Celebrate the start of fall with these fun and easy craft ideas! With a few simple materials you can make an adorable apple and create the most beautiful fall decorations with your children.
In autumn it is time for the apple harvest and the juicy fruits seem to be everywhere around us. So there's no better time to make cute red paper fruits that all kids will love. Get ready for the fall spirit by making an apple craft that will brighten your day.
Making an apple out of paper: The most beautiful ideas for autumn
Are you already thinking about decorating your home for fall? Apples bring a touch of fall and the delicious fruits are perfect for a craft project. To get the kids involved in the making, we've put together some great ideas that will have a positive impact on their motor skills and creativity and will beautifully decorate your home. And you'll have a lot of fun too!
Make 3D apples out of paper
This simple craft idea is suitable for children of all ages. Also experiment with other colors to make different types of 3D apples in green, yellow or even pink and create a colorful autumn decoration for your home.
Necessary materials:
- Craft paper (red and green)
- Green felt paper
- Glue stick
This is how it's done:
- Cut the red construction paper into long strips.
- Place one strip on the work surface and cross it with the next, securing them in the middle with glue. Add the other strips until a circle forms, making sure they are all connected in the middle.
- Once you have the desired number of strips, fold them in half one at a time, secure the ends together with glue and let them dry briefly.
- Meanwhile, cut out a rectangle from the green felt paper and wrap it to make a stem. Attach it to the top part of the apple.
- Cut out a few leaves from the green construction paper and add them to the stem.
Make an apple with a worm from a paper plate
Crafting with paper platesis easy and fun. And this sweet apple is very special because you can pull the cute little worm through the hole.
This is what you need:
- red color
- Paint brush
- Green, yellow or brown pipe cleaners
- Small pompoms (green, yellow or brown)
- Green and brown craft paper
- Little googly eyes
- Pencil
- Glue stick
- punch
- Scissors
Simple instructions:
- Paint the bottom of the paper plate with the red paint and allow it to dry completely.
- Twist a pipe cleaner around the pencil, forming a spiral.
- Attach the worm's pompom head to the flat end of the pipe cleaner and glue the googly eyes onto it.
- Cut out an apple shape from the painted paper plate. You can find a template with apples in two sizes to help youin this PDF file.
- Then cut out the stem and leaves from the construction paper.
- Take the hole punch and make a hole for the worm, making sure it is far from the edge.
Make with paper and popsicle sticks
This easy craft idea only requires simple materials that you probably already have in your craft box. And you can turn this beautiful craft into pendants by adding a ribbon to the back.
Materials required:
- ice styles
- Craft cardboard (red, green and brown)
- Pencil
- black marker
- Liquid glue or hot glue gun
- Scissors
This is how the apple is made:
- Cut two circles out of the red craft cardstock and cut them in half.
- Then cut out two leaves from the green craft cardboard and two stems from the brown one.
- Place 4 popsicle sticks next to each other and glue them together.
- Then attach two apple halves to the top and bottom of the front and back of the popsicle sticks.
- Glue a stem and leaf to the front of the apple, turn it over, and repeat the process on the back.
- Use the marker to draw four cores in the center of the apple.
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