Johnny Appleseed Puppet Craft (Free PDF Template)

Learning about Johnny Appleseed is always a fun adventure for kids! His legendary journey planting apple trees across the country tells lessons about nature, kindness, and exploration. 

Johnny’s tale sparks imagination and curiosity about the world around us, so have kids bring the tale to life with this Johnny Appleseed puppet, complete with his iconic hat and a fresh apple. 

Don’t forget to explore more fall crafts for kids to celebrate the season. There’s plenty of fall fun to be had with these hands-on projects!

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Once their puppets are finished, they can use their imaginations to create new stories, retell the classic ones, act out Johnny’s adventures, or go wherever their creativity takes them. 

This puppet project helps build fine motor skills, enhances creativity, and promotes storytelling. What a fun way to combine learning and play! Be sure to download the free puppet template, grab a paper bag, and watch as your little ones bring Johnny to life!

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Johnny Appleseed template (unlock the free template at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring Johnny Appleseed to life!

First, guide your child to glue the eyes above the nose.

Place the hair on the top portion of the head and glue it in place.

Next, help your child to glue the pot hat to the top portion of the hair.

Assemble the outfit by gluing the overalls to the shirt. Next, glue the pocket to the center of the overalls.

Now, glue the overalls to the main portion of the paper bag.

Glue the arms to the sides of the body in between the two parts of the paper bag.

Position the apple stem to the back and top center portion of the apple and glue it in place.

Next, glue the leaf in front of the stem.

Place the apple on the arm and glue it in place.

Finally, help your child glue the head on top of the flap portion of the brown bag.

Be sure to check out our paper bag puppets while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!

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Kids’ Ideas For Fall

Discover new activities that celebrate the magic of fall! Fun projects and educational activities keep little hands busy and minds growing, making learning feel like playtime.

Below, you’ll find fall-inspired creations, interactive worksheets and activities, and some seasonal book recommendations for endless ways to keep kids engaged this fall. Keep reading for ideas to incorporate into your kids’ days that’ll have them learning and laughing all season long!

Fall Books For Kids

Next time you’re looking for fun storytime activities with your little one, grab a book from your shelf and read to them! Below are some of the top fall-themed books for kids.

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves: The mischievous old lady swallowed a handful of leaves! Her tummy started to rumble. So she swallowed some more items. Then, even more. But as her stomach grew full, the leaves began to poke out through her mouth… when suddenly – poofffff! – it turned into a scarecrow!

Pete The Cat Falling For Autumn: Pete is not a fan of fall. But he decides to do some detective work and finds out that there are many things about this season he loves, like corn mazes, hayrides, wearing scarves, and apple picking! This story helps kids learn that even though they might not love every season of the year, there are still good parts to each one.

We’re Going On A Leaf Hunt: The seasons are changing, the days are getting shorter, and children everywhere are starting to make plans for their favorite outdoor adventures – and what could be more fun than a Leaf Hunt?!

Easy Fall Crafts

Scarecrow Cat Craft – It’s the purr-fect time for some fall fun! This charming combo will have little ones meowing with delight as they make a scarecrow kitty to celebrate the autumn season!

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Paper Plate Acorn Craft – Kids will go nutty making an adorable acorn using a paper plate, paint, and our free printable template! This simple project is perfect for kids to explore their creativity while celebrating the season.

Apple Tree Name Craft – Your kiddos can go apple picking to make a personalized apple tree where each apple spells out a letter of their name. Use our free, editable template for easy letter recognition or leave apples blank for handwriting practice.

Candy Apple Craft – Let’s craft some sweet fun with a paper candy apple! This activity is a great way to develop fine motor skills while adding a cute fall touch to your decorations!

Simple Autumn Printables For Kids

Your little ones will have a blast learning about nature with these fun and engaging apple life cycle worksheets! This 25-page set is packed with activities, including letter tracing, sequencing the stages of an apple’s growth, matching phases, coloring a life cycle wheel, and more.

Kids will practice handwriting, build vocabulary, and strengthen fine motor skills as they follow the journey of an apple’s life. It’s the perfect way to make learning about nature fun and educational!

For a little learning fun for the kids this fall, grab these apple tracing worksheets! They’re the perfect way for kids to practice handwriting, pencil grip, and fine motor skills while soaking up all things autumn. Your little ones will trace lines, the letter A, and a big juicy apple.

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These activities will help build the muscles and coordination needed for writing, all while feeling like play. Let’s get tracing with these free printables!

These fall counting worksheets are a fun way for kids to sharpen their number recognition and counting skills! They’ll complete activities like tallying acorns and counting apples and will have your little ones excited about math.

The hands-on activities like cutting, counting, and pasting turn skill building into fun. They help kids build dexterity and math confidence simultaneously. Kids will practice their numbers while celebrating the season with a colorful fall theme!

Get your little pumpkin farmers ready for some learning fun with this pumpkin life cycle count and graph activity! It’s the perfect way to help preschoolers build essential math skills while learning about pumpkins, too.

Little ones will love counting the number of pumpkin seeds, sprouts, and other stages of the pumpkin’s life and then graphing the results. These engaging worksheets make math feel like an autumn adventure.

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This hands-on activity helps kids playfully visualize numbers and data, making tricky concepts easy to grasp—and a whole lot of fun!

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