Paper Plate Apple Craft

School has started and it will soon be apple season which means it’s time for juicy apples, cider, and yummy food like homemade apple pie. Apple season also brings lots of opportunities for apple-themed activities and crafts like this Paper Plate Apple Craft. Whether you prefer red or green apples, this is sure to be a fun activity that your kids will be proud to display in the classroom or at home!

*Pair with our Apple Centers and Activities for Pre-K & Kindergarten!

Paper Plate Apple Craft

My students love tearing paper which makes this activity extra exciting and engaging for them. As an added bonus, tearing paper helps them to develop their fine motor skills which leads to a good pencil grasp and better handwriting. And since the kids tear the paper, this craft needs almost no prep. Let’s gather our supplies!

Supplies Needed:

• Paper plates (we used the smaller dessert-sized plates, but regular size would also work)
• Red, green, & brown construction paper
• Glue sticks

How to Make the Apple Craft

The directions for this apple craft are very easy to follow, making it an ideal craft for young kids to do independently!

1. To begin, have kids tear red (or green) paper into smaller pieces.

2. Next, they can glue the pieces of torn paper onto the paper plate. We overlapped them to be sure to cover as much of our plate as possible.

3. Lastly, the students can cut a stem from the brown paper and a leaf from the green paper and glue them to the back of the paper plate.

These small paper plate apples would look cute on a bulletin board with a big tree in the middle and your students’ apples surrounding it!

Extend the Activity

• Enjoy an apple snack or make homemade applesauce.
• Read books about apples such as How Do Apples Grow, Ten Apples Up on Top, and Apples, Apples, Apples.
• Cut open an apple and explore the parts of the apple.
• Make apple prints with paint.

For even more fall learning fun, be sure to check out this collection of our favorite apple-themed activities!