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Handprint Paper Plate Apples

Handprint Paper Plate Apples

Fall is here!  I love themed kids crafts as you all know 🙂  Our focus in September is going to be apple crafts.  Today’s project we have done before – we made paper plate apples last year as well.  The inspiration came from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman.

This year we are modifying the original design we used.  I love using handprints in the kids art so our apples have handprint leaves.

Materials Needed:

  • Red, Green and Brown paper (I used construction paper and cardstock)
  • Paper Plate
  • Glue (the bowl is to hold the glue for dipping)
  • Scissors
  • Pen

Instructions:

  • Have the child rip the entire piece of red paper into small pieces
  • Squeeze glue into the bowl
  • Dip ripped pieces of red paper in glue and stick to plate – covering the entire plate

  • Trace hand on green paper
  • Cut traced hand out of green paper (child can do this if they are old enough)
  • Cut a stem out of the brown paper
  • Attach stem to the back of the paper plate
  • Attach handprint to the front of the plate (slightly overlapping the stem)
  • Place somewhere to dry

This project is great for younger kids as it allows them to practice fine motor skills.  It was such a difference in skill level with Buddy from last year to this year.  He did great and made a beautiful apple!  Boo Boo was sad that she missed the project while she was at school so she will get her turn soon.

Happy Fall Ya’ll!

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Shannon A: My name is Shannon and I look forward to sharing some of my life with you! I am an Event Manager turned part time working mom trying to wrangle two kids, a dog, a bunny, a husband and my blog! I have a degree in Sports, Entertainment, and Event Management and worked in the hotel industry but realized the hours weren’t conducive to having a family and giving them the attention that I wanted.

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