Fall Fun: Sensory Acorn Craft & Exploration

You can't celebrate fall without talking about acorns.
We did a fun sensory craft using coffee and oatmeal to make an acorn.
Coffee and oatmeal both have great textures and a fabulous scent.

 Coffee & Oatmeal Acorn Craft

What You Need:

1. acorn template 

(I drew ours onto card stock)

2. brown & white paint

3. glue

4. paintbrushes

5. coffee grounds

6. oatmeal

What To Do:

1. Cut out the acorn shape

- for younger children this step can be done ahead of time for them

2. mix in some glue with the paint

3. Paint the acorn using your paint/glue mixtures-

brown for the bottom & white for the top.

4. Add coffee grounds to the bottom of the acorn (brown section)

5. Add oatmeal to top of acorn (white part).

6. Pat everything down firmly to ensure coffee and oatmeal 

stick to wet paint/glue.

7. Allow some drying time before shaking off excess coffee & oatmeal.

8. Shake off excess coffee and oatmeal -

I did it sideways so that the oatmeal and coffee did not mix

The acorns look and smell great!

Acorn Exploration

I was so excited when we happened upon these little acorns while shopping  that even the hubby helped me root around the ground to pick some for the Lil Divas!

They were a hit, especially with the youngest Diva who found them "so small & cute". I let her explore them both by hand and with a magnifying glass.

We discussed how they feel and smell 

and she had fun pulling the tops off and peeking inside.

Acorn Math

Then the Littlest Diva used the acorns to practice number recognition.

I printed out some acorn number cards and the Lil Diva had to identify the number and count out the corresponding number of acorns.

I wish we had greater access to fall items like acorns, nuts and leaves. I LOVE the fall & it would be wonderful to explore all the wonderful items it has to offer in nature with the Lil Divas.

Books We Read:

Enjoy all of our Fall Fun,

Bern