A great autumn craft for kids. Gather conkers on an autumn walk and then transform them into an utterly adorable conker snake. This autumn craft requires a little help from adults with drilling the holes, but then is such a quick and easy activity for children. There’s something magical about conkers and this craft will make them even more special.
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You will need:
You will need:
- Conkers – about 12
- A drill
- Pipe cleaner
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Black pen
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Step 1: Drill holes in your conkers
Step 1: Drill holes in your conkers
This bit should be done by an adult.
Hold a conker in place with a vice and then carefully drill a hole through the centre.
The hole needs to be wide enough to thread your pipe cleaner through so pick a drill bit that will be the right size for this.
For your snakes you will need about 12 conkers.
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Step 2: Get threading
Step 2: Get threading
Thread your conkers onto a pipe cleaner.
Put the largest one on first and the smallest ones towards the end.
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Step 3: Make sure they donât fall off
Step 3: Make sure they don’t fall off
Twist the ends of the pipe cleaners to secure the conkers in place.
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Step 4: Make the snakeâs face
Step 4: Make the snake’s face
On the biggest conker at the beginning of your snake glue on two little googly eyes and draw on a smile with a black pen.
Get wriggling and wiggling
Your caterpillar is now ready to play with. Bend the pipe cleaners to make it slither and slide.
