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Home » Home Organization » DIY Projects For The Home » Acorn Mime People Craft Upcycle Project

Acorn Mime People Craft Upcycle Project

Last Modified: August 22, 2023 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

Each year, we visit an orchard in our area. It's been a tradition since my husband, and I got married over 20 years ago. They have everything from hayrides, apple slinging, animal feeding, face painting for kids, lots of food, fall decorations for the home, pumpkin and other fruit picking, and several different kid activities. Usually, we take our kids' friends with us, but this year it was just the four of us.  We enjoyed the time together and were able to go early.  This orchard gets very crowded starting around lunch. 

Jump to:
  • Before Acorn Size
  • Supplies Used to Make These Acorn Memes People
  • How to Make These Acorn Memes People?
  • Result:
  • How long did it take to make these Mime People?
  • How much did it cost to make these Mime People?
  • Fall Pictures from My Orchard Trip This Year

This year, while walking around the orchard feeding the animals, we found some acorns and their tops on the ground.  It gave me an idea, why not make acorn mime people? It's so easy and is a great Mommy/Daddy and child craft project. Here is how I made them.

Before Acorn Size

Here is an image of the acorn size that I used. The tops do come off easily. If they don't, you can use an Exacto knife (Affiliate Link) to help pry them off. You want to get acorns that have a larger bottom, so you can easily make the face.

The Acorn size of what I used.

Supplies Used to Make These Acorn Memes People

The supplies were very simple.

  • 5 acorns with tops that are removable - if you want artificial acorns, you can buy them on Amazon (affiliate).
  • I used one and black spray paint.
  • A fine-tip paintbrush
  • All-purpose Black acrylic paint for the face
  • Pink acrylic paint for the face
  • Googly eyes - small
  • Glue gun and stick
  • Optional: a bracelet gift box with satin fabric inside.
Finished Acorn Mime People Craft Project on a satin bracelet gift box - featured image

How to Make These Acorn Memes People?

First, remove the top from the bottom of the acorn. This may fall off easily or may take some prying with an Exacto knife (Affiliate Link). Note: this image is of both parts. When the Acorn is fully grown and ready to fall, the top will fall off the bottom. The acorn base, when ripe, will be browner than my image here.

Top and Bottom of the Acorn

Then, I spray-painted these acorns white.  It took some time to dry. But definitely needed a second coat. The spray paint I used was a little old, and because of that, it made the paint a little thicker on the acorn.  I didn't mind it, but when I drew on the face, I noticed it would smudge a little. 

Paint the bottom of the acorns white

Then I spray-painted the tops black. It needed to dry for at least 2 hours.

Spray paint acorn top Black

I used black and pink permanent markers to add to the face.  The fine tip is best, but medium worked too. Then with a hot glue gun (Affiliate Link), I added eyes and hair to my first one to see how it looked. My daughter said it looked scary.  So I only did one.

Then, I added the hat (acorn top) with the hot glue gun (Affiliate Link). The hat(beret) was attached at a little angle so you could easily see the face.

Result:

Here is the finished product. I thought they looked really cute and would try them again. Maybe this type makes them look a little less scary. What do you think?

Finished Acorn Mime People Craft Project on a satin bracelet gift box facing forward

It was fun to make and didn't take a lot of time.  What is your favorite craft project with found items?  Please leave a comment below.

How long did it take to make these Mime People?

It only took me about four hours to make these cuties. There was a lot of drying time between the steps, so there was a lot of time waiting for them to dry. Feel free to check out this collection of acorn crafts for the fall from ModPodge.

How much did it cost to make these Mime People?

I found these acorns, and I had the paints, so it probably cost me about $5.00 for all of them to paint and hot glue them again.

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Finished Acorn Mime People Craft Project on a satin bracelet gift box

Fall Pictures from My Orchard Trip This Year

Here are some great pictures we took from the orchard for you to enjoy and share.

autumn pumpkins
flowers
pumpkin baskets

If you are looking for an orchard in the Eastern Pennsylvania area, here is their link.

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  1. Pamela Chollet says

    October 23, 2015 at 11:00 am

    I love these!!! What a great preschool activity. I'm adding it to my Pinterest and Facebook page. Thank you, Sabrina

    Reply
  2. William Rusho says

    October 21, 2015 at 11:42 am

    I do not have kids, so probably will not make anything like this.
    But, I will admit they are cute, and I liked the pictures of the orchard.
    Thanks for sharing this with us.

    Reply
  3. Rose M Griffith says

    October 20, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    These are super cute! We have a dearth of acorns this year. The squirrels and chipmunks are on a tear collecting them (and burying them in my flower beds!) before I get my hands on them.

    However, I know the Mom I'm going to share this with.

    We have Sweet Gum Pod trees in our front yard. Zillions of them. A few years ago I painted a bunch red and green and each Christmas, I put them in a big vase that I wrap with lights. It's my only way to make friends with these buggers!

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      October 20, 2015 at 5:01 pm

      That sounds really cute. Thanks for leaving a comment.

      Reply
  4. Ken Dowell says

    October 19, 2015 at 8:00 pm

    Very cool project. The acorns look like 3-D emojis.

    Reply
  5. Lenie says

    October 19, 2015 at 1:03 pm

    When the boys were still all at home we used to do things like decorate for Halloween and what not and I could have used these ideas then. Now with no children at home and grandchildren all to far away to do crafts with them, we no longer bother. I do like how orchards and farmers have opened up their properties for different occassions - lot of work goes into that.

    Reply
  6. Jacqueline Gum says

    October 19, 2015 at 5:08 am

    Oh my! Those are adorable! What a clever use for acorns! The orchard looks like great fun and what a great way to spend the day with the family. I don't really have a favorite craft project, though. But I love looking at others!

    Reply
  7. Phoenicia says

    October 19, 2015 at 1:58 am

    How creative!

    My daughter enjoys arts and crafts and is always making one thing or another - a moving picture book, mobile phone case, a walkie talkie...........

    Reply
  8. Mahal Hudson says

    October 18, 2015 at 8:33 pm

    I love the halloween cans!

    Cute acorn mime people. Not sure if I am a fan but crafty.

    Reply
  9. Marquita Herald says

    October 18, 2015 at 7:19 pm

    What a wonderful project Sabrina! I love craft projects and this looks like it would be easy and so much fun. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
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