9. Rustic Acorn & Pinecone Name Plaque
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Give each child a piece of thin plywood or a slice of wood with a backing hook. They then gather acorns, mini pine-cones, dried seed pods, twigs and moss. Using glue, they arrange their name or initial on the plaque with these natural elements (for example, twigs for letters, acorn caps for dots). Once dry, you can lightly stain or wax the wood to bring out its grain and fix the natural bits in place. The finished plaques serve as door signs or wall art in a bedroom or craft space.
Vintage vibe: Wood, moss, natural textures—not plastic or bright cartoon colours. The result feels like a woodland finds board from years past.