50+ Activities All About Apples

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Last week I made a post about our Cardboard Apple Trees.  The end of the post contained a wonderful list full of links to apple activities.  After a few friends read the post, they advised me that this wonderful resource might be getting glossed over.  Their number one reason…lack of pictures.  I totally agree, the post was a long and the links were lost.  I am visual and long lists with out pictures are not appealing to me.  So why did I create a post without pictures?  Not really sure maybe I was being lazy:)  Advice taken…50+ Activities All About Apples – take #2!

Activities all About Apples – Recycling

Cardboard Apple Trees from Housing A Forest

Paper Bag Apple Tree from Creative Jewish Mom

Apple Tree Craft from I Heart Crafty Things

Recycle Plastic Bottles & Make Super Cute Apple Shaped Boxes! from Creative Jewish Mom

Craft an Apple Tree from Happy Home Fairy

 Activities all About Apple – Crafts

Tissue Paper Apple Craft from Krafty Kid

Apple Make Over for Snow White form AngeliqueFeliz

Torn Paper Apple Trees from 3 Dinosaurs

Scrubber and Cork Stamping Apple Tree from Putti’s World

Magnetic Apple Picking Fun from CraftoArt

Activities all About Apples – Stamping

Apple Stamping and Kid’s Co-op from 2 big, 2 little

Scented Apple Pie Paper Plate Art from Momma’s Fun World

Apple Printing Pumpkins from NurtureStore

Apple and leaf prints from Putti’s World

Apple Print Banner from Toddler Approved

Making apple prints a little easier from Red Teds Art’s Blog

Apple Print Pumpkins from Playful Learners

Apple Printing Wall Banner & Weekly Kid’s Co-op from 2 big, 2 little.

Activities all About Apples – Books and a Craft

Up, Up, Up! It’s Apple-Picking Time – Yarn Apples from 3 Dinosaurs

The Apple Pie Tree Book: Magnetic Four seasons play from CraftoArt

Apple Trees {Paper Plate Craft} from Reading Confetti.

Ten Apples: Read.Explore.Learn. from JDaniel4′s Mom

Apples, apples, apples from See Vanessa Craft

Sticky table friendship apples from Teach Preschool.

Apple Pie: Little Hands that Cook with Books from The Educators’ Spin on It.

Apple printing and gorgeous book from My Little Bookcase

Activities all About Apples – Dough Recipes

Apple Scented Cloud Dough Activity from Growing A Jeweled Rose

Apple Scented Play dough from Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Activities all About Apples – Letters and Numbers

Apple Picking for Literacy from Growing A Jeweled Rose

Alphabet and Vowel Apples – Back to School Basics from Toddler Approved

After School Express – Apple FUN for kindergarten! from The Educators’ Spin On It.

Apple Tree Math Game from Teacher Mama

Make your own number learning apple tree from Momma’s Fun World

Activities all About Apples – Recipes

Krispy Apple Treats from Gourmet Mom on-the-Go

Lunch Idea- Apples for Lunch from JDaniel4′s Mom

Jello Apple Chips from Mama Miss

Jam making with the kids from NurtureStore

Recipe: Mrs. Mariner’s Homemade Applesauce from JDaniel4′s Mom

Two ingredient homemade apple sauce from In Lieu of Preschool

Fun with fruit from Mess For Less

Activities all About Apples – Printables

Fall Pack Extra: Dot Markers from 3 Dinosaurs

Make your Own Bingo Game from Projects for Preschoolers

Fingerprint Apples from 3 Dinosaurs

A is for happy apple coloring page from Projects for Preschoolers

How to Make an Apple Pie (FREEBIE Included!) from The Reading Mama

Activities all About Apples – Activities

Apple Themed Sensory Box from Pink andGreen Mama

Rotten Apple Baseball from Housing A Forest

Working together to create our friendship apple tree from Teach Preschool.

Apple Tasting from The Pleasantest Thing

Back to school apple projects from Rainbows within Reach

Apple Extravaganza from Creative Connections for Kids

Apples from Loving My Nest

Theme Week: Apple Activities from KC Edventures

Outside Play- Apples Link Up from JDaniel4′s Mom

Activities all About Apples – Science

Apples Are Not Just Red from Little Moments

A is for Apple Tree Investigation from Inspiration Laboratories.

Outside Play: Apples from Inspiration Laboratories

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Mummy Cards

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Halloween party invites ~ Mummy Card

Are you looking for really simple Halloween party invites or a fun Halloween card?  Then look no further!  These little Mummy cards are quick to make and turn out looking great.

DIY Mummy Card:

  • Burlap (I had some still left over from the Coffee Sack Art I created a while ago)
  • Spray Adhesive
  • Styrofoam Food Tray – or any hard surface to be used as the backing for your stamp.
  • White Paint
  • Googly Eyes
  • Black and White Paper

Burlap Stamp:

  • Cut 2 strips of Styrofoam and a strip of burlap that are all the same size.  (My strips were 1 1/4″ x 5″)
  • Glue all the layers together, and your stamp is ready to go.

Use your stamp to create “gauzy” strips of white paint across your black paper.  Leave a small “V” that is unstamped for the googly eyes to peek out from, and your Mummy card is complete.

I love how cute these little Mummy cards turned out.  Now I just need to get them all addressed and mailed out.  We are getting excited for our Halloween party in a couple of weeks and these will make the perfect invites.  Stay tuned for more Halloween decorations as we get our house all decorated and ready!

DIY Mummy Card ~ simple card perfect for Halloween party invites

Are you planning a Halloween party?  I would love for you to share your favorite Halloween party decor, treats or favors in the comments!  There is so much to do and I would love your help!

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Yarn Pumpkins

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Simple Halloween Craft ~ Yarn Pumpkins

Yarn Pumpkins ~ Simple Halloween CraftThese little yarn pumpkins are super easy to make.  I first saw it on Oriental Trading company, but you should also check out these cute Tangled Pumpkins.

Materials to make yarn pumpkins:

  • Orange and green yarn (no need to cut it until you are finished creating your pumpkin)
  • White Glue (watered down slightly)
  •  Wax Paper
  • Pumpkin template (I just drew a simple pumpkin shape, nothing too fancy)
  • Black paper for creating the pumpkin face.

Place your pumpkin template under the wax paper.  You might want to tape the papers down to keep them from slipping around.  Pour the glue mixture into a shallow tray and you are ready to begin,

Roll your yarn around in the glue mixture until it’s fully covered.  Squeeze the excess glue off the yarn with your fingers.

Lay your yarn inside the pumpkin template until the template is filled.  The more the yarn curls and wiggles the better it looks.

Make a tangled stem with green yarn.  Add extra glue to where the two color meet.

Cut simple pumpkin shapes from black paper and squish into the wet glue.  Google eyes would also look cute!  Allow your pumpkin to dry for a couple of days.  You might have to peel the pumpkin off the wax paper and place face down to dry the back side of the pumpkin depending on how thick the glue is.

Yarn Pumpkins ~ Simple Halloween Craft

Hang your cute little yarn pumpkins in your window and enjoy!  I love how happy they make my kitchen feel.

Yarn Pumpkins ~ Simple Halloween Craft

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Candy Corn Scarecrow

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Fall Craft ~ Candy Corn Gift

Candy Corn is fun fall treat.  I love the each of the white, orange and yellow layers. When it is packaged as a cute candy corn Scarecrow who can resist it!

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To make these adorable candy corn scarecrows you will need:

Color your plastic cup with a yellow sharpie.  You could also use a yellow paper cup.  However, I like how the plastic curls and it was what I had on hand.  Trim your cup to the correct size, and cut slits to mimic straw.  Gently curl the edges.  Add a paper band to the hat as a finishing touch.  You could also embellish with flowers if you were making a girl scarecrow.

Glue on button eyes and a paper stitched mouth.  Fill your jar with candy corn and your little candy corn Scarecrow is all finished.

These little Scarecrows would make a great teacher gift or favors for your next party.  I was able to use recycled materials and make what I had on hand work.  All I needed to purchase was the candy.  I love cute project that don’t cost anything to make!

For more fall crafts, check out our:

Twig Turkey

Kool-Aid Pumpkins

Fall Leaf Craft

Shape Turkeys

Autumn Trees

Cardboard Apple Trees

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I enjoy going to the apple orchard and wandering through the rows of beautiful trees.  The orchard was our inspiration for this craft. I love working with cardboard.  Not only does it look great painted, but it’s free!  I love when we can reuse something that is intended for the trash or recycling and make it look great! Start with any piece of corrugated cardboard.  We used boxes that came in the mail, and cut the box flaps to the right size.  Next you will need to distress your cardboard.  My kids loved this step.  Peel off the top layer of cardboard to reveal the corrugated inside.  It can take some patience, but totally worth it.  Don’t worry about removing all the paper, this will create the texture and depth to your piece. When you are painting your piece, don’t worry about getting into each groove.  Messy/sloppy painting is best. Build your picture with more pieces of cardboard.  Use the same distressing treatment to each layer.  It can be hard for kids to cut cardboard, but if you remove the top layer of paper first it is much easier.  We just used regular scissors  and it worked great.   I love how they turned out and all the texture!  Once all the layers are dry, glue them together with a hot glue gun.  I have found this to be the best glue to use when working with cardboard, but it might be because I like the instant results.  Depending on your kids age, cold glue guns work great too.  Just be careful! These little pictures make me want to go pick apples!  Hopefully I can find an apple tree on a hill:) Are you looking for the perfect apple craft, recipe or activity?  This is the perfect spot to find it all.  Sit back and enjoy all the fun inspiration…all about apples!

Recycling

 Crafts

Apple Stamping

Books and a Craft

Dough Recipes

Letters and Numbers

Apple Recipes

Printables

Activities

Science

Happy apple crafting!

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