Crisp leaves, homemade apple cider, and pumpkin patch adventures are just a few of our favorite things about fall. We’re always looking for fun ways to celebrate the season, and this adorable acorn craft was the perfect way to kick off autumn in our home.
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If you love keeping things simple, you’re in luck—this adorable acorn craft is low-prep, uses just a few supplies, and comes with a free printable template.
We recently did a fall leaf scavenger hunt with my preschooler, and followed it up with a fun apple pumpkin stamping craft using leftover apples from our orchard trip. This acorn craft was a sweet addition to our fall lineup—it’s perfect for little hands and a fun way to sneak in some fine motor practice too!
Supplies
- Free acorn template (link for the digital file is towards the end of this post)
- Brown construction paper
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue sticks
How To Create Your Adorable Acorn
- Print off acorn template from link below, print enough so everyone gets their own acorn to design
- Cut out brown squares from construction paper
- Cut out the acorn template
- Have your child glue on the squares to their acorn template
- Glue the eyes on the acorn
- Create the acorn’s mouth towards the bottom of the acorn with black marker
- Hang your child’s adorable finished product for all to see!
Tips & Variations For This Craft
The best part of the craft is you an keep it as simple as you would like or find ways to add to the craft to make it a little more complex. I love this simple fall craft, for those of you who like to add a little extra punch to things here are some fun ideas. 🙂
- It is fun to have the kids draw checker lines on the acorn cap (the top of the acorn) to give it a more natural look.
- You could let your child glue their acorn onto a piece of construction paper and create a fall scene around it.
- Keep it simple and forego the construction paper squares and just let your child color in the acorn template with markers or crayons.
- Have your child to color the bottom of the acorn and then glue pom poms to the top of it. If you choose to do this I would be sure to print the craft on card stock as the pom poms will make the page heavier.
Easy Ways To Add In Additional Learning Activities
- Read a fall themed book like Berenstain Bears Harvest Festival or It’s Pumpkin Day Mouse
- Go for a nature walk and look for an oak tree, oak leaf and maybe even a few fallen (real) acorns, you could even play nature bingo
- You could have your kids make these adorable fall leaf suncatchers
Free Printable Acorn Template
Fill out the information above and the acorn printable template will be immediate sent to your inbox. There will be a link in the email for you to download the PDF file and print off. This free acorn template is free to use for classroom use or for personal use in your home.
Other Fall Crafts You May Enjoy
- This fall thankful tree is an awesome way to introduce gratitude in your home or classroom.
- This thankful turkey is adorable and an easy craft for all ages.
- If your kids love sensory bins this is an adorable fall themed bin!
These little acorns are so simple and such a fun fall craft. If you do this with your child we would love for you to share it with us on Facebook or Instagram!
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