Crafting with chestnuts and co.: 10 beautiful autumn decoration ideas
Handicrafts with chestnuts and Co. is a popular activity for children, especially in autumn, where many a piece of jewelry is created. But always tinkering with chestnuts in the long run? This gets boring quickly! In this article you will therefore find ten beautiful suggestions that you can make with your child – and that capture all the colors of autumn.
1. Cute owl made from pine cones
Pine cones can easily be picked up from the ground during a nice walk in the woods. With just a bit of felt, some glue and funny googly eyes, the cones can be transformed into cute owls in no time at all.
2. Paper mache pumpkin
If you don’t want a real pumpkin in your home and would rather let your creativity run free, you’ll get your money’s worth with this autumnal eye-catcher. Simply blow up a balloon, “eight” with a piece of wool and fix the strings with masking tape. Then the “air pumpkin” gets its papier-mâché covering. After the paste has dried (and the balloon has been pierced inside), the pumpkin can be painted to your heart’s content.
3. Cute leaf hedgehogs
Your child will surely love the many colorful leaves that are now falling from the trees. Go for a walk together and take the prettiest of them with you. These cute leaf hedgehogs can be made from it.
4. Wild lion made of autumn leaves
Did you collect a lot of colorful autumn leaves on a walk? Terrific! These are used in this handicraft. Draw a lion’s face, then your child can glue the lion’s mane to the leaves.
5. Funny leafy men
Your child would like to come home with whole bags full of autumn leaves? Then these quaint foliage men are just the thing! Arrange the leaves according to size and thread them onto a skewer. A painted wooden ball with a felt cap serves as the head. You can then put the leaf males in the flower boxes of hardy plants or simply in the bed.
6. Chestnut Man
Chestnut men and chestnut animals are simply the classic among autumn crafts. Here we show you some cute variations! 😉
7. Bowl of leaves
This bowl is a real eye-catcher, but really easy to recreate. Blow up a balloon and wrap it in cling film. Then it can be “wallpapered” with leaves and a good portion of glue or paste. After everything has dried well, you can carefully remove the foil and carefully cut back excess adhesive edges.
8. Chestnut gnome with googly eyes
These cute chestnut gnomes with big googly eyes embellish every flower pot and put a big grin on everyone’s face who sees them.
9. Garland of woolly gourds
With green pipe cleaners and orange wool, these fluffy pumpkins can be conjured up in no time at all – and not just in a figurative sense 😉 With this inviting autumn garland, October can finally come!
10. Necklaces of nuts and berries
Chestnuts, berries, hazelnuts, acorns and beechnuts have one thing in common: they are easy to thread. Whether as a garland or adventurous jewelery to dress up: this atmospheric autumn craft simply creates an autumn mood in everyone.