will need small squares of colored paper to glue to the acorn to create their unique designs.
Also, be sure to check out this mosaic rainbow craft!
9. Adorable Little Acorn Activity
This adorable acorn for preschoolers is the best easy project to do at a moment’s notice. You’ll need a printed template of this adorably cute acorn and scissors for your child to cut out the pieces to glue together. You can use colored paper for quicker creation or color the pieces for more fun.
10. Tissue Paper Acorn Writing Practice
This writing practice worksheet lets your kid practice their handwriting, cutting, and pasting skills in a fun, easy way. Young kids will also love being destructive and making a mess before making a lovely masterpiece using a printable acorn picture, glue, and bits of torn-up tissue paper.
11. A is for Acorn
Letter association is a great way to teach kids about the alphabet and reading. This simple A worksheet teaches children that A stands for an acorn and autumn. You need nothing to do this easy worksheet craft but paper, scissors, coloring utensils, glue, and the acorn template.
Be sure to check out all these letter A crafts as well!
12. Happy Acorn Craft
This cute acorn craft is perfect for fall and can be easily made with just a few materials! So grab your kiddos and your craft supplies and turn a simple acorn template into a cheerful character.
13. Paint a Picture with Acorns
Acorns can be great for crafts, whether you’re decorating them or using them as tools. This innovative and creative craft uses acorns and their pieces to apply paint to a piece of paper. Once you’ve put all the paint on your page, use a hot glue gun to hold the acorns onto the page for a 3-dimensional look.
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13 Fun Acorn Crafts for Kids – Summary
I hope you enjoyed these 13 fun and creative acorn crafts for kids to try! Perfect for fall, these easy-to-make projects use acorns and other simple materials to spark creativity and bring a bit of nature indoors. Whether you’re looking for classroom activities, family fun, or seasonal decorations, these acorn crafts are a great way for kids to explore their artistic side and celebrate autumn.
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