Acorn Art Projects for Kids!

Here are some acorn art projects that are great to do with kids this fall! There are lots of different acorn art projects you can do with kids in the classroom or at home. These acorn art projects are great to do for kids ages 7 and up! Learn more about the acorn art projects below!



Acorn Art Projects 


Acorn Acrylic Painting for Kids Ages 7 and up! 

Supplies Needed:

  • Acrylic paint - red, yellow, blue, white and black

  • Round number 6 paint brush

  • Flat one inch brush

  • Small detail brush

  • Palette

  • Container of water 

  • Rag 

  • An acorn

  • Piece of coloured chalk 

  • Canvas, canvas board or watercolour paper 


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Acorn Art Projects -Acrylic Painting- Steps


Step 1- Paint the Background:

Start by painting the background you can choose to paint on canvas, canvas board or watercolour paper. You can decide what colour you want to do for your background and if you want to add texture in the background or not. You can watch this video here on how to paint different backgrounds in your acrylic painting. 


Step 2- Sketch out the Acorn: 

With your piece of chalk you can sketch  out the shape of the acorn. You can do this by drawing an acorn that you are looking at or you can print off a picture of an acorn outline cut that out and trace around it on your painting.



Step 3- Paint the Acorn:

You can begin by mixing different browns by mixing your primary colours - red, yellow and blue together. Experiment by adding white and black to your browns. For more help with mixing browns-check out this resource! 

Step 4- Paint the details:

Add some dark brown to create shadows on one side of your acorn. Paint in a curved direction so that the acorn looks round and three dimensional. On the other side you can paint some light brown for the highlights. The more different browns you use the more natural and realistic your acorn will look!

Acorn Art Projects - Using Acorns 






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