Mini Pumpkin Patch

So these aren't really pumpkins, they are upside-down, painted acorns, (My sister-in-law Adrianne's idea for something to do with all our acorns). I thought they turned out so cute. The boys (and I) had fun decorating the jack-o-lantern faces with (beware) permanent markers.

Here are her instructions from her comment...

CRAFT MATERIALS:
Acorns
Orange acrylic paint
Brown acrylic paint
Black permanent marker

1. Remove the caps from a handful of acorns.
2. *Coat each one with orange acrylic paint, adding a bit of brown to the acorn's point for a stem.
3. Let the paints dry, then add a jack-o'-lantern face with a black permanent marker.

*I actually painted the acorns while the boys were at school, it was a little messy even for me. I found the best way to paint them was hold them between your thumb and first finger and paint with up and down brush strokes. (I might consider a quick spray paint, rather than hand painting these tiny things.) The faces are the most fun and very easy for kids to draw on...