Squirrel Name Craft
This fun squirrel name craft lets kids spell their names with acorn cutouts while practicing letter recognition.
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[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="aeuCsFjV" upload-date="2025-07-23T21:12:04+00:00" name="Squirrel Name Craft For KIds" description="Squirrels scurrying around gathering acorns to store for the winter inspire this cute and fun seasonal project, which helps young learners practice spelling their names. In this squirrel name craft, the squirrel collects acorns that each display a letter of the child’s name. It’s a fun and hands-on way for kids to practice letter recognition." player-type="default" override-embed="default"]
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Squirrel Template
Instructions
- Download the template, print it, and cut out all the squirrel craft pieces.
- Begin by gluing the nose/mouth piece onto the center of the face.
- Next, glue the eyes below the eyebrows.
- Then glue the cheeks below the eyes on both sides of the nose/mouth piece.
- Glue the belly onto the top and center of the body piece.
- Attach the head to the top of the body.
- Glue the tail to one side of the body.
- Next, glue the completed squirrel onto the tree trunk background.
- Finally, glue the acorns in a row at the bottom of the tree background to spell out the name.
Notes
To make the acorn letters look like the example, download and install the free font Lexend on your computer before opening the template in Adobe Reader.