They carry winter mood and create a cozy atmosphere. As a child, they liked to be collected. What’s this? Of course the chestnuts! Decorate your apartment with chestnuts for a homely atmosphere. Bring chestnuts to life as you make chestnuts! A detailed DIY instructions, as well as numerous ideas and pictures can be found in this article! Let yourself be inspired!
Kastanienmännchen tinkering is perfect for children
Children love the walks in the forest and even more they love the craft time! With chestnuts you get double pleasure! Why exactly Kastanienmännchen tinker? Because they promote the creativity and imagination of children! The child strives to make a real animal or man. And side effect – a wonderful decoration for the apartment!
Chestnuts Crafts: DIY Instructions
The required materials
For chestnuts, of course, you need chestnuts that you have collected or bought together with your children in the park. You still need toothpicks to make figures with the chestnuts. What kind of chestnuts should you use? Generally you need a big chestnut for the body, a smaller one for the head and two chestnuts for the feet. Acorn are perfect as a supplement!
The most difficult task: drill holes in the chestnuts
As mentioned before, all children make chestnut trees and the instructions are very easy. The hardest step is to drill holes in the chestnuts. This task is for the parents. We recommend you one chestnut borer to use, with a cordless screwdriver it works too. In case you do not have a tool at hand, just take the screwdriver as it is shown in the picture.
Make your chestnut males more beautiful
To bring your chestnut males to life, you should paint their faces. You can do this either with a black marker or with plastic eyes. Other accessories, such as crystals, beads, wool, etc., you can also use. Your chestnut males will be even sweeter! Here, the imagination knows no limit!
Assemble chestnut males with the help of toothpicks
Finished! When assembling, let your imagination run wild … so creative and funny characters you can tinker
Not quite clear? Watch the video tutorial!
Chestnut males can be funny toys
From chestnut males to chestnut animals – get creative ideas from our examples!