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Apple Core Craft to Celebrate Fall's Favorite Fruit

By Denise Stacey, Fort Saskatchewan CAN Publisher September 12, 2017


It's apple season! The second most popular fruit in the United States (second to bananas), apples are a nutritious and delicious treat kids love. Celebrate the fruit of fall with this adorable apple core craft. This simple hands-on activity that uses materials you probably already have on hand teaches young kids about what's inside of an apple and can be turned into a fun sensory experience with finger-painting. Get creative as you bite into this favorite fruit!

Materials:

  • ​White paper plates
  • Red and green Bingo daubers, markers, finger paints or crayons
  • Black crayon
  • Scissors
  • Tape or glue
  • Pencil

Directions:

  1. ​Draw two curved lines on one side of the paper plate. It should look similar to a baseball.
  2. Cut along the curved lines. Put the cut pieces off to the side. These will be the leaves.
  3. Use the red Bingo dauber to fill in the top and bottom of the "apple core.
  4. Use the green Bingo dauber to fill in the leaves.
  5. Use the black crayon to draw seeds.
  6. Turn the apple core over and tape  or glue the leaves to one end of the apple core.

Display your fall bounty for everyone to enjoy!

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