Recommended November craft ideas for day service centers

Acorn balancing toy

How to make a balancing toy using acorns

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

Let’s make a seasonal item using acorns, an autumn fruit! Prepare well-shaped acorns, boil the ones that sink in water for about 20 minutes, then cool them in water.

Using a gimlet or similar tool, make holes in the acorns and thread bamboo skewers through them.

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

Using acorns of similar size makes it easier to achieve good balance.

If you’re looking for craft ideas with acorns, give this a try!

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Acorn spinning top

Kimie Gangi: Easy and safe “How to make an acorn top (spinning top)” for elementary school Life Studies. #acorn #donguri #LifeStudies #2ndGrade #children’splay #elementaryschoolteacher

Let’s make acorn tops using the acorns you can find in abundance at parks in autumn.

There are many kinds—like sawtooth oaks and Quercus variabilis—but this is a simple toy you can make with any acorns you pick up.

It’s fun and easy for children and seniors alike, so give it a try.

To make one, first stabilize an acorn, drill a hole, and insert a toothpick.

That’s basically it, but the shaft will be too long and the balance will be off.

Find the length that spins well and trim it a little shorter.

Now you’ve got an acorn top that spins vigorously.

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[Easy] How to make a Totoro from acorns in 60 seconds

Surprisingly, you can make a cute Totoro doll using acorns you’ve picked up.

It doesn’t take much time, and you can easily create an adorable Totoro, so give it a try.

Totoro, a popular Studio Ghibli character, is loved by both adults and children for its chubby, roly-poly look—and that shape matches perfectly with acorns.

All you need to prepare is a white correction pen and a black permanent marker.

After wiping the surface of the acorn clean, first use the white pen to color the belly and eyes.

Once it’s dry, draw the pupils and patterns with the black pen, and your Totoro is complete.

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Maple Leaf Wreath

For autumn decorations! Origami maple leaf wreath ☆ Autumn origami maple wreath

There’s probably no one—man or woman—who grew up without doing some origami.

You’ve folded so many shuriken or trick boats you’ve lost count, right? Skilled people can even make a monkey or an elephant from a single sheet of paper.

So how about making an autumn-themed maple-leaf wreath out of origami? Once you master the basic way to fold a maple leaf, all that’s left is linking them together.

It would make a delightful small prize or award medal for gatherings of seniors.

It’s also nice to exchange wreaths you’ve made yourselves at birthday parties and the like.

Wall decoration: bagworm

Just wrap colored paper around the core! Autumn craft: Dangling bagworm

This is a bagworm wall decoration you can make just by sticking on torn pieces of origami paper.

Punch a hole in the bottom of a paper cup and thread a string through it.

Take three colors of origami paper, crumple them to add wrinkles, and tear them into long, thin strips.

Glue the torn pieces onto the paper cup, and add eyes or other decorations if you like—your dangling bagworm is complete! It’s easy to make by simply tearing with your fingertips, so it’s perfect for recreational activities for seniors.

With some color tweaks, it could also work as a Halloween or Christmas decoration.

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