Popsicle Stick Apple Core Craft

This adorable popsicle stick apple core craft is one of our favorite fun fall activities for children. It allows kids to engage in hands-on creativity while celebrating the autumn season at home or in school.

As they work on this craft, they can practice essential skills like recognizing colors, mastering cutting techniques, and counting, all while creating a charming craft stick apple core that they can proudly display.

Plus, it’s an excellent way to enhance their fine motor skills. This project sparks creativity and encourages learning in a fun and engaging way!

Easy, low-prep craft ideas for kids are my favorite, especially for younger kids. There are so many fun projects to create using popsicle sticks.

Plus it works great as both a fall craft and a back to school craft! Extend this activity with an Apple Volcano Science Experiment or add it to an apple unit study.

Popsicle Stick Apple Craft Learning Benefits

Tracing the patterns onto card stock paper, cutting out the pieces, and squeezing glue are all different ways for kids to strengthen their fine motor skills.

You can also cut out all of the parts ahead of time and let the children focus on putting their apples together.

To practice counting, have them count out the four popsicle sticks, four semi-circles, two stems, and two leaves. To extend even more, you can have them count the total pieces and pieces by color.

Add in some shape practice for young learners here too. If you put the two red apple pieces together, what shape do you get? How about with the four Popsicle sticks?

This project is also a great opportunity to work on brainstorming, colors, comparing and contrasting.

You may ask your children to brainstorm all the different colors that apples come in. There are a lot!

When you cut up the apples, let the students compare and contrast how their craft apples look inside and outside to the real apples.

Are the colors the same? How about the number of seeds? You can even compare and contrast tastes among the different types and record it on this apple tasting worksheet!

Don’t forget to grab our parts of an apple printable activity too; it goes along with this perfectly. 

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Easy Popsicle Stick Crafts

Popsicle sticks, also known as craft sticks, are an excellent option for little crafters due to their versatility and affordability.

Easy to handle and readily available, these simple wooden sticks allow children to express their creativity through various DIY projects without breaking the bank.

The cost-effectiveness of popsicle sticks makes them an accessible material for parents and educators looking to provide engaging activities for kids.

Below, you’ll find a variety of popsicle stick crafts that are perfect for sparking imagination and skill development.

• Monster Popsicle Stick Bookmark
• Dad Rocks Popsicle Stick Box
• Home Popsicle Stick Magnet
• Popsicle Stick Leprechaun Hat
• Popsicle Stick Rainbow

Don’t forget to check out our list of fall popsicle stick crafts for even more seasonal ideas to try!

Apple Picture Books

Incorporating the popsicle stick apple core craft with reading books about apples creates a delightful and enriching experience for children.

Kids can explore the wonderful world of apple-themed literature as they create their cores.

This combination of hands-on creativity and storytelling reinforces concepts related to this beloved fruit and encourages a love for reading.

These books provide a perfect narrative backdrop for the crafting adventure!

 Ten Apples Up On Top! Apple Picking Day! (Step into Reading) Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn Eating the Alphabet Hello, World! How Do Apples Grow? Apples (New & Updated Edition) Pinkalicious: Apples, Apples, Apples! Applesauce Day

 

Apple Core Popsicle Stick Craft Supplies

You’ll need a few essential supplies for this project: popsicle craft sticks, cardstock or construction paper, and a black marker.

To bring your apple craft to life, I recommend using my favorite tacky craft glue for assembly, as it provides a stronger hold than regular school glue.

Another liquid glue with a fine-tip applicator can also work but may take longer to dry.

If you plan to create a bushel of apples for classroom decor, a low temp hot glue gun would be ideal for faster assembly!

Additionally, don’t forget to download the apple craft template by filling out the form at the end of the post.

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How to Make a Popsicle Stick Apple Core:

First, print out the apple pattern (fill out the form at the end of this post to receive the craft template for free) and cut out the pieces. 

Trace the patterns onto cardstock or construction paper and cut the parts out with scissors.

Lay four popsicle craft sticks next to each other in a row. 

Next, glue the sticks to the front of the base of the apple and the top of the apple.

Flip the apple over and attach the top and base of the apple to the back of the apple. (The Popsicle sticks will be sandwiched between the semi-circle apple pieces.)

Attach a stem and leaf to the front of the apple, then flip it over and attach a stem and leaf to the back of the apple.

Lastly, draw four black teardrop-shaped seeds in the center of the apple core.

Now you can use twine to hang the apples or attach a magnet on the back. Another idea is to write your child’s name on the top or bottom of the apple.

This would make a darling bulletin board decoration with all the student names on the apple cores!

After making red apples, use the pattern to also make green and yellow apples too!

Apple Lesson Plan Ideas

Does any fruit say fall like apples? Whether from the market or the orchard, there are many ways to learn from and about them with these two unit ideas.

Art

“Apples and Art” is a fun way to incorporate this craft. Using the apple popsicle craft above, extend it by providing apples of all kinds to sketch, draw, and color in.

You can also provide craft paper in different colors or white paper and crayons for kids to create fantasy apples! This is a great opportunity to introduce young minds to still life and abstract art.

Can they also draw out their favorite way to eat an apple, such as whole, cut up, with nut butter, in applesauce, or as a pie?

Incorporate a writing or charting activity, allowing storytelling- which you can explain is also an art- and the sharing of ideas.

If you can, a field trip to the local orchard, farmer’s market, or supermarket makes for a fun outing. Count how many apple products your kids can find in the appropriate sections and aisles!

Math

If you’d like more of a math bend for your apple unit, try cooking!

From slicing up apples (how many slices do you think we can make?) to measuring them to counting seeds, there’s all sorts of fruit fun to be had.

Can they sort from biggest to smallest apple? How about the other way?

What about looking at some simple recipes? Show kids the various ways to measure, as well as providing a very early, simple introduction to fractions.

What can you make and bake from apples? There are a large variety of easy recipes, such as cookies, cakes, pies, and, of course, applesauce.

Young learners can follow along as you assemble the ingredients, and demonstrate, with a little help from tiny hands of course.

Practice number order and listening by having them write down the steps are you do them, or have them create their own recipes with measurements.

Show and Tell

An Apple Show and Tell would be fun too. Have each child bring an apple-related food or product (but not an Apple iPhone!) to share.

Students can then group and count the similar ones. Round out this unit with an apple picnic and a sharing of their work.

Back to School Preschool Pack

 

Fun Fall Activities for Kids

As autumn unfolds, there are countless opportunities for children to explore and enjoy the season in engaging ways.

From nature activities that connect them with the vivid changes in the environment to learning printables that make education fun, fall is an excellent time for creativity and exploration.

Additionally, games can bring friends and families together, fostering teamwork and enjoyment.

• 21 Fall Activities for Toddlers
• Leaf Rubbings Activity
• Fall Pictionary Words
• Pumpkin Size Sorting Activity
• Fall Printable 1-10 Counting Mats

The popsicle stick apple core craft provides children a fun and engaging way to express their creativity and has numerous developmental benefits.

As they assemble their apple cores, kids enhance their fine motor skills, practice essential cutting techniques, and work on color recognition.

This craft is easily integrated into apple-themed lessons or a broader unit study, allowing educators and parents to reinforce learning about apples.