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Monoprint Apples
added 8-8-98
Original Author Unknown
Need:
Finger paint, paper, marker
Directions:
Finger paint with red finger
paint directly on table surface. With
finger, draw an apple, add a stem and leaf. Place construction
paper face down on paint and rub gently. Peel off carefully.
Let dry, cut out, add smile, eyes, nose with black marker. Color
stem and leaf.
Sandpaper Apples
added 8-8-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Sand paper, crayons, paper, Iron (Adult Only)
Directions:
Used a piece of sand paper, the
rough side, and draw an Apple (you could
draw anything) with a black crayon. Colored in the apple, bearing
down on the crayon, red and put a green leaf on top. Now you take
white paper and flip the sandpaper onto it, apple side down. Iron
with a warm iron and the print transfers to the
white paper. It looks really neat. The children colored
in the apple but Mom or teacher does the ironing.
Bag Apple
added 8-8-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
paper bag, leaves, tape, paint, paper
Directions: Fill
up a paper bag (your choice of size) with leaves, tape the top
closed. Paint red for an apple, complete with
leaves.
Apple Collage
added 8-8-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Paper Plates, red paper, green paper, glue
Directions:
Small paper plate and a piece of
red paper children tear the paper into
small pieces then glue the pieces all over the plate add green
paper stems and hang up.
Paper Plate Apples
added 8-8-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: paper
plates, paint, apple seeds, glue
Directions: Let
the children paint the back sides of paper plates red to make 'apple
halves.' When the paint has dried, attach precut construction
paper leaves and stems. Then let the children each
glue a few apple seeds in the centers of the
white sides of their plates. (You can use any type of
seed, you can get in the store.)
Print Apples
added 8-8-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: paint,
paper, cork
Directions: Set
out corks and shallow containers filled with red tempera paint. Give
each child an apple tree shape cut out of construction
paper. Let the children use the round ends of the corks
to print "apples" on their tree shapes. After the paint has
dried, use the prints for counting. (An
alternate to corks and paint, would be red bingo markers.)
Apple Mural
added 9-9-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: paper,
paint, apples
Directions: Cut
out a lg apple shape from a lg roll of paper. Let the children do
apple printing on the shape during art time. Use
a variety of sizes and shapes and colors -
red, green, yellow. Tack apple print to wall and play a variety of
games with the mural.
1 - count the apple prints
2 - find the print that is the largest/smallest
3 - find the print that is the darkest/lightest
4 - do any of the shapes look the same/different?
Magic Picture
added 9-9-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: paper,
craft knife, crayons
Directions: Make
a stencil for apples and worms and let the student make a
rubbing over the stencil with crayons to make the magic picture
appear.
Paper Mache Apples added 9-9-98
Original Author Unknown
Need: Balloons, yarn,
newspaper, paper mache mix, red paint, paper
Directions: Blow up small balloons. Tie a green
piece of yarn to the knot of the balloon. Tear newspapers into narrow
strips. Dip the strips into paper mache mixture, and have the
children wrap the balloons with the wet strips. Hang the balloons to
dry. Once dry, have the children paint the "apples" with red tempera paint, and add a green construction
paper leaf.
Ornamental Apples
added 9-9-98
Original Author Unknown
Need: Large Red Apples,
Wire ornament hangers, Ground Cinnamon,
Green and red ribbon, Paper towels,
Wire coat hangers
Directions:
1. Cut the apples into slices that
are about 3/8" thick.
2. Blot the slices on both sides with the paper towel
to absorb as much juice as possible.
3. Sprinkle both sides with cinnamon.
4. Attach the wire ornament hanger to the top of each
slice.
5. Hang the slices from the wire coat hangers in front
of a sunny window until they dry (about two or three days).
6. Tie a green or red ribbon bow around the base of
each hook and hang them from the tree!
Make Dried Apple Wreaths
added 9-9-98 Original Author Unknown
Need:
cardboard dried apples, dried flowers
Directions: Cut a wreath shape from cardboard. Glue
dried apples rings around the wreath overlapping them. Gather some dried flowers & leaves to fill in the wreath. Add a bow at the top if you like
Apple Tree
added 10-10-98
Original Author Unknown
Need: paper,
paint
Directions: Cut out Brown trees with Green leaves and
have children dip the fingers in red paint and dot apples all over the tree.
Apple Tree Sponge Painting
added
3-1-99 Original Author Unknown
Need: craft paper,
sponges, clothes pins, paint
Directions: Draw a large tree on craft paper. Cut
a sponge into round pieces and attach a clothespin to the back of
each piece. Give each child a clothespin sponge to dip into
red tempera paint and dab on the tree to look like apples.
Apple Printing
added
3-1-99 Original Author Unknown
Need: Apples, paint, paper
Directions: Cut the apple in half to reveal the
star of seeds paint the apple and print.
Finger Paint Apple
added 3-1-99
Original Author Unknown
Need: Paint,
paper
Directions: Use red, green or yellow to finger paint an
apple that has been cut out.
Apple
added 3-1-99
Original Author Unknown
Need: paper, staple
Directions: Red strips of paper about 1 1/2 ins wide. Green strip about 3 ins long and 1 in wide. Brown strip about 2
ins long 1 in wide. Take the red strip of paper and bend the ends together.
Should resemble an apple. Bend the green strip and add to the apple. <<<DO
NOT FOLD PAPER>>>> Then stick the brown strip
in the top. Then stick a stapler inside the apple
and staple.
Apple Core
added
3-1-99 Submitted by: Patches
Johnston
Need: paper plate,
jagged scissors, red paint, watermelon seeds (or black beans work well
too.), glue
Directions: Take a paper plate and
cut out both sides with jagged scissors. It will look kind of like an hour glass. Use red tempera paint and paint both ends of the plate. Then get watermelon seeds (dry them) and glue three in a triangle in the center of the paper plate.
Wa la, an apple core.
Apple Tree
added
4-6-00 Submitted by: Michele Martin
Need:
paper bags, apples, paint, child's hand
Directions:
Take a brown paper bag and cut both flat sides out to look
like a tree. Get small apples and cut them in half. Let child dip the cut half into red, yellow, orange, green paint
and press it onto the leaf part of the tree. You can also color the leaf area of the tree green before pressing on
the painted apples. Let dry and place all over the room for their own apple orchard!
Apple Counting Book
added
9-9-02
Submitted by: Tracey
A. Mason
Need:
paper, crayons or markers, apple stickers, stapler
Directions:
Draw a basic tree shape & make 11 copies
per book. Depending on the ages & skills of the children, you
may color the trees or have them color them. The book cover will be
a colored tree and the words "My Apple Counting Book".
Page one will have a tree and the words "One apple in my apple
tree." Have the children place one apple sticker in their apple
trees. Page two will have a tree and the words "Two apples in
my apple tree." Have the children place two apple stickers in
their apple trees, and so on. 3 year olds usually lose interest
after 5 pages, so either make the counting book stop at 5, or break the
activity in to two parts and work on 6 - 10 another time. Staple at
the left edge. The kids have a cute counting book to take home!
Apple Lacing added
9-15-02
Original Author Unknown
Need: Construction
paper or fun foam, hole punch, yarn, scissors and masking tape.
Directions:
Make an apple for each child out
of paper or fun foam. Have red, green and yellow available for the
children to choice. Punch holes all around the apple. Give each child some
yarn and ask them to lace around the apple (put masking tape on each end of
the string to make it easier for them to lace the apple).
Crayon Melt Apple Frames
added 8-26-03
Original Author Unknown
Need: green
crayons, grater, apple frames, wax paper, iron
Directions:
Grate the green crayon ahead
of time. Tear out 1 piece of wax paper approximately 9" x 9" per
child. Fold wax paper in half. Have child sprinkle green crayon shavings onto
1/2 of the wax paper. Fold wax paper in half. The teacher will iron wax paper
to melt crayon. Next have the child glue wax paper to back of apple frame.
Glue a back to the wax paper for form the back of the frame. Frames could be
made by tracing an apple pattern onto construction paper squares and then
cutting the apple out of the middle.
Apple Head Grannies
added
9-23-03
Original Author Unknown
Need: apples,
small bottles, fabric
Directions:
Peel the apple and leave the stem at the top. Tie a string to the
stem. Hang in a dry area like a window for a couple of weeks. The apples will
shrink and wrinkle up like little old ladies. You can make a body by putting
the heads on small bottles( shampoo, dish soap etc.) Make a dress out of a
piece of fabric. You can even use a small paper clip to make glasses. If you
don't want the apples to be that brown then dip them in lemon juice first.
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