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Autumn Basket with Wood Bead Acorns

  • History & Social Studies
  • Motor Practice
  • Young Adult
  • Grades 4-5
  • Grades 1-3

Create your own acorn crafts using wood beads and fuzzy sticks and decorate your house with a DIY fall basket full of acorns!

Materials


Paintbrushes
Acrylic Paints
Natural Wood Beads
Wood Bead Tub
Mini Craft Sticks
Natural Fuzzy Sticks

Paper Cup

Scissors

Glue

Instructions


Step  1.

Gather your supplies. 

Step  1.

Gather your supplies. 

Step  2.

To make the basket, follow the steps of the Easter Wooden Basket craft, using a light bright fuzzy stick handle. To make a wood grain look, first paint the basket with tan paint. While it’s still wet, lightly brush dark brown paint on it.

  • TIP: Don’t cover the sticks completely — some of the tan paint should still show through.

Step  2.

To make the basket, follow the steps of the Easter Wooden Basket craft, using a light bright fuzzy stick handle. To make a wood grain look, first paint the basket with tan paint. While it’s still wet, lightly brush dark brown paint on it.

  • TIP: Don’t cover the sticks completely — some of the tan paint should still show through.

Step  3.

Create an acorn by cutting a brown fuzzy stick in half. Then, coil the piece to form a flat circular shape.

Step  3.

Create an acorn by cutting a brown fuzzy stick in half. Then, coil the piece to form a flat circular shape.

Step  4.

Glue a small wood bead on top of the circular fuzzy stick to complete the cap of the acorn.

Step  4.

Glue a small wood bead on top of the circular fuzzy stick to complete the cap of the acorn.

Step  5.

Attach the cap to a large wood bead to complete the acorn shape. Make additional acorn to fill the basket!  

Step  5.

Attach the cap to a large wood bead to complete the acorn shape. Make additional acorn to fill the basket!  

Teacher's Corner

Put your students’ motor skills to the test with this Autumn-inspired craft project!

Lesson Objectives

All In One Basket: Students discover new ways to use their fine motor skills by working with supplies like fuzzy sticks, paint, wooden beads, and craft sticks. Twisting, painting, and gluing strengthens muscles in their hands and fingers while they create a wonderful festive fall craft! 

In a Nutshell: Make this craft a group project! While one student creates the basket, have another student create the acorns — this exercise will cultivate communication and social skills with peers, and even help form friendships!     

Follow-up Discussion

Besides being a source of artistic inspiration and motor skill practice, acorns serve as an important object in many cultures. As a creative class exercise, explore how acorns are used around the world with your students and brainstorm different ways to use them in your classroom!