[For Seniors] Autumn crafts with acorns: Feel the season with straps, wreaths, and trees
Acorns you can’t help picking up during a walk.
Many people are drawn to their smooth texture and charming, round shape.
Crafts that use these acorns are delightful items that let you enjoy creating while feeling the season.
From accessories like straps and brooches to decorations such as wreaths and magnet clips, the joy is in making whatever your imagination inspires.
Find your favorite acorns, polish them, paint them…
and your creative urge will keep growing! The time spent working with your hands itself becomes a richly fulfilling moment.
Why not enjoy acorn crafts together and savor autumn to the fullest?
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[For Seniors] Autumn Crafts with Acorns: Feel the Season with Straps, Wreaths, and Trees (11–20)
Acorn magnet clip
It’s always handy to have items you can display unobtrusively.
With that in mind, here’s an idea I’d like to introduce: acorn magnet clips.
The concept is simple—attach acorns to clips or magnets.
The fun part is that you can come up with all kinds of designs.
For example, you could make the acorn caps yourself with twine, or add dried flowers, and so on.
They’re also a nice size, making them perfect as small gifts for someone.
acorn spinning top
Many people probably played with acorns they picked up when they were children.
Let’s rekindle that childlike spirit and make an acorn spinning top.
You might even be able to craft one with higher quality than back then.
The process is simple—just stick a toothpick into an acorn—but it’s important to take steps to make it safely.
Prepare a doorstop rubber (bump stop) to hold the acorn in place and an awl to make a clean hole, and aim for a safe and sturdy top.
It’s also fun to try different variations: types and shapes of acorns, ways of making the hole, and how you insert the toothpick.
Acorn Hedgehog
Autumn has such pleasant weather for going out, like taking walks, doesn’t it? Here’s a cute hedgehog craft made with acorns you can’t help picking up at the park! First, shape some paper clay into a teardrop, and while the clay is still soft, embed the acorns and secure them with glue.
The idea is to have the acorns stand in for the hedgehog’s spines, so keep that image in mind as you work—that’s the key! It’s also adorable to pair the acorns with things like pipe cleaners, foxtail grass, or small twigs.
It would make a charming decoration for your entryway or a room, and your grandchild would probably be delighted to receive it as a gift.
Photo frame art made with acorns
Do you know about photo frame art? Photo frame art refers to works where you place objets or arrange materials inside a photo frame.
How about trying an acorn theme this time to match the season? You’re free to choose any layout, but combining acorns with branches or painting them to look like living creatures could produce a lovely result.
Start by being particular about which photo frame you use!
Wreath of nuts and berries
Autumn is the season of harvest.
You’ll likely have more chances to see various kinds of nuts, including acorns.
Let’s try making a wreath with a natural feel using those nuts.
The key step in this craft is creating the base using vines.
You’ll bend the vines and weave them into a ring, so it’s important to gather a material that’s very flexible.
Then, use a hot glue gun to attach the nuts to the base to complete the wreath.
If it’s hard to gather natural materials, you can find similar supplies at 100-yen shops, so that might be a good alternative.
Denden Donguri Drum
How about making a “Denden Acorn Drum” that everyone can play together and enjoy? First, prepare a paper plate.
Attach two acorns to it with string.
Then add a handle, such as a pair of chopsticks, to the paper plate, and it’s done.
When you shake it, it makes a distinctive sound and it’s lots of fun.
You can also decorate the paper plate by sticking on fallen leaves or painting it.
Try finishing it with a design that gives a sense of the season.
Turning the paper plate into an animal face is another great idea.
[For Seniors] Autumn Crafts with Acorns: Feel the Season with Straps, Wreaths, and Trees (21–30)
Acorns made of paper cord and wool
I think there are many seniors who are very handy.
Some may have been carpenters or handicraft teachers—why not put those past skills to use and enjoy making display acorns? The materials are colored paper twine commonly found at 100-yen shops and lumps of wool or cotton.
Basically, you just wrap the colored paper twine around a lump of wool, and somehow you end up with impressive acorns.
The tricky part is wrapping the paper twine into a ring shape.
Is it similar to the way you wind a string for a traditional spinning top? Make lots of them and create a lively display!