Fall Crafts are always a hit for little ones in daycare centers and schools! This one is sure to meet those standards and will be an easy project for children to complete. These are the steps to a simple yet creative craft that will turn a plate into an apple. This fall craft is great for practicing cutting skills and learning how to use scissors.

Materials needed:

paper plates

scissors, crayons or paint

glue, string (optional)

Instructions:

First off, you will need a plate. A plain, white, paper plate would work best. You can choose which size you would like according to how big you want your apple to be.

1. Begin by cutting off the outer edges of your plate that are across from one another. If you were looking at a clock you would be cutting off the sides for 3 and 6. You will want to cut them into a “C” shape to make the plate resemble the core of an apple. You can mark these ahead of time to give students lines to follow while cutting or you can let them do it on their own. Allowing them to do it themselves will make their apples look a little more unique and provide them with practice for using scissors.

2. Now it’s time to get out the crayons or paint! Color or paint the plate to make it resemble an apple. Kids can get creative here and do red apples, green apples or maybe even a crazy colored apple. They can even add seeds or buttons for decoration if they would like! Take the pieces of plate that we cut off earlier and color or paint them green. These will be the leaves for our apple.

3.When everyone has finished coloring their apple and leaves, you are ready to glue the leaves onto the apple. This will go on the top middle of your apple. You will also want to add a looped piece of string to this area on the back. Simply cross the string in the shape of a raindrop. The string will act as the stem as well as a hanger so you can display your apple. Don’t forget to write your name on the back!

All done! There you have it; A fun and simple fall craft that your little ones are sure to enjoy.