Chestnut animals: handicrafts for children aged 3 and over
Beautiful little figures can be easily made from chestnuts. I’m sure you also collected a few during your last walk, with which you can now make beautiful little chestnut animals.
Age: from 3 years
What you need: chestnuts, toothpick, pointed object (thin knitting needle, crochet hook, etc.)
Craft instructions for chestnut animals
- First you should drill the holes in the right places in the chestnuts. For example, if you want to make the hedgehog, you simply poke lots of holes in the upper part of the chestnut. If your child is older, they can do it themselves, but with small children you should definitely drill the holes yourself so that your child does not hurt themselves.
- Then you can shorten the toothpicks to the right length and put them in the holes. This is how you connect the chestnuts with each other.