Thanksgiving owl acorn craft + freebie

Hello everyone! Deanna of Mirabelle Creations here. With Thanksgiving quickly approaching I had the opportunity to style a kid’s Thanksgiving table for a local magazine and I whipped up these cute little acorn owls to go with my printable Thanksgiving party collection. 

These little owls are a fun craft to get you in the holiday mood. And, they’ll be welcomed visitors at your Thanksgiving kids’ table. Or better yet, let your guests make these DIY acorn owls so you can enjoy more time at the adult table. {Hoot! Hoot!} 

I came up with the idea while my son was learning to ride his bike. I picked up several fallen acorns while he was practicing and at the time I wasn’t sure what I planned on doing with them, but since I knew my Thanksgiving kid’s table was going to incorporate owls, I decided to transform the acorns into little hoot owl crafts. 

Here’s what you’ll need to make your own acorn owls:

• Acorns
• Felt (in several colors)
• Fine Tip Permanent Marker
• Hole Punch
• Scissors
• Craft Glue
• Yarn (optional)

Simple DIY steps:

1. If not already secure, glue the tops of the acorns to the acorn. Several of the acorns I picked up had loose tops. Before beginning to assemble the owls, glue the tops to the acorn. Alternatively, you could remove the tops and set the acorns upside down, so that the bottom of the acorn becomes the top.
2. Cut out two oval shaped pieces of felt for the wings.
3. Using a hole punch, punch two white circles out of the felt for the eyes. If your hole punch does not punch all the way through the felt, use scissors to cut out the circles.
4. Cut out a small felt triangle for the nose.
5. Starting with the eye, glue felt circles onto acorn. Follow with the nose and wings.
6. Using the fine tip permanent marker, make small eyeballs in the white circles. 
7. If you want you can glue the acorn owls onto yarn to make the Thankfulness leaves for the tree or for a napkin wrap. 

And here’s a quick look at my finished Thanksgiving kid’s table. You can find all of these items and more in my shop, Mirabelle Creations, for only $12 for the complete collection. {Hoot!}

But, I’m also giving away my leaves for a Thankfulness Tree, Owl Napkin Rings, Owl Tags and Thanksgiving Owl Coloring Pages for FREE! You can download them from here:

Owl Utensil Holder Pattern
Thankful Tree Leaves
Owl Fancy Labels
Owl Coloring Pages
As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

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Thanksgiving Owl Craft and Free Thanksgiving Printables seen first on The Celebration Shoppe