Felting/making felted acorns is one of my favorite fall crafts. This is a great multi-sensory experience for little hands. You will need a collection of clean acorn caps,
felt, tubs for warm soapy water and hot glue guns for the adult helpers.
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Felting outside!
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First, students select a thumb size amount of loose felt. I like to use 2 or 3 different colors. While dry, kids roll the felt into a loose ball. Then they dip the felt into the warm water, squeeze out the water and roll the felt into a tight ball. They keep dipping, squeezing and rolling until the felt makes a tight dense ball. Then the kids choose an acorn cap (previously collected and the teacher hot glues the cap onto the felt. If desired the acorn can be glued to a magnet or a piece of yarn to create a necklace.
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| Proud of our creations. |
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| I like to keep a collection for counting and other sensory activities. |
