Easy Apple Crafts for Kids

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!

As if Diwali weren’t colorful and fun enough, The Festival of Lights: A Lift-the-flap Diwali Celebration by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm, makes it even more fun to read about with flaps and things to lift and pull to see more information or details in the illustrations.

The book is a story about a family getting ready for Diwali and what happens on the different days of the five-day celebration. There’s cleaning, shopping, crafting, food preparation and getting the home altar ready for the big day.

It covers decorating the outside of the house with rangoli, diyas and lanterns, buying sweets to share with family and friends, the sights and scents of the mandir (home temple), getting dressed up in new fancy clothes, the story of Diwali and celebrations with relatives.

Flaps (there are more than 140 in all) give you vocabulary words for different foods and definitions, as well as fun things like what’s inside the shopping basket or where the cat is hanging out. They also help illuminate the story of Diwali, which is the triumph of good over evil as Lord Ram defeated the demon Ravana to save his wife, Sita.

This pretty and colorful book helps kids understand what Diwali is and how it is celebrated, regardless of whether they practice it at home. This would be a nice book to keep in a classroom (it’s rated for kids ages 3-7) or to have at home to teach kids about Diwali even if it’s not something you celebrate. Where I live there are a lot of people from India so we are probably exposed to Diwali more than some other regions of America, but it’s a nice holiday to know about wherever you live.

Combine with the book Diwali and check out some fun lantern crafts and printables for kids to round out your experience.

About the book: 24 pages, hardcover, published 2025 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail prices $22.99.

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