UPDATED 2023. It’s apple season, and there is no better way to embrace this fruitful time than by diving into a basket full of apple crafts with your kiddos. As they slice, glue, paint, and sculpt, they’ll be developing vital skills such as hand-eye coordination, pattern recognition, and even early math concepts. In this roundup, we’re sharing activities that are more than just a fun pastime; they’re stepping stones in your child’s learning journey. We’ll sprinkle in tips to ensure success at every step, giving you the confidence to foster a love for crafting in your young artist. So, let’s turn those apples into a source of joy and learning with crafts that educate as much as they entertain!
WILL YOU TRY ANY OF THESE APPLE CRAFTS WITH YOUR CHILD? PIN IT FOR LATER!
Apple Crafts for Kids
Fork Painted Apple Craft
If you’re on the hunt for a craft that’s easy to set up and engaging for young hands, our Fork Painted Apple Craft is sure to be a hit.
Coffee Filter Apple Craft
Coffee Filter Apple Craft is a fun Fall craft for toddlers and preschoolers. A fun fine motor craft idea using dot markers!
Puffy Paint Apple Craft for kids
Puffy Paint Apple Craft is fun and easy fall craft for kids! An amazing sensory craft for toddlers and preschoolers and kids alike!
Tissue Paper Apple Craft
Tissue Paper Apple Craft is a fun and easy fall craft for toddlers and preschoolers using tissue paper and water!
Watercolor & Salt Apple Painting
Apple Sponge Stamping Craft
Painted Apple Suncatchers
Apple Suncatcher – Kindercraze
Paper Plate Apple Craft – How Wee Learn
Bubble Wrap Painting Apples Craft – Typically Simple
Make Apple Stamps Using a Toilet Paper Roll – Crafty Morning
Tissue Paper Apple Art Project – Blissful Roots
Stunning, Easy Apple Craft for Preschoolers and Kids – 123Homeschool 4 Me
Paper Plate Apple Lacing Craft – The Kids Craft Room
Handprint Apple Tree Craft – Simple Everyday Mom
Paper Plate Apple Core – Kid Craft – Glued to My Craft Blog
Cute Tissue Paper Back-To-School Apple Craft– Kids Activity Blog
Easy 3D Paper Apple Craft for Kids – Mombrite
Egg Carton Apple Craft for Kids – Non-Toy Gifts
Cardboard Yarn Apples – One Little Projects
Puffy Paint Apple Craft for Kids – I Heart Crafty Things
Sponge Painted Apple Craft for Kids – The Resourceful Mama
Fall Activities for Kids : Fizzing Apple Art – Fun Littles
Popsicle Stick Apples – Kid Craft – Makes and Takes
Paper Plate Preschool Craft – Mom Spotted
Yarn-Wrapped Pinecone Apple Tree Craft for Kids – Buggy and Buddy
Apple Weaving Craft – School Time Snippets
Pinecone Apple Craft – Non Toy Gifts
Craft Felt Caramel Apple Friends – Glued to My Craft Blog
Stuffed Polka Dot Apple Craft For Kids – Creative Jewish Mom
Shiny Red Apples – Paper and Glue
Toilet Paper Tube Apple Craft – Parenting Patch
Caramel Apple Fall Craft – Raising Whasians
Apple Tree Kids Craft – I Heart Crafty Things
Easy Apple Paper Bag Craft for All Ages – Hip Homeschool Moms
Apple Craft With Pool Noodles – Glue Sticks and Gumdrops
Rock Apple Craft – Our Kids Things
Age Suitability
This activity is good for toddlers aged children 3 years old and up with adult assistance.
Mess Level
The mess level for this activity is low.
Difficulty to Create
Low.
Skills Developed
Language development, shape recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.
Toddler and Preschooler Curriculums, Books & TV Show!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
The Best Sensory Play Kits for Kids
Play is at the core of learning during the early years and it can take many forms. One of the most important of these is sensory play because it engages all of a child’s senses (taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing) and has a enoumous positive impact on brain development.
Our Sensory Play Kits are some fun and easy ways to keep your child engaged while at the same time using sensory play to nurture their mind!
Shop our ready made play kits here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
WILL YOU TRY ANY OF THESE APPLE CRAFTS WITH YOUR KIDS? PIN IT FOR LATER!!
