Let's make it with acorns! Cute Christmas craft ideas.
Kids tend to pick up acorns whenever they find them, don’t they?
When you head out for an autumn walk, you probably often bring a bag just for acorns.
In this article, we’ll share Christmas craft ideas that make use of those collected acorns!
You can create lots of cute Christmas items like trees, wreaths, and ornaments, so feel free to use these ideas for inspiration.
It’s said there are 22 species of acorns native to Japan, so it’s also fun to look for different shapes that can add a unique accent to your creations.
- Christmas crafts with pinecones! A collection of ideas you can make with your kids
- Christmas crafts for adults: stylish project ideas you'll want to display
- Handmade winter garlands: cute ideas that are easy to make
- Handmade Christmas Hair Accessories: A Collection of Ideas Using Ribbons and Resin
- Christmas crafts using paper cups
- Easy handmade Christmas crafts: ideas you'll want to display
- Stylish handmade Christmas decorations
- Let’s play Christmas songs with handmade instruments! Craft ideas for sound-making instruments
- Easy origami acorn folding method
- How to Make Handmade Christmas Boots [Great for Crafts with Kids and as Decorations!]
- Christmas wreath crafting ideas: handmade projects that kids can enjoy too
- How to fold a Christmas tree using a single sheet of origami paper
- Let's make it with 100-yen shop materials! A roundup of Christmas craft ideas
Let's make it with acorns! Cute Christmas craft ideas (1–10).
Sparkling acorn garland
Let’s make an acorn garland that takes advantage of the acorns’ round, cute shape.
We’ll add color by spraying the acorns with color spray.
Before spraying, be sure to dry the acorns thoroughly.
Attach a ring hook to each acorn and thread them onto a string; at this point, you can tie and secure each acorn’s hook after threading to adjust the balance of the garland.
Once it’s finished, hang it up in your room and enjoy!
A tree made by rolling acorns
It’s a super fun craft: put acorns with paint and a tree-shaped piece of construction paper into a box, then move the box so the tree gets colored.
Watching the acorns roll around inside is enjoyable too.
You can change the paper color to your liking, and it might be fun to stick torn origami pieces or pom-poms onto the painted tree.
This is a craft that children can enjoy from around age one, so make your own original tree and let’s make Christmas even more festive.
Acorn Cake
It would be wonderful if we could use acorns picked up during a walk to make cakes.
Using natural materials helps you feel the seasons and nurtures imagination.
After cutting cardboard into your favorite cake shape, pipe paper clay to look like whipped cream.
Then attach nuts, cotton, beads, or any decorations you like using glue, and once the glue dries, it’s complete! You can also color the paper clay with paint to make chocolate cream or strawberry cream—it would look delicious.
Give it a try!
Totoro Santa interior decor
Totoro Santa made from acorns inside a tiny world in a small bottle is just so adorable, isn’t it? It’s the perfect Christmas craft using acorns.
Use an acorn as Totoro’s base, and draw the eyes and belly parts with a Posca marker.
Make Santa’s hat from felt in advance.
Using tweezers, place holly and cotton inside the bottle, then pop in Totoro wearing the hat to finish! It also looks cute if you add Totoros of different sizes and shapes.
It would make a delightful Christmas gift, too.
Acorn & Straw Necklace
Let me share an idea for an acorn-and-straw necklace that could make a great Christmas present! All you do is poke holes in the acorns and thread them onto yarn, alternating with short pieces of cut straw—perfect for a fun craft with kids.
When making the holes in the acorns, it’s easier to mark a small point with an awl first and then drill.
Since this step can be dangerous, please have an adult handle it.
You can use straws in Christmas colors, paint the acorns, or add your favorite decorative pieces to make it festive.
Give it a try and create a lovely necklace!
