Kids are buzzing with anticipation for the new school year! Let’s celebrate the start of this exciting season with a fun activity that will have kids eager to get to learning and creating!
Get their little hands busy tearing and pasting with this torn paper apple craft! This project is a fun way to channel their energy into creating something cute and educational.
Download our free template, gather a handful of supplies, and let the fun begin! Be sure to explore our collection of torn paper crafts that will appeal to all sorts of interests.
Easy Apple Craft
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Kids will enjoy the process of tearing and gluing pieces of paper to create an apple and finish it off with a friendly worm who’s found a yummy snack.
Tearing paper helps to strengthen fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while gluing the pieces down encourages patience and precision. Plus, it’s a great opportunity for kids to express their creativity and practice following instructions.
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Apple template (click the “click here to get this freebie” image at the end to open the form)
Directions
Start by downloading the apple template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this apple to life!
First, guide your child to spread the glue over a section of the apple background paper.
Create the apple by tearing the red or green paper into small pieces, and then gluing them onto the background paper.
Next, help your child glue the stem on top of the apple.
Now, glue the leaves on both sides of the stem.
Position the worm hole somewhere on the apple and glue it in place.
Place the worm inside the hole with the head pointed up and glue it in place.
Finally, encourage your child to glue the eyes of the worm In the middle of the worm’s face.
Be sure to check out our fall crafts for kids while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun DIYs like this one!
Cute Yarn Apple Craft
Kids’ Ideas For Fall
Fall is a season bursting with inspiration, so we’re sharing some favorite ideas to keep the fun going all season long with your kids or students! Find projects that capture the beauty of autumn and educational activities that sneak in learning with fun.
Read on below for a bundle of ideas like new books to read and hands-on activities that will be a hit with your little ones!
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?!
Free Fall Printable Crafts
Crayon Name Craft – Add a splash of color to your back-to-school fun with this personalized crayon! Kids will love creating a big, vibrant crayon featuring their name. It’s a playful way to practice spelling and letter recognition.
Try these fun Apple Pattern Worksheets!
Pumpkin Craft For Preschoolers – Your little pumpkins will love creating a gourd-geous paper pumpkin! It’s a cute and fun way to decorate for fall and work on some fine motor skills and creativity at the same time.
Acorn Craft For Kids – Let’s go nuts this fall with a cute paper acorn, complete with bendy arms and legs! Kids will have a great time creating these fun, wiggly characters. It’s a playful way to spark creativity and fine motor skills, so don’t miss out on the fun!
Apple Name Craft – Get kids ready for school by making sure they can spell their names. This personalized apple is a fun way for them to practice spelling it and letter recognition as they put the letters in the correct order.
Fall Activities For Preschoolers
Kids can get dotting with these apple do a dot printables! They’re a fantastic way for kids to count numbers, learn the letter ‘A,’ and boost fine motor skills. Use dot markers, small stickers, or crayons to complete these fun worksheets including a letter maze, dot art, counting, and fine motor practice.
This apple-icious activity is a bushel of educational fun!
Fall into fun with our fall connect the dots! This set features three pages where kids can connect the dots to reveal charming fall illustrations of a fruit basket, a hedgehog, and a gourd by counting up to 21. They’ll be excited to reveal the completed pictures and then show off their artistic skills coloring them in.
These dot to dot activities help improve hand-eye coordination, concentration, and number sequencing skills. Grab this set of printables and the crayons to get started!
Shape up your kids’ or students’ fall with our fun fall pattern block mats! These seven mats are perfect for educational fun and developing important skills. Kids will enhance spatial awareness, shape recognition, and fine motor skills as they create autumn themed designs with pattern blocks.
Plus, they’ll have a blast doing this relaxing activity. Print out the mats, laminate them for durability, and watch your little ones explore and learn through play.
Watch the apple tree grow as your kids make their way through this apple life cycle printable booklet. This activity is the perfect addition to your fall preschool activities and goes beyond just describing the stages of an apple tree’s life.
Try this Tissue Paper Apple Craft!
It gets preschoolers engaged by asking thoughtful questions that spark critical thinking and personal connections. Each page features informative text about a specific phase of the apple tree’s life cycle that they can then color in to make it their own.
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Torn Paper Apple Craft
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Apple template
Instructions
- Download the apple template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin by spreading the glue over a section of the apple background paper.
- Create the apple by tearing the red or green paper into small pieces, and then gluing them onto the background paper.
- Next, glue the stem on top of the apple.
- Now, glue the leaves on both sides of the stem.
- Position the worm hole somewhere on the apple and glue it in place.
- Place the worm inside the hole with the head pointed up and glue it in place.
- Finish off by gluing the eyes of the worm In the middle of the face.
Torn Paper Apple Craft Template
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