25 Fun and Easy Apple Crafts for Kids

Transform a simple paper roll into a cute apple core! This activity is perfect for welcoming fall. It's an easy, low-mess paint-and-glue craft that is great for younger kids!

For this one, children use real apple halves dipped in paint to create colorful prints on paper. It's a simple and cost-effective activity. Children can also make a woven paper basket to display their artwork. This project can be an educational tool for teaching preschoolers about the letter "A."

This simple and fun activity is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy during the autumn season. Trace your child's hand and arm to create a tree trunk on brown paper, cut it out, and glue it onto a green paper tree shape. Red or green pom-poms are then glued on to represent apples.

This activity uses popsicle sticks to create adorable decorations. Kids glue popsicle sticks together, cut and attach foam sheets for the apple shape, and add a stem and leaf. Finally, they make seeds to complete their apples. It's an easy and budget-friendly activity perfect for the back-to-school season.

This fun craft uses marbles and paint to make vibrant designs. Children place paper in a box lid, add blobs of paint, and roll marbles around to create unique patterns. After drying, the paper is cut into apple shapes, and stems and leaves are added. It's a fun, mess-free way to make art and explore your child's artistic side.

Use a paper plate and paint to create a cute apple, complete with a cute, wiggly worm made from a pipe cleaner and a pom-pom. It's a perfect activity for preschoolers and can be turned into a lovely teacher gift by adding a gift card pocket.

Here is a simple and fun project for kids that involves using paper, glue, and red pom-poms to create an apple tree. Children cut out paper shapes to form the tree and then glue red pom-poms onto the branches to represent apples. This activity is perfect for developing fine motor skills and can be used as a DIY fall decoration for the fridge or a classroom project.

This easy craft involves using paper strips to create 3D apples. Kids will cut and punch holes in strips of colored paper, then assemble them with brass fasteners to form apple shapes. This craft includes a free printable template to simplify the process.

For this project, children use their thumbprints to create little apples. By pressing their thumbs dipped in red and green paint onto paper, children can fill a basket shape with tiny apples. It provides a sweet keepsake of their little thumbprints.

Make a paper plate apple pie by using apple halves as stamps with paint to fill the plate with apples. Paint the edges brown for the crust and cut out brown paper strips for the lattice crust. This one makes a great Thanksgiving craft for kids.

This craft uses a sponge to paint a paper plate to resemble an apple. Kids dip the sponge in red or green paint and dab it onto the plate, creating a textured look. They then cut and glue a brown paper stem and green paper leaf onto the plate. It's a fun and simple activity that's great for younger children.

This quick and easy activity helps toddlers develop fine motor skills. Using a paper plate, red construction paper, and glue, kids tear and glue pieces of paper onto the plate to create an apple. Adding a stem and leaf completes the look.

Paper plates and paint are used here to create an apple with a cute, movable worm. Kids cut a small half-circle out of the plate for the worm, paint the paper plate red, and add a green worm that peeks out. Then, googly eyes and a smile are added to the worm.

Create a DIY fall garland using yarn and twine. Kids wrap yarn around their fingers to form apple shapes, tie them with twine, and add felt leaves. These yarn apples are then strung together to make a decorative garland perfect for fall. It's an easy and enjoyable craft for kids of all ages.

Create beautiful stained glass apple decorations with clear contact paper and tissue paper. Kids place tissue paper squares on contact paper framed with a construction paper apple shape. A second sheet of contact paper seals the tissue pieces in place. It's a mess-free activity that is perfect for classrooms.

Use bubble wrap to paint apple shapes. It creates a fun pattern and texture. Children paint the bumpy side of bubble wrap with red paint and press it onto an apple template. They then paint the stem and leaf to complete the apple.

Transform pinecones into adorable apple decorations! Kids paint pinecones red, add a stick for the stem, and attach green paper leaves. It's a simple and fun fall activity that can also be used to create a beautiful garland for the home!

Transform ordinary mason jars into these cute apple-shaped pencil holders. Kids paint the jars red, add green card stock leaves, and tie them to the jar with twine. Perfect for holding school supplies, these jars make great DIY teacher appreciation gifts. This project is a great choice for older kids and teens.

Create bird feeders using apples, bird seed, and gelatin. Kids cut apples in half, hollow them out, and fill them with a birdseed and gelatin mixture. After chilling, a screw is inserted into the top, and twine is tied to hang the feeders outside. This activity is perfect for teaching children about nature and bird feeding.

This one makes a great keepsake for the first day of school, perfect for parents and teachers alike. Kids cut out a circle from the center of the plate, paint it, attach a photo, and add a paper brown stem and green leaf.

Here is another fun apple stamping project that creates colorful apple prints. For extra fun, googly eyes and pipe cleaners are added. This craft can be easily customized with different colors and decorations.

Make caramel apples using puffy paint. To make these, children cut out apple shapes from cardstock, paint them with puffy paint, and add sprinkles or glitter. Finally, a popsicle stick is attached. It is a great activity to celebrate autumn.

Transform terracotta pots into adorable apple-themed gifts. Kids paint the pots red, add a green felt leaf, and fill them with treats or school supplies. This is a perfect back-to-school gift for teachers.