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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Shark Week Learning for Kids

Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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