Apple Activities for Preschool
Apples are always a fun theme, especially in the fall. We love going apple picking and there are so many great books and preschool activities you can have fun with.
We always have them on hand and we like to eat them in a variety of ways, particularly apple sauce. They have a wonderful fresh scent and pair well with cinnamon so they can make any dessert a winner.
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My teen gobbles up a ton of these each day but they’re healthy so they make wonderful snacks. These apple activities for preschool will have your child asking you for more apples.
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Recommended Apple Books for Kids
Bring apples into your homeschool with any of these fun apple books. See how they grow or how you can turn them into treats. We’re a huge fan of apple bread and apple chips.
Ten Apples Up On Top!Our Apple TreeApples and PumpkinsApplesauce DayMy Little Golden Book About Johnny AppleseedApples for Little Fox
Recommended Apple Activity Kits
Little Learners Print-and-Go Kit: Apple Life Cycle
Teach your kids about the apple life cycle with these printables.
Grab this apple craft kit that is very cute and easy to do.
Apple Activities for Preschool
I love this fizzy apple volcano experiment! It's colorful so kids will love it.
Kids will love this apple-themed tic tac toe game.
Have fun playing with this DIY apple-scented slime. Your preschooler will love it!
Inspired by the Jamaican game 123 Red Light and a bit similar to the American Red Light, Green Light, this game is great for gross motor skills.
This paper plate craft doesn’t require as much paint or materials since it is the apple core. Hone scissors skills by cutting “bites” into the apple. A few drawn on seeds give it an extra little bit of fun personality.
Practice sensory with this textured paper plate apple. You’ll need red and green paint, cinnamon to create a gritty texture, card stock, and brown construction paper. It is complemented with a green handprint as a leaf!
Create sweet-smelling green apple play dough with this simple recipe, that only requires 2 ingredients, plus optional green food coloring.
Practice alphabet matching with capital and lowercase letters. Download these free printables, and grab some red circular Avery labels!
Tissue paper is thin enough for preschoolers to tear, but colorful enough to show colors vividly. Put together an apple made from ripped and shredded tissue paper!
Create a rosy apple from your child’s footprint! You’ll need red paint, a bit of green and brown paint, and a canvas for the finished artwork. It looks adorable hanging on a wall!
With fingerprints as little apples, practice counting with this worksheet inspired by Johnny Appleseed.
Settle down with this set of simple free apple coloring pages for preschoolers! They’re great for quiet time, or for keeping hands busy during a movie.
Create an apple core with a mini paper plate. Paint the core with a sponge, rather than paint brushes, for a fun sensory twist.
How to Put Together a Toddler Apple Activity with Lots of Action
With this craft, instead of painting apples, use apples to create the end creation! Since preschoolers must grip the apple, this also strengthens core muscles.
Grab some shaving cream for paint, and sprinkles to create paper apples, stuck on a popsicle stick!
Baking soda and vinegar are great for preschoolers, since it has a fantastic chemical reaction, but isn’t very fatal.
Cloud dough has the texture of chalk powder. Create apple-sentenced cloud dough for hours of easy fun!
Apple Activities for Preschool
1-2-3 Red Apple Gross Motor Activities – Learning 2 Walk
Inspired by the Jamaican game 123 Red Light and a bit similar to the American Red Light, Green Light, this game is great for gross motor skills.
Paper Plate Apple Preschool Craft – Artsy Momma
This paper plate craft doesn’t require as much paint or materials since it is the apple core. Hone scissors skills by cutting “bites” into the apple. A few drawn on seeds give it an extra little bit of fun personality.
Cinnamon Painted Apple Craft For Preschoolers – From ABC’s to ACT’s
Practice sensory with this textured paper plate apple. You’ll need red and green paint, cinnamon to create a gritty texture, card stock, and brown construction paper. It is complemented with a green handprint as a leaf!
Green Apple Play Dough – Playdough To Plato
Create sweet-smelling green apple play dough with this simple recipe, that only requires 2 ingredients, plus optional green food coloring.
Fun ABC Apple Matching Printables For Preschoolers – Artsy Momma
Practice alphabet matching with capital and lowercase letters. Download these free printables, and grab some red circular Avery labels!
Tissue Paper Apple Art Project – Blissful Roots
Tissue paper is thin enough for preschoolers to tear, but colorful enough to show colors vividly. Put together an apple made from ripped and shredded tissue paper!
Apple Footprint Craft – Raising Little Superheros
Create a rosy apple from your child’s footprint! You’ll need red paint, a bit of green and brown paint, and a canvas for the finished artwork. It looks adorable hanging on a wall!
More Apple Activities for Preschool
Free Printable Apple Counting Activity For Johnny Appleseed Day – Fun Handprint Art
With fingerprints as little apples, practice counting with this worksheet inspired by Johnny Appleseed.
Free Apple Coloring Pages – Learning 2 Walk
Settle down with this set of simple free apple coloring pages for preschoolers! They’re great for quiet time, or for keeping hands busy during a movie.
Paper Plate Apple Craft – Paging Supermom!
Create an apple core with a mini paper plate. Paint the core with a sponge, rather than paint brushes, for a fun sensory twist.
Apple Paint Art – Teaching 2 And 3 Years Olds
With this craft, instead of painting apples, use apples to create the end creation! Since preschoolers must grip the apple, this also strengthens core muscles.
Make this Yummy Caramel Apple Craft With Your Kids – The Resourceful Mama
Grab some shaving cream for paint, and sprinkles to create paper apples, stuck on a popsicle stick!
Erupting Apple Science Fall Activity For Kids – Little Bins For Little Hands
Baking soda and vinegar are great for preschoolers, since it has a fantastic chemical reaction, but aren’t very fatal.
How To Make Apple Scented Cloud Dough – Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Cloud dough has the texture of chalk powder. Create apple-sentenced cloud dough for hours of easy fun!
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Apple Science Activities for Preschoolers
Fruit Felt Craft Ideas: Apple, Pear, and Orange
Red Apple-Scented Slime Recipe
Apple Volcano Science Experiment
Johnny Appleseed Craft by Homeschool Preschool
Yarn Apples by 3 Dinosaurs
This is probably rare, but, my husband ate a lot of apples as a kid. They naturally contain aspirin. He developed a allergy to aspirin. Please keep an eye out?.