by Rachel Wells

It’s officially apple picking time, which also means time for some awesome apple activities for kids! There is so much seasonal fun to be had with apples – whether you create adorable crafts, set up some super cool science experiments, or go apple picking yourself.

Check out these fun apple activities perfect for the classroom or at home.

 

10 Apples Up On Top STEM

Variation #1

Supplies Needed:

• Fake apples
• Playdoh
• 10 Apples Up On Top book

Step by Step:

1. Read 10 Apples Up On Top.
2. Challenge your child to balance a stack of 10 apples using only the toy apples and Play Doh.

 

Variation #2

Supplies Needed:

• Red and green balloons
• Funnel
• Play sand or flour
• 10 Apples Up On Top book

Step by Step:

1. Read 10 Apples Up On Top.
2. Use a funnel to fill your balloons with either sand or flour.
3. See how many balloon “apples” your child can stack without the tower tipping over.

 

 

Apple Pinch Pot

Supplies Needed:

• Air dry clay
• Acrylic paint

Step by Step:

1. Roll air dry clay into a ball.
2. Poke the center of the ball down and begin pinching the dough around in a circle to make a round bowl shape with an indent in the bottom.
3. Use more clay to attach a stem and leaf.
4. Leave out for 24-48 hours to dry and paint to look like a cut open apple.

 

Apple Boats

 

Supplies Needed:

• Toothpicks
• Thin foam sheets
• Apples
• Sink or bin filled with water
• Straw
• Knife

Step by Step:

1. Use a knife to cut apples in half.
2. Cut a sail shape out of foam and use your toothpick to attach the sail to the inside of the apple.
3. Place the apples into a sink or bin of water. Use a straw to create wind and race the boats from one side to the other.

 

Apple Bubbles

Supplies Needed:

• Apples
• Water
• Milk
• Straw
• Tablespoon measure

Step by Step:

1. Use an apple corer or knife to cut out the center of your apple.
2. Put 1-2 tablespoons of water in each apple. Use a straw to blow bubbles in the water and watch what happens (the apples will pop quickly before they get out of the apple.)
3. Next, add 1-2 tablespoons of milk to each apple. Use a straw to blow bubbles again and notice the difference between the water bubbles and the milk bubbles.

 

Apple Dough

Supplies Needed:

• 3 cups flour
• ¼ cup salt
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Food coloring
• 1 cup water

Step by Step:

1. Mix salt and flour.
2. Combine water, oil, and food coloring.
3. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together and add more water a very little bit at a time if needed.
4. Gather sticks and leaves from outside and make little apples using your dough.

 

Yarn Apples

Supplies Needed:

• Cardboard
• Scissors
• Yarn
• Googly eyes
• Clothespins
• Construction paper

Step by Step:

1. Cut your carboard into an apple shape.
2. Tape the end of your yarn to the back of the cardboard piece and begin wrapping the yarn around in multiple directions until it’s covered. Tie the end of the string in a knot to the back of the apple.
3. Add a clothespin stem, a paper leaf, and attach googly eyes if desired.