This cute paper plate apple makes a great back to school craft or fall craft. A keepsake fall craft because the apple’s leaf is made with your child’s handprint.
This easy apple craft goes well with a fall unit for preschool or kindergarten. My elementary kids also enjoyed making this.
This is a perfect apple craft to make before apple picking. You can use this as a conversation starter about the different kinds of apples.
This craft reminds me of apple picking. Every fall we like to pick apples at a local farm. Apples taste so much better when they are picked fresh off the tree.
My kids love apple picking as well. We all love different types of apples, so we pick many different kinds. My son likes green apples, my daughter likes honey crisp, and I like gala.
With this paper plate apple craft, your kids can make any color apple. They can make a red, green or yellow apple. My daughter made a red apple and my son made a green apple.
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Paper Plate Apple Supplies
- Paper plate
- Scissors
- Red, yellow, or green paint (depending on what color apple you want)
- Paint brush
- Brown construction paper (you only need a small rectangle)
- Green construction paper
- Glue
- Pencil
Paper Plate Apple Instructions
Cut an indentation in the top and bottom part of the paper plate. This will make it seem more like an apple shape. Don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be perfect. See picture.
Paint the paper plate any apple color you want. You can use red, light green, or yellow. Let paint dry completely.
Trace your child’s hand on green construction paper. Then, cut out your child’s handprint. This will be the apple’s leaf.
Cut out a small rectangle from brown construction paper. This is your apple’s stem.
Glue the brown rectangle to the top center of the painted paper plate. Glue the green handprint to the top of the paper plate near the brown stem.
I hope you enjoy making this paper plate apple.
Ways To Modify This Craft
You can paint the paper plate any creative way you like. You can sponge paint or paint your paper plate with Q tips. We painted our plate using a paint brush with washable paint.
