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Things for kids to do with Conkers!

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I’ve been looking around for things for kids to do with conkers. Fun Autumn crafts and activities for kids to make with conkers. A few days ago a photo popped into my feed of little Finlay, three years ago – aged three, happy and bursting with pride with a pocket chockablock full of conkers. His little face was beaming with excitement. I remember that moment vividly. I don’t know if I would remember it so well if there hadn’t been a photo of the moment, that’s the funny thing about memories. But as I watched 6 year old Finlay on our way to school this morning, I realised that not much has changed. He was still trying to cram as many conkers into his pocket as possible. He is still as happy as ever if he has a pocketful of conkers as are all of our children at the moment. I don’t want that phase to end!

Five things to do with conkers. 5 things children can do with nature and woodland walks. Autumnal Woodland Walks with Kids.

But although a pocketful of conkers does make the most delightful photo it does get a little tedious finding them all over the house and so if, like us you have so many conkers in your house that you no idea what to do with them –  here are a few fun Autumn activity ideas for kids……….. You’ll also love our bumper list of outdoor Autumn activities for kids with a ton of ideas for getting kids outside this Autumn.

5 Things for kids to do with Conkers this Autumn

Crafts for Kids to make with Conkers

  1. Make Conker Hedgehogs
    Five things to do with conkers. 5 things children can do with nature and woodland walks. Autumnal Woodland Walks with Kids.Make a conker hedgehog Five things to do with conkers. 5 things children can do with nature and woodland walks. Autumnal Woodland Walks with Kids.

    Aren’t hedgehogs just the cutest animals? We loved making these cute conker hedgehogs by using cocktail sticks to make the spikes (you may first have to make holes carefully with a skewer before children can add the cocktail sticks) and then use a chalk pen to draw on the eyes. 

  2. Make Autumn Nature Art Work
    Five things to do with conkers. 5 things children can do with nature and woodland walks. Autumnal Woodland Walks with Kids.

    This is an idea from my mum who made nature pictures with Orla and then the older ones wanted to make some too. Nature people are so easy to make – with a little imagination, a acorn becomes a face with a little hat. You can make Nature people out of almost anything you find on an outdoor Autumn stroll.

    This a lovely Autumn Craft for toddlers to make.

STEM Activities and games for kids to do with conkers

3. Play noughts and crosses

things for kids to do with conkers
Things to do with conkers for kids

A great game that you can play in the garden with conkers is an Autumnal version of Noughts and Crosses. Use a chalk pen (I like the Posca Pens) to draw noughts and crosses onto the conkers! It makes a great Autumn project for kids.

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4. Build a Tower

things for kids to do with conkers
Things to do with Conker for Kids

A quick and easy STEM conker activity for kids is to use play-doh and cocktail sticks to build the tallest tower! You can make this a team game with lots of kids by putting children in teams to see who can build the highest cocktail stick tower.

5. Make a Conker Bracelet –

Five things to do with conkers. 5 things children can do with nature and woodland walks. Autumnal Woodland Walks with Kids.
Autumn Outdoor Activities with Conkers

Conker bracelets are a great Autumn toddler activity. Children can practise their threading skills by making conker jewellery – bracelets work particularly well! Adults will need to make the holes in the conker using a skewer and play doh or blu tack at the bottom to protect the table and your hands. You need hard, thick waxy string or wax thread, otherwise it is too tricky for little hands. I love Autumn crafts and activities for kids. There’s so many great things you can make with the leaves and the conkers and all the colours are inspirational for Autumn Art projects. We have made Autumn Leaf people before which was a lot of fun. Click the link to find out how.

6. Make a Conker Caterpillar

A cute Autumn conker craft for improving kids fine motor skills is to make a conker caterpillar. Find out how to make this fun autumn craft that’s great for preschoolers here.

Conker Crafts for Kids
Conker Crafts for Kids

7. Make a conker spider!

Todders and preschoolers will appreciate this fun Autumn animal activity. Find out how to this buckeye craft Conker Caterpillar here.

Conker Crafts for Kids
Conker Crafts for Kids

8. Horse Chestnut Pencil Topper

An Autumn craft for children is to make pencil toppers! Check out this Autumn craft idea for using conkers here.

9. Conker Boat

Use the inside of conkers to make boats and add mini sticks and leaves to make the sail! This is a lovely, quick craft for kids to make and then sail in river or pond in on a Autumnal walk!

If you’d like some other ideas for Autumn LEAF Crafts for kids then check out our BUMPER POST OF 20 AUTUMN CRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS.

There’s also a fab PUMPKIN POTION SCIENCE EXPERIMENT here that’s great messy fun for kids and if you have younger kids than you might like our AUTUMN SENSORY ACTIVITIES for toddlers and preschoolers.

Happy Autumn everyone! Here’s to wrapping up warm, hot chocolate after a woodland walk and cosying up watching Strictly in Blankets – that’s what we’re looking forward to round here!

Five things to do with conkers. 5 things children can do with nature and woodland walks. Autumnal Woodland Walks.
Things for Kids to do with conkers

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