[For Seniors] Autumn crafts with acorns: Feel the season with straps, wreaths, and trees

Acorns made of paper

[Autumn Craft] How to Make Acorns Out of Paper – DIY How to Make Paper Acorns / Tutorial

Picking up acorns on a walk and displaying them at home sounds nice, but then bugs come out or mold starts growing…

If you feel a bit uneasy about bringing things you found outside into your home, how about making paper acorns that look just like the real thing? It’s a craft where you layer thin strips of paper over and over, so I’d love people with patience and perseverance to give it a try.

The trick is not to use just one brown, but to mix brown shades—blackish brown, lighter browns, and so on! Be sure to carefully observe the acorns you picked up outside as you work!

Wool felt acorns

Autumn Parent-Child Craft: Acorns with Needle Felting (#2)

Do you know wool felt? Regular felt is made by processing synthetic fibers into a thin sheet.

It’s perfect for small crafts and trinkets, right? So what is wool felt? It refers to fluffy, cotton-like felt that hasn’t been compacted into a sheet.

Its biggest advantage is that, since it has no fixed shape, you can form it freely into any shape you like.

Let’s try making acorns using wool felt.

The main task is patiently rolling it into a ball, so it’s fine to chat with friends while you work! For the acorn caps, make them cute using thick paper or felt.

Cheekful Maracas

Improvised Craft No. 46: “Mouthful Maracas” #artandcraft #earlychildhoodideas #improvisedcraft #handmadetoys

Which country do you think maracas originated from? There are various theories, but because they’re commonly used in mambo and salsa music, they’re often said to have originated in Spain.

These days, you even see them at karaoke places, right? For some reason, karaoke gets more exciting when maracas are around! Let’s try making maracas using acorns.

If we’re making them anyway, let’s use a squirrel munching on nuts as the motif.

Just use plastic cups for the body and acorns inside to make the sound.

Once you’ve put together the basic body, you can decorate it however you like.

Make them into cheeky, adorable maracas!

Acorn with origami

[Permanent Keeper Edition] How to Fold an Acorn, Origami

There are days when your feet hurt or the weather stays bad and it’s hard to go out.

I feel nostalgic for childhood, racing around the autumn fields and mountains.

On days you can’t go outside, why not have fun making acorns with origami? You can choose projects that match your skill level, like acorns made from a single sheet of paper or ones using two different colored papers.

It would also be fun to make trees and leaves out of origami and, together with friends, create one big tree.

Once you make one of these origami acorns, you’ll find yourself wanting to make a lot more.

Acorn strap

Prizes at the Acorn Festival: How Acorn Straps Are Made

Acorns are adorable just as they are, aren’t they? Many people probably also love that smooth, glossy texture.

That’s why I’d like to introduce acorn straps.

The idea is to attach a fitting to the top of an acorn and turn it into a strap.

I hope you’ll enjoy the whole process, from finding your favorite acorn to polishing it until it shines.

There’s also a method where you use only the acorn’s cap to make a strap.

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Acorn tree

[Handmade] Acorn Tree

As an interior item that lets you feel the seasons, we recommend an acorn tree.

This involves stacking and gluing lots of acorns together to make a tree.

Of course, you can display it as soon as you make it, but it’s also great to craft it in autumn and put it out at Christmas.

You can place a pine cone on the top or wrap a ribbon around it if you like, which really boosts its uniqueness.

By the way, there’s also the idea of painting individual acorns to resemble little trees.

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Acorn balancing toy

How to make a balancing toy using acorns

Yajirobei, known as one of Japan’s traditional toys.

Let’s create a seasonal item using acorns, a fruit of autumn! Prepare nicely shaped acorns and boil the ones that sink in water for about 20 minutes, then cool them in water.

Use an awl or similar tool to make holes in the acorns, and thread bamboo skewers through them.

The key is to be mindful of the yajirobei’s angle and insert the skewers downward.

Using acorns of roughly the same size makes it easier to achieve balance.

Give it a try!

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