Autumn DIY: Affenzahn Chestnut Animals

Under the chestnut tree, a bunch of Affenzahn animals are hiding. Have you spotted them yet? And here’s how you can turn chestnuts into funny Affenzahn animals yourself!

What do I need to make chestnut animals?

  • Chestnuts
  • Chestnut drill
  • Watercolors and paintbrush
  • Toothpicks
  • Scissors and glue
  • Waterproof markers
  • Twigs, feathers, chestnut shells
  • Beads, wool, pipe cleaners, cardboard scraps

Color the light spot on the chestnut with watercolors and let the paint dry well.

Now you can draw funny faces on the chestnuts with waterproof markers, or you can cut out eyes and a snout from colored paper and glue them onto the chestnut.

Carefully glue the individual pieces onto your bauble. Then your cool Affenzahn Christmas bauble is ready to go on the tree and put a smile on your face every day.

With some wool, you can quickly create messy hair for your chestnut animals. Drill a hole in your chestnut and use a toothpick to push a piece of wool into it. The hairstyle is done!

But cracked chestnut shells, small sticks, or feathers also make wonderful decorations for your funny Affenzahn animal gang.

You can easily connect two chestnuts with a toothpick. To do this, drill a small hole in each chestnut using the chestnut drill and join the two chestnuts with a piece of toothpick.

Have fun crafting, and if you have a few chestnuts left over, you can bury them in soil. With a bit of luck, a new chestnut tree will grow from them.

Lisa schnipsel_kiste
Blog post by Lisa schnipsel_kiste
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