Easy Apple Crafts for Kids

August 28, 2023 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

We’ve talked about STEM activities using apples, and apple themed printables, so now lets get into the STEAM part with some apple craft ideas.

Of course you can use apples as a stamp, which is a classic art activity for kids in the fall. If you need help with this one, check out the details at Simple Fun for Kids. I like the idea of using different kinds of paint, like liquid watercolors, tempera paint, whatever else you might have on hand, to see what makes the best stamps. You can also add glitter to the mix like in this idea from My Bored Toddler.

Make painting a counting activity, too, with this fingerpainting activity from Raising Dragons. Give them a number of how many apples to put on each tree and use fingerpaint or dot markers to make the apples.

Another take on apples and stamping is to make apple-shaped stamps out of bubble wrap. It’s easy to cut into shapes and make fun prints with a lot of texture. Get the DIY on this one from Crafts by Amanda.

This one may take a little bit of help from grownups, but I love this felt apple pie pretend play activity from The Best Ideas for Kids. It’s pretty low prep but lots of fun for kids in the filling and dumping phase!

Or make easy apples out of yarn with this cute craft from Hands on As We Grow. You’ll just need glue, water and yarn!

If you want to go your own way to develop apple craft ideas, grab this apple printable page from Fireflies and Mudpies. Color them in, make a garland with apples of different colors, cut them out of felt and make little pillows or appliques you can add to other projects, cut one out of fabric and let kids practice sewing on it — there are so many possibilities!

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Printable Letter Books for Preschoolers

I did a post earlier this year with activities and ideas for teaching the alphabet, but a lot or learning letters and recognizing them just has to do with seeing them and working with them a lot.

That means coloring, tracing, identifying things that start with different letters and more.

One way to reinforce the letters is through little activity books like these cute printable alphabet books from Life Over Cs.

These are available for free when you subscribe to her newsletter, and I’d say that’s well worth it if you have a little one (or a group of little ones!) working on the alphabet and letter recognition.

Each mini book includes a collection of things that start with that letter to color, color and read with words that start with the letter, tracing the letter, finding the letter in a grid and other coloring pages with objects that start with that letter.

These little books are super useful reinforcing the different letters and giving kids different activities related to the letters.

If you do a letter of the day or letter of the week you can use a new book for each one, and then keep the copies in your reading center or in a basket where kids can look at them again.

And of course you can add in all the other letter activities you like, go on a scavenger hunt for items that start with that letter, read alphabet books, practice writing letters in rice or with pompoms or playdough or whatever sensory activities you like.

You can grab the free printables when you enter you email address at Life Over Cs, and check out her other great alphabet resources and activities while you are over there.

Do you have favorite activities for teaching letters to kids? I’d love to hear about them!

[Photo: Life Over Cs]

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