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Here's a fun way to use up those empty horse chestnut shells. Watch out for the prickles!
You will need:
Horse chestnut shells
Air drying clay
Acrylic varnish (optional)
You will need to find a good brown shell with lots of prickles. Take a small piece of air drying clay and shape it to form the hedgehog's short legs and pointed snout. Use a pen to make indentations for his eyes.
Once the clay is dry, apply a coat of varnish to give your hedgehog some extra protection if you wish.
Paper plate crafts are always popular, and this paper plate hedgehog combines painting, cutting and sticking, so it will hopefully be no exception!
We wanted our hedgehog's prickles or spines to look really prickly, which is how we came up with this folded paper technique. It looks really effective and makes a really cute hedgehog for display. This is a gentle, non-messy craft.
We've used our hedgehog frame and a stack of brown tissue paper to make this gorgeous, textural hedgehog. It's a fun craft for all ages and a lovely way to pass a wet autumn afternoon.